Very Computer

Autoexec.bat

c:\win31r\AD_WRAP.COM
SET CPBACKUP=C:\CPBACKUP\DATA
SET TEMP=c:\WIN31r\TEMP

loadhigh C:\CPAV\VSAFE.com /1+/2-/3-/4+/5+/6+/7-/8-
loadhigh c:\mouse\mscmouse /1 /A7
c:\win31r\smartdrv.exe >>nul
loadhigh c:\tools\nde.com
C:\CPAV\BOOTSAFE
Path=C:\CPBACKUP;C:\;C:\WIN31R;C:\DOS;C:\tools\pm;C:\CPAV;C:\WIN31R\SYSTEM;c:\tools\me
prompt $p$g
cls
chkdsk
win

I would like to have a conditional pause or abort from the
batch file if CHKDSK fails.  I have tried a few things with
errorlevel, but they did not work.  Help will be appreciated.

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                        Matt Ward

                        University of Illinios
                        CCSO

[stuff]

chkdsk | find "Errors found" > C:\errors.fnd
copy C:\errors.fnd C:\errors.chk > nul
del C:\errors.fnd > nul
if exist C:\errors.chk goto ErrFound
goto NoErrors
:ErrFound
del C:\errors.chk > nul
echo.
chkdsk /f
echo.
:Noerrors

[more stuff]

Replace the chkdsk line in your autoexec.bat file with the above, or make

The above uses the principle that the copy command will not copy 0 byte
files. If no errors are found, then the pipe to find "Errors found" will
create a 0 byte file.

Oh, forgot something--add the line "goto End" (no quotes) before :NoErrors
and add ":End" (no quotes) after [more stuff]. ([stuff] and [more stuff] refer
to your normal autoexec.bat commands).

The above is actually an excerpt from my check.bat . I use a batch enhancer
to call check.bat either once a week or once a month (depending on the
propensity of the computer to generate disk errors). As written above, you
would need to manually run windows from the DOS prompt after any errors are
found.

If you want my entire check.bat and the batch enhancer, drop me a note and
I'll send it (if too many requests, I'll post instead).

'bye

DN

The following is my batch file CHECK.BAT which runs ChkDsk periodically.
If it is time to run ChkDsk, the batch program does so without the /f
parameter (I expect that most of the time there will not be any errors).
If no errors are found, CHECK.BAT ends and returns to the batch file that
called it (autoexec.bat). If errors are found, you will be prompted to
run ChkDsk again, this time with the /f parameter set. Why do it this way?
Because sometimes I'm in a hurry and don't feel like waiting for another
round of ChkDsk. Now that I think about it, why didn't I simply run
ChkDsk /f the first time? Oh, now I remember, because several people
use the same computer, and may be somewhat intimidated by the various
error messages given by ChkDsk with the /f parameter set. For this
reason the option not to do anything is given. If your situation is the
same, you can use the file as given, otherwise simply delete everything
after line 7 "chkdsk | find ..." except the lines "SET GET=" and
"chkdsk /f" .

(My apologies to the original poster who wanted a conditional pause or
escape from his autoexec.bat if chkdsk failed, which I assume means an
error was found--my original lengthy answer to his question was
probably unnecessary, since all that was really needed was to add the
/f parameter to his chkdsk line.)

The example below is set to run ChkDsk once a month. If a once-a-week
frequency is desired, make the following changes:

1) remove line 2 "if exist ..." and line 5 "echo SET MONTH=%GET% ..."
2) change line 3 "GET H 4" to "GET H 1"
3) change line 4 "if %GET%==%MONTH% ..." to "if not %GET%==3 goto Noerrors
4) remove the last line "SET MONTH="

Change number 3) above will cause ChkDsk to run every Wednesday.

For a daily run of ChkDsk that will allow corrections before starting
other programs in the autoexec.bat file, simply remove lines 2 through 7
and the last line.

if exist C:\tools\month.bat call C:\tools\month.bat
GET H 4
if %GET%==%MONTH% goto NoErrors
echo SET MONTH=%GET% > C:\tools\month.bat
echo.
echo Time for the monthly disk errors check . . .
chkdsk | find "Errors found" > C:\errors.fnd
copy C:\errors.fnd C:\errors.chk > nul
del C:\errors.fnd > nul
if exist C:\errors.chk goto ErrFound
goto NoErrors
:ErrFound
del C:\errors.chk > nul
echo.
set GET=
GET NE "Errors were found. Do you want them corrected (Y or N)? "
if %GET%==N goto NoErrors
echo.
chkdsk /f
echo.
:Noerrors
echo.
set GET=
set MONTH=

NOTE:

1) There is no need to create MONTH.BAT since CHECK.BAT creates it for you.
2) You can change the path for MONTH.BAT to anything you wish, as long as
     it exists, and as long as all occurrences of C:\tools\month.bat are
     changed to the same thing.
3) In the batch program shown, the GET program is in a directory in my path.
     You must do the same, or otherwise include the path when running GET
4) MOST IMPORTANT: OBTAIN GET24.ZIP from your favorite ftp site. I found it
     at oak.oakland.edu in pub\msdos\batutl. If you enjoy monkeying with
     batch files, this is certainly an excellent program to have.
5) insert the line "call check.bat" (no quotes) into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
     in an appropriate position. I put mine before I run Windows since ChkDsk
     should not be run while in the Windows environment. If CHECK.BAT is not
     in a directory on your path, then include the path.

Darren Natale

chkdsk
if errorlevel 0 if not errorlevel 1 goto next
echo chkdsk errors found, you need to fix them.
goto end
:next

...or you could do a chkdsk /f (but that won't fix any crosslinks).
And sometimes fixing one error causes another. Etc.

-jen

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