no file found running batch file

[gobi_1]

hi been running batch file to copy file, but it prompts "no file found"

here the batch:
adddb.bat - cp /recital/userx.db /recital/users.db

adderic.bat - cp /recital/run/xusers.db /recital/run/users.db

thanks in advance

[Ganesan R · Accepted solution]

Hi Gobi,

Issue is not clear on your post. Could you elaborate the issue details?

Are you running any script to copy some files? if so provide the script contents?

Are you running any cron job?

I have heard batch files only on windows..

[OldSchool]

"here the batch:
adddb.bat - cp /recital/userx.db /recital/users.db

adderic.bat - cp /recital/run/xusers.db /recital/run/users.db"

I take it the above are the names of 2 shell scripts and there contents.

the questions are:

1)which one are you actually running (or are you running a 3rd that is supposed to run the two above)?

2) how are you running whatever it is you are actually running?

-and-

3) what exactly does running it produce?

[gobi_1]

i have no cron jobs, i run this both for non root user to copy some files.

[Ganesan R]

Hi Gopi,

adddb.bat - is this a batch file you are running?

and

cp /recital/userx.db /recital/users.db

is the batch file adddb.bat file contains only the above command?

Could you give us the batch file name you are running and contents of the batch file?

[OldSchool]

On last try then ----

SO....

some file named "adddb.bat" contains the following:
cp /recital/userx.db /recital/users.db

---AND ---

some file named "adderic.bat" contains the following:
cp /recital/run/xusers.db /recital/run/users.db


IS THE ABOVE CORRECT???? A simply yes or no will suffice.

IF IT IS CORRECT, then:
1) at the command line, you type EXACTLY WHAT?
2) what EXACTLY, is the error message. not just FILE NOT FOUND.

I suspect its as simple as an issue with the "bat" files not in the PATH, but you insist on ignoring questions.

HINTS:
I) if it says "adddb.bat" or "adderic.bat" NOT FOUND, then the location of the bat file(s) aren't in your current path and you need to provide either:
a) the full path to it, or, if
b) if they reside in the current working directory, source them, as in
. ./adderic.bat (that's dot space dot slash)
c) modify the PATH to include the directory where they are located (but DON'T set it to ".")

II) If it says something like "cp ....FILE NOT" found, then file named in the script is not found where you think it should be.

[gobi_1]

here's the exact error message. users must go first to this directory and run the batch. I tried using root account but error still occur

root@SGCJMI[/disk1/eric]adddb.bat
sh: adddb.bat: not found.
root@SGCJMI[/disk1/eric]adderic.bat
sh: adderic.bat: not found.

[Dennis Handly]

>users must go first to this directory and run the batch.
[/disk1/eric]adddb.bat
sh: adddb.bat: not found.

To execute a script, As OldSchool said, either:
1) This directory must be in $PATH.
2) You must use an absolute path: $PWD/adddb.bat
3) You must use ./adddb.bat

[Steven Schweda]

> 2) You must use an absolute path: $PWD/adddb.bat
> 3) You must use ./adddb.bat

Actually, I believe:

2) You must specify a path to the script.
This can be an absolute path, like
/disk1/eric/adddb.bat
or a relative path, like:
./adddb.bat
or:
../eric/adddb.bat

(But something with a "/" in it.)

3) There is no "3)".


Note that when you show your actual commands
and error messages, instead of vague
descriptions, it's easy to spot the problem.

[Dennis Handly]

>Steven: 2) You must specify a path to the script. 3) There is no "3)".

I was making it very simple and specific for a script in the current directory.

[Suraj K Sankari]

HI,
root@SGCJMI[/disk1/eric]adddb.bat
sh: adddb.bat: not found.
root@SGCJMI[/disk1/eric]adderic.bat
sh: adderic.bat: not found.

As all said you have to give full path of the batch file.
check your file is physicly there or not
if yes then check for the execute permission.
if execute permission is there then you can run your batch program just give the batch name at the command prompt.
or else you have to run like this

root@SGCJMI[/disk1/eric]sh ./adddb.bat
root@SGCJMI[/disk1/eric]sh ./adderic.bat

Suraj

[Steven Schweda]

> I was making it very simple [...]

3 is simpler than 2?

Things should be made as simple as possible,
but no simpler. Simple and False are
spelled differently for a reason.

"You can't do it" is very simple, too, but
it's not true, either.

[gobi_1]

thanks guys, run the absolute path and adjust the file permission & all works fine now

[Dennis Handly]

>Steven: 3 is simpler than 2?

Maybe, there were lots of words in your revised 2). :-)