how to check if a Drive is Fixed or Removable or a CD-DVD drive..???

Is there anyway to check in MS-DOS to see whether a certain Drive is Fixed or Removable or a CD-DVD drive..

psinfo -d

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/PsInfo.shtml

PsInfo v1.75 - Local and remote system information viewer
Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

System information for \\PUPP-C92F25ED23:
Uptime:                    0 days 0 hours 15 minutes 38 seconds
Kernel version:            Microsoft Windows XP, Multiprocessor Free
Product type:              Professional
Product version:           5.1
Service pack:              2
Kernel build number:       2600
Registered organization:   Pupp Skool
Registered owner:          Mad Pupp
Install date:              07/12/2004, 17:18:53
Activation status:         Error reading status
IE version:                6.0000
System root:               C:\WINDOWS
Processors:                2
Processor speed:           2.4 GHz
Processor type:            Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU
Physical memory:           1014 MB
Video driver:              RADEON 9100 IGP
Volume Type       Format     Label                      Size       Free   Free
    C: Fixed      NTFS       Winxp                  14.66 GB    2.55 GB  17.4%
    D: Fixed      FAT32      BACKUPS                14.63 GB    8.53 GB  58.3%
    E: Fixed      NTFS       Multimedia             46.24 GB    8.72 GB  18.8%
    F: Fixed      NTFS       Various                31.59 GB   22.52 GB  71.3%
    G: Fixed      NTFS       Downloads              46.24 GB   23.82 GB  51.5%
    T: Removable  FAT                              980.70 MB  525.59 MB  53.6%
    X: CD-ROM                                                             0.0%

is there any other way to do this though without the use of using and external downloaded app though..

sure, you can use vbscript. Here's an example only

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Option Explicit
Dim filesys,Drives,DriveLetter,DriveType,DiskDrive,drtype
set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
For Each DiskDrive in filesys.Drives
DriveLetter = DiskDrive.DriveLetter
DriveType = DiskDrive.DriveType
select case DriveType
    case 0: drtype = "Unknown"
    case 1: drtype = "Removable"
    case 2: drtype = "Fixed"
    case 3: drtype = "Network"
    case 4: drtype = "CD-ROM"
    case 5: drtype = "RAM Disk"
end Select
WScript.Echo "Drive "&DriveLetter &" is :" &drtype
Next
save it as a .vbs file and to run it, on command prompt, type:
c:>cscript /nologo myscript.vbs

OK, so then how can i use this .vbs file for my app which checks each drive on the PC and if it is a certain type it goes to a specific line in my batch file..
--------------------------------
    **--EXAMPLE--**
--------------------------------
IF DRIVE D IS :FIXED THEN GOTO D-COPY-1
IF DRIVE D IS :CD-ROM THEN GOTO D-COPY-2
IF DRIVE D IS :REMOVABLE OR :NETWORK THEN GOTO D-COPY-3
: D-COPY-1
XCOPY %MYFILES%\AUTORUN.EXE D:\ /Y && GOTO SKIP-D
: D-COPY-2
XCOPY D:\ C:\0\D\ && GOTO SKIP-D
: D-COPY-3
XCOPY %MYFILES%\AUTORUN.EXE D:\ /Y && XCOPY D:\ C:\0\D\
: SKIP-D

anybody have any ideas at all..

run the script and see if it outputs to the screen (ie STDOUT) if it does, you can use FOR to capture the output.

So do that and report back.

well when i just double click on the .vbs file i get little visual pop-up "windows script host" windows that state which drive is what and a clickable ok button on them..

but if i place the .vbs at c:\myscript.vbs and run the code that ghostdog74 siad to  "c:>cscript /nologo myscript.vbs" in a CMD window, than i just get the output in the same CMD window like this:


C:\>cscript /nologo myscript.vbs
Drive C is :Fixed
Drive D is :CD-ROM

So what exactly are you saying i do now contrex  with the "STDOUT" & "FOR" commands..??

