I am trying to get a batch file to create a folder on the desktop with a text file inside of it. Every-time i try to run this line of code it gives my the error that "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."
echo ========================
::CREATE FILES START
cd /d C:
md Title
echo.>"C:\Users\%USERACCOUNT%\Desktop\Example\example.txt"
::CREATE FILES END
echo Done!
pause >nul
Your code is changing to drive C, then creating GeoHunt2015 in root. Then you try to echo the file into non-existent folder on desktop, hence the error.
This assumes your %userprofile% is "c:\users\name"
md "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\GeoHunt2015"
echo.>"%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\GeoHunt2015\Mission_Instuctions.txt"
or you can cd to desktop
echo ========================
:: CREATE FILES START
cd /d "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\"
md GeoHunt2015
echo. >"GeoHunt2015\Mission_Instructions.txt"
:: CREATE FILES END
echo Done!
pause >nul
Is %USERACCOUNT% defined? Is the echo actually causing the issue? Try commenting out stuff until you are sure that the echo is causing the syntax error.
A couple things I can see. You're switching to the C: directory, then making the GeoHunt2015 folder, but then attempting to echo into the GeoHunt2015 folder on your desktop.
Try this echo instead:
echo.>"C:\GeoHunt2015\Mission_Instructions.txt"
Try using
mkdir "C:\%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\GeoHunt2015"
echo.>"C:\%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\GeoHunt2015\Mission_Instuctions.txt"
as you had in your original version of the question.
