Batch file does not run on ONE machine

[Michael Abrams]

copy /y Z:\abramselg_xtmgcoupd.dat R:\"NON-ABRAMS SEBRH ABCs 2018\CLARKE WEST 2018\DEC 2018\TEXT FILES\WEEKLY FILES\12-24"

Z = shared drive
R = Shared drive

I have a batch file that works on my computer, as well as others.
There is one computer it does not work on (both drives are perfectly mapped as on all computers)
When I say doesn’t run, I mean when I click on it, it opens and closes very quickly. When I go to the appropriate folder, no file.

Access/Permissions on the drives are the same.

What should I be looking at as the possible cause of the batch not running only on one computer?

Thank for any clue!

Michael

[Leif]

I can't tell you why it runs on some but not all, but I would write it as:

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xcopy "Z:\abramselg_xtmgcoupd.dat" "R:\NON-ABRAMS SEBRH ABCs 2018\CLARKE WEST 2018\DEC 2018\TEXT FILES\WEEKLY FILES\12-24" /y

[Michael Abrams]

Just tried it and no go.

It went so quick, but I was able to see "Parse Error"

Another fabulous mystery about why it works on others but not this particular computer.

Thanks Leif !

Michael

[John Gray]

Put PAUSE on the line after the XCOPY, to see the error message (if any).

[Michael Abrams]

Pause helped immensely.

I hate wasting everyone's time with stuff like this - my co-worker had the path off by one character . Once that was fixed, VOILA !

Thanks to all who helped and looked. Have a great weekend.

Michael

[John Gray]

Glad you fixed it, and so encouraging that it was someone else's fault !