@OP, you had a different requirement than what is stated in your first post. That's why in my vbscript , i did not include anything else except to display to you what the drive type is. By looking at what you intend to do, my suggestion is to do the copying in vbscript. I provide an example, you learn how to use vbscript and do the rest .... else, wait for some dos solutions

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Option Explicit
Dim filesys,Drives,DriveLetter,DriveType,DiskDrive,drtype
Dim destination,source
destination = "d:\autorun.exe"
source = "c:\myfiles\autorun.exe"
Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
For Each DiskDrive in filesys.Drives
DriveLetter = DiskDrive.DriveLetter
DriveType = DiskDrive.DriveType
select case DriveType
    case 0:
    drtype = "Unknown"
    case 1: drtype = "Removable"   
    case 2: drtype = "Fixed"
    case 3: drtype = "Network"
    case 4: drtype = "CD-ROM"
[color=red]     If DriveLetter = "D" Then
            filesys.GetFile(source).Copy(destination)
         End If[/color]
    case 5: drtype = "RAM Disk"
end Select
WScript.Echo "Drive "&DriveLetter &" is :" &drtype
Next


Hope this help you ..
a little untested Batch :
-----------------------------------------------------
@echo off
:up
cls
(set Drive=)
(set type=)
set /p Drive=Type Drive Letter :
if not exist "%Drive%:\" goto up
for /f "tokens=1-4" %%a in ('echo list volume ^|diskpart ^|find "Partition"') do (
   if /i "%Drive%"=="%%~c" goto O-Copy-1
)
for /f "tokens=1-4" %%a in ('echo list volume ^|diskpart ^|find "CD-ROM"') do (
   if /i "%Drive%"=="%%~c" goto O-Copy-2
)
for /f "tokens=1-4" %%a in ('echo list volume ^|diskpart ^|find "Removeable"') do (
   if /i "%Drive%"=="%%~c" goto O-Copy-3
)
goto :eof
:O-Copy-1
XCOPY "%MYFILES%\AUTORUN.EXE" "%Drive%:\" /Y
goto :eof
:O-Copy-2
XCOPY "%Drive%:\" "C:\0\D\"
goto :eof
:O-Copy-3
XCOPY "%MYFILES%\AUTORUN.EXE" "%Drive%:\" /Y
XCOPY "%Drive%:\" "C:\0\D\"

@Fen_Li
am i suppose to use this CODE with the VBS file or no..??
I changed your code a lil just to test if it would work right to this:

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(set Drive=)
(set type=)
set /p Drive=Type Drive Letter :
for /f "tokens=1-4" %%a in ('echo list volume ^|diskpart ^|find "Partition"') do (
   if /i "%Drive%"=="%%~c" goto D-Copy-1)

for /f "tokens=1-4" %%a in ('echo list volume ^|diskpart ^|find "CD-ROM"') do (
   if /i "%Drive%"=="%%~c" goto D-Copy-2)

for /f "tokens=1-4" %%a in ('echo list volume ^|diskpart ^|find "Removable"') do (
   if /i "%Drive%"=="%%~c" goto D-Copy-3)

:D-Copy-1
START C:\
GOTO END

:D-Copy-2
START CALC
GOTO END

:D-Copy-3
START NOTPAD
:END

I then type in my drive letter F
But it still doesn't seem to work right.. it keeps going to D-COPY-1 NO MATTER WHAT..??

Heres the output when testing drive F:\ Which is a "REMOVABLE" USB drive on my pc

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

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>"C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE\Desktop\1.BAT"

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>(set Drive= )

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>(set type= )

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>set /p Drive=Type Drive Letter :
Type Drive Letter :f

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>for /F "tokens=1-4" %a in ('echo list volume |diskpart |find "Part
ition"') do (if /I "f" == "%~c" goto D-Copy-1 )

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>(if /I "f" == "C" goto D-Copy-1 )

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>for /F "tokens=1-4" %a in ('echo list volume |diskpart |find "CD-R
OM"') do (if /I "f" == "%~c" goto D-Copy-2 )

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>(if /I "f" == "E" goto D-Copy-2 )

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>for /F "tokens=1-4" %a in ('echo list volume |diskpart |find "Remo
vable"') do (if /I "f" == "%~c" goto D-Copy-3 )

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>START C:\

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>GOTO END

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>


anymore suggestions at all..??

anymore suggestions at all..??

gumbaz, maybe you could stop with the whining and begging for help? It is undignified and it is rude to the people who have helped you already. Have you thought about maybe trying to solve your problem yourself?

I aint whining man.. and yes i did try to solve this myself but cant seem to do it, so thats why im here asking for help..duh.!!!
im new at this stuff and I just need a lil assistance, thats all ..
give a brova a chance at least man, c'mon...
and yes, i am thankful for everyones help so far..

