How to differentiate directory vs file in loop

[penpen]

This variation works under Win XP (network drives not tested):

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@echo off
setlocal enableExtensions enableDelayedExpansion

for /F "tokens=* delims=" %%a in ('dir /b') do (
   2>nul (>nul dir /b "%%~a\.")
   if errorlevel 1 (
      echo "%%~a" is a file.
   ) else (
      echo "%%~a" is a directory.
   )
)
endlocal
goto :eof

penpen

[Squashman]

This variation works under Win XP (network drives not tested):

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@echo off
setlocal enableExtensions enableDelayedExpansion

for /F "tokens=* delims=" %%a in ('dir /b') do (
   2>nul (>nul dir /b "%%~a\.")
   if errorlevel 1 (
      echo "%%~a" is a file.
   ) else (
      echo "%%~a" is a directory.
   )
)
endlocal
goto :eof

Tested on Network drive successfully.
penpen

[Samir]

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if exist "%%F\NUL" (echo %%F is a folder) else (echo %%F is a file)

Example:

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S:\OIT>if exist "your-signed-update.zip\NUL" echo is a folder

S:\OIT>if exist wwwlogs\NUL echo is a folder
is a folder

This is what I have always used. I think I picked it up in my dos 3.3 days.

[foxidrive]

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if exist "%%F\NUL" (echo %%F is a folder) else (echo %%F is a file)

Example:

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S:\OIT>if exist "your-signed-update.zip\NUL" echo is a folder

S:\OIT>if exist wwwlogs\NUL echo is a folder
is a folder

This is what I have always used. I think I picked it up in my dos 3.3 days.

It doesn't work correctly in Modern Windows.

This works these days, but not reliably over a network drive.

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if exist "wwwlogs\" echo is a folder

[Samir]

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if exist "%%F\NUL" (echo %%F is a folder) else (echo %%F is a file)

Example:

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S:\OIT>if exist "your-signed-update.zip\NUL" echo is a folder

S:\OIT>if exist wwwlogs\NUL echo is a folder
is a folder

This is what I have always used. I think I picked it up in my dos 3.3 days.

It doesn't work correctly in Modern Windows.

This works these days, but not reliably over a network drive.

I did some testing before I posted, and rojo's code worked for me as long as it checks for the directory first. I tested on XP on a FAT volume.

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if exist "wwwlogs\" echo is a folder

[foxidrive]

It doesn't work correctly in Modern Windows.

This works these days, but not reliably over a network drive.

I did some testing before I posted, and rojo's code worked for me as long as it checks for the directory first. I tested on XP on a FAT volume.

It fails.

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d:\>if exist "abc\nul" @echo yep

d:\>if exist "abc\" @echo yep
yep

d:\>dir a* /ad
 Volume in drive D is Drive D
 Volume Serial Number is E2FE-4B31

 Directory of d:\

13/02/2015  06:53    <DIR>          abc
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               1 Dir(s)  729,571,491,840 bytes free

And in XP:

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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

c:\>if exist "abc\nul" @echo yep

c:\>if exist "abc\" @echo yep
yep

[Squashman]

I am locking this topic and removing all non-relevant posts.

MSKAVIM,
Sorry to do this. If you have any further questions please start a new thread.