image for windows batch file

Hello,
for some reason when i run the batch file on windows 7 it tries to run imagewc.exe from Z:\IFW images instead of C:\IFWC
it worked when i copied the image for windows command version files to Z:\IFW images

im not sure what to change so that the images write to correct location and starts imagewc from C:\IFWC
the batch file is as follows:

if not defined RunTask set RunTask=1 & start "Image for Windows" /min %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe /c "%0" & goto :EOF

path=C:\Program Files (X86)\IFWC;%path%

Z:
CD \IFW images

imagewc /b /uy /d:w0@0x1 /f:"C %%~DOW%%-%%~DD%%-%%~MM%%" /vb

if not %errorlevel% == 0 (
echo %date% %time% >> fail.log
echo Imagew errorlevel is %errorlevel% >> fail.log
echo. >> fail.log
exit
)
exit

 

lodore,

ifw.log should be in Z:\IFW images
Does it tell you which line is incorrect? If not, try this....

if not defined RunTask set RunTask=1 & start "Image for Windows" /min %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe /c "%0" & goto :EOF

pause

path=C:\Program Files (X86)\IFWC;%path%

pause

Z:
CD \IFW images

pause

imagewc /b /uy /d:w0@0x1 /f:"C %%~DOW%%-%%~DD%%-%%~MM%%" /vb

pause

if not %errorlevel% == 0 (
echo %date% %time% >> fail.log
echo Imagew errorlevel is %errorlevel% >> fail.log
echo. >> fail.log
pause
)
pause

You should be able to identify the incorrect line.

 

Hello BrianK,

see screenshot attached.

 

Check your path. You have two different entries...

C:\IFWC (showing in your screenshot)

C:\Program Files (X86)\IFWC

 

ok ive changed path to path=Z:\IFW images\Automated\IFWC\imagewc.exe

screenshot should reflect that.

anyideas now?

 

Leave off the imagewc.exe. Make it Z:\IFW images\Automated\IFWC;%path%

I had my batch file working in Win7 and made a few changes to resemble your one. Now mine doesn't work. I'll keep trying.

In your original batch file, was imagewc.exe in

C:\IFWC or

C:\Program Files (X86)\IFWC

 

Thanks it works now.

 

Good. Mine is fixed too. I'm not sure what error I made.

 

Is there a command which i can put in the batch file that deletes the oldest one when the partition runs out of space?

 

Not that I know of.

I know how to limit the number of backups. Say you only want 4 backups. After backup 5 has been created, the oldest backup is automatically deleted. Is that of use?

 

yup that would be useful.

 

The final part of the batch file would be....

if not %errorlevel% == 0 (
echo %date% %time% >> fail.log
echo imagewc errorlevel is %errorlevel% >> fail.log
echo. >> fail.log
exit
)

IF EXIST Windows_15.TBI (DEL Windows_15.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_14.TBI (REN Windows_14.TBI Windows_15.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_13.TBI (REN Windows_13.TBI Windows_14.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_12.TBI (REN Windows_12.TBI Windows_13.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_11.TBI (REN Windows_11.TBI Windows_12.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_10.TBI (REN Windows_10.TBI Windows_11.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_09.TBI (REN Windows_09.TBI Windows_10.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_08.TBI (REN Windows_08.TBI Windows_09.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_07.TBI (REN Windows_07.TBI Windows_08.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_06.TBI (REN Windows_06.TBI Windows_07.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_05.TBI (REN Windows_05.TBI Windows_06.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_04.TBI (REN Windows_04.TBI Windows_05.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_03.TBI (REN Windows_03.TBI Windows_04.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_02.TBI (REN Windows_02.TBI Windows_03.TBI)
IF EXIST Windows_01.TBI (REN Windows_01.TBI Windows_02.TBI)
REN Windows.TBI Windows_01.TBI
exit


You would have to make your command line...

imagewc /b /uy /d:w0@0x1 /f:"Windows" /vb

I've used Windows as an example filename. Windows_01.tbi is always the most recent backup. You can edit the above to make it save less copies than 15. Sorry, I don't know how to do it with the filename you prefer (C %%~DOW%%-%%~DD%%-%%~MM%%).