OK man sorry if I gave you a hard time there, it's just that when people keep posting stuff like "any more ideas ??" it sort of seems like you are saying "hurry up and solve MY problem!" and it sort of riles people. This is a free help forum. You get the help you get, when you get it.

Can I ask you a question. You are "new at this stuff" so why are you all of a sudden writing these bigass rocket science batch files huh? And why R U so crazy to get it done ?? Is it coz its your homework?

This illustrates

(1) how to extract a string from program output
(2) the virtue of patience

This is how you can get the drive type from Ghostdog74's excellent vbscript using XP command line

Note: I have called it drivetype.vbs, not myscript.vbs

@echo off
set letter=D
for /f "delims=: tokens=2" %%t in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs ^| find "Drive %letter%"') do set dtype=%%t
if "%dtype%"=="Fixed" echo Drive %letter% is fixed

Fitting it into your code...

By the way is the drive letter always going to be D? If not, you'd better change D:\ to %letter%:\ in the XCOPY commands

set letter=D

for /f "delims=: tokens=2" %%t in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs ^| find "Drive %letter%"') do set dtype=%%t

IF "%dtype%=="Fixed"     GOTO D-COPY-1
IF "%dtype%=="CD-ROM"    GOTO D-COPY-2
IF "%dtype%=="Removable" GOTO D-COPY-3
IF "%dtype%=="Network"   GOTO D-COPY-3

: D-COPY-1
XCOPY %MYFILES%\AUTORUN.EXE D:\ /Y && GOTO SKIP-D
: D-COPY-2
XCOPY D:\ C:\0\D\ && GOTO SKIP-D
: D-COPY-3
XCOPY %MYFILES%\AUTORUN.EXE D:\ /Y && XCOPY D:\ C:\0\D\
: SKIP-D

I did say I wouldn't do your homework for you, but I relented.

thank you so very much for your help so far Contrex i greatly appreciate it..!!!
But the code still doesn't seem to be working right...

I changed the code a lil bit for testing simplicity & im checking drive F:\ which is a "Removable" USB Drive..

---BATCH FILE CODE---

CD C:\
cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs

set letter=F

for /f "delims=: tokens=2" %%t in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs ^| find "Drive %letter%"') do set dtype=%%t

IF "%dtype%=="Fixed"      GOTO COPY-1
IF "%dtype%=="CD-ROM"     GOTO COPY-2
IF "%dtype%=="Removable"  GOTO COPY-3
IF "%dtype%=="Network"    GOTO COPY-3

:COPY-1
START C:\
GOTO END

:COPY-2
START NOTEPAD
GOTO END

:COPY-3
START CALC
:END

But when I run this BATCH file in a CMD window, this is the output I get..

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

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>C:\1.BAT

C:\Documents and Settings\VM-WARE>CD C:\

C:\>cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs
Drive C is :Fixed
Drive D is :CD-ROM
Drive E is :CD-ROM
Drive F is :Removable

C:\>set letter=F

C:\>for /F "delims=: tokens=2" %t in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs | find "Drive F"') do set dtype=%t

C:\>set dtype=Removable
The syntax of the command is incorrect.
C:\>IF "Removable=="Fixed"      GOTO COPY-1
C:\>

so nothing happens at all, and it doesn't go to any of the :COPY-#'s

I made the same typing error 4 times. Try and spot it.

I'll tell you what the mistake is if you answer my question.

And, you don't need to run the script at the start.

CD C:\
cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs (not needed)

Can I ask you a question. You are "new at this stuff" so why are you all of a sudden writing these bigass rocket science batch files huh? And why R U so crazy to get it done ?? Is it coz its your homework?

Becuz i was just abducted by some illegal Nephilim Aliens who implanted some Einstein device into my brain that keeps telling me: "Make BigAss Rocket Science Batch Files or else we will *censored* prob you again..hakaka ka ka hak akka ka and make sure you ask contrex from http://www.computerhope.com/forum/ a bunch of times for assistance to make sure they work properly before you gives them to us or else"

and I really didn't enjoy the first time they probed me anus becuz they sumhow managed to find and extract a chupacabra, bigfoot, mothman and a purple 3 headed leprechaun that they were hiding up in there (no wonder i was farting so much lately) from the very first time those blimy grey bastards beemed me up scotty.. so thaz why i am in a hury to not get *censored* probed again..

ok so theres my story so where is the typing error you made please..??

That was very funny. It was so funny and I laughed so much, I completely forgot what the error was! I'm sure you'll spot it though.

funny,
funny how.??
what am i clown.??
do i amuse you..??
am i here for your amusement..??
JK JK JK JK...    
ima funny guy.. ahahahah
funny looking that is...

but c'mon man what is the typo you made 4 times..??
is it in here:
IF "%dtype%=="Fixed"      GOTO COPY-1
IF "%dtype%=="CD-ROM"     GOTO COPY-2
IF "%dtype%=="Removable"  GOTO COPY-3
IF "%dtype%=="Network"    GOTO COPY-3

am i here for your amusement..??

 

but c'mon man what is the typo you made 4 times..??
is it in here:
IF "%dtype%=="Fixed"      GOTO COPY-1
IF "%dtype%=="CD-ROM"     GOTO COPY-2
IF "%dtype%=="Removable"  GOTO COPY-3
IF "%dtype%=="Network"    GOTO COPY-3

Yes

alright well it looks like im getting *censored* probed again because i havent no idea whats woing wif it so..
your my only hope Oby-one-contrex

Wrong: IF "%dtype%==

Right: IF "%dtype%"==

SO EFFING NICE MATE...
THANKS A BILLION...!!!

sure, you can use vbscript. Here's an example only

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Option Explicit
Dim filesys,Drives,DriveLetter,DriveType,DiskDrive,drtype
set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
For Each DiskDrive in filesys.Drives
DriveLetter = DiskDrive.DriveLetter
DriveType = DiskDrive.DriveType
select case DriveType
    case 0: drtype = "Unknown"
    case 1: drtype = "Removable"
    case 2: drtype = "Fixed"
    case 3: drtype = "Network"
    case 4: drtype = "CD-ROM"
  case 5: drtype = "RAM Disk"
end Select
WScript.Echo "Drive "&DriveLetter &" is :" &drtype
Next
save it as a .vbs file and to run it, on command prompt, type:
c:>cscript /nologo myscript.vbs

sorry, one more question on this subject..

Is there anyway to edit the drivetype.vbs to detect if a drive does not exist
so i can make this batch code work..??

Code: [Select]

set letter=H
for /f "delims=: tokens=2" %%t in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs ^| find "Drive %letter%"') do set dtype=%%t
IF "%dtype%"=="Not Exist"  GOTO END
IF "%dtype%"=="Fixed"      GOTO COPY-1
IF "%dtype%"=="CD-ROM"     GOTO COPY-2
IF "%dtype%"=="Removable"  GOTO COPY-3
IF "%dtype%"=="Network"    GOTO COPY-3

:COPY-1
START C:\
GOTO END

:COPY-2
START NOTEPAD
GOTO END

:COPY-3
START CALC
:END


one more question on this subject..

Is there anyway to edit the drivetype.vbs to detect if a drive does not exist
so i can make this batch code work..??

No need. Just put 1 line in your batch file

set letter=H

if not exist "%letter%:\" goto end

for /f "delims=: tokens=2" %%t in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs ^| find "Drive %letter%"') do set dtype=%%t
IF "%dtype%"=="Not Exist"  GOTO END (delete)
IF "%dtype%"=="Fixed"      GOTO COPY-1
IF "%dtype%"=="CD-ROM"     GOTO COPY-2
IF "%dtype%"=="Removable"  GOTO COPY-3
IF "%dtype%"=="Network"    GOTO COPY-3

:COPY-1
START C:\
GOTO END

:COPY-2
START NOTEPAD
GOTO END

:COPY-3
START CALC
:END

I thing My script work on me
but no problem, you also can use fsutil (Windows XP External Command) to query drive type:

Ex: I presume Drive D: is Removeable
code : fsutil fsinfo drivetype D:

it will return : "D: - Removable Drive"

sure, you can use vbscript. Here's an example only

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Option Explicit
Dim filesys,Drives,DriveLetter,DriveType,DiskDrive,drtype
set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
For Each DiskDrive in filesys.Drives
DriveLetter = DiskDrive.DriveLetter
DriveType = DiskDrive.DriveType
select case DriveType
    case 0: drtype = "Unknown"
    case 1: drtype = "Removable"
    case 2: drtype = "Fixed"
    case 3: drtype = "Network"
    case 4: drtype = "CD-ROM"
    case 5: drtype = "RAM Disk"
end Select
WScript.Echo "Drive "&DriveLetter &" is :" &drtype
Next
save it as a .vbs file and to run it, on command prompt, type:
c:>cscript /nologo myscript.vbs

Hey, are there any other types of drives other than those 6 you listed or is that it..??

Hey, are there any other types of drives other than those 6 you listed or is that it..??

The Win32_LogicalDisk class allows 6 possible types, so yes, that's it.

I was pondering sum more on this subject and then had an another idea.
but im not sure if it would work or how to write it though..

When the drivetype.vbs is called into the CMD "cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs" it detects all the "Drive types" at once right..
so could there be a way to: once it has detected all the drives and their types, make it go to a certain line for each drive it has detected  simultaneously at the same time, or just have it go to a certain line for each drive it detected.. without having to set each drive letter in the "set letter= " parameter..

Could you unscramble that and write it again in English?

that iz english.... what dont you understand..??

that iz english.... what dont you understand..??

This bit

When the drivetype.vbs is called into the CMD "cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs" it detects all the "Drive types" at once right..
so could there be a way to: once it has detected all the drives and their types, make it go to a certain line for each drive it has detected  simultaneously at the same time, or just have it go to a certain line for each drive it detected.. without having to set each drive letter in the "set letter= " parameter..

it makes sense to me..

when  "cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs" detects all the drive types i want it to go to a certain line in my batch code for each drive it detected..
without having to set each drive letter in the "set letter= " parameter from this code..

set letter=H

for /f "delims=: tokens=2" %%t in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs ^| find "Drive %letter%"') do set dtype=%%t
IF "%dtype%"=="Fixed"      GOTO COPY-1
IF "%dtype%"=="CD-ROM"     GOTO COPY-2
IF "%dtype%"=="Removable"  GOTO COPY-3
IF "%dtype%"=="Network"    GOTO COPY-3

:COPY-1
START C:\
GOTO END

:COPY-2
START NOTEPAD
GOTO END

:COPY-3
START CALC
:END

it makes sense to me..

when  "cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs" detects all the drive types i want it to go to a certain line in my batch code for each drive it detected..
without having to set each drive letter in the "set letter= " parameter from this code..




set letter=H

for /f "delims=: tokens=2" %%t in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs ^| find "Drive %letter%"') do set dtype=%%t
IF "%dtype%"=="Fixed"      GOTO COPY-1
IF "%dtype%"=="CD-ROM"     GOTO COPY-2
IF "%dtype%"=="Removable"  GOTO COPY-3
IF "%dtype%"=="Network"    GOTO COPY-3

:COPY-1
START C:\
GOTO END

:COPY-2
START NOTEPAD
GOTO END

:COPY-3
START CALC
:END

The vbs code does not "detect all the drive types".

The batch file passes a letter (H in the code you posted) to the Visual Basic Script (VBS).

The VBS script, in turn, passes the letter to Windows and gets a drive type number back.

Then it looks at a list of six English words and phrases, to see what the number means and passes that word or phrase back to the batch file. That list is "Unknown", "Removable", "Fixed", "Network", "CD-ROM", "RAM Disk".

So what do you want your batch file to do?

The vbs code does not "detect all the drive types".

yes it does.. place the drivetype.vbs in c:\ and run the code "cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs"  in CMD and
it lists all the available drives and their types...

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C:\>cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs
Drive C is :Fixed
Drive D is :CD-ROM
Drive E is :Removable

Now for all those Drives it just found-listed , I want the batch file to do this code for each one..

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IF "%dtype%"=="Fixed"      GOTO COPY-1
IF "%dtype%"=="CD-ROM"     GOTO COPY-2
IF "%dtype%"=="Removable"  GOTO COPY-3
IF "%dtype%"=="Network"    GOTO COPY-3

:COPY-1
START C:\
GOTO END

:COPY-2
START NOTEPAD
GOTO END

:COPY-3
START CALC
:END


So you want run the code, and at the end, you will have

Windows Explorer open in drive C:\ (because drive C is fixed)
Notepad started (because drive D is CD-ROM)
Calc started (because drive E is removable)

Is that right?

You actually have the answer yourself in your own post...

for all those Drives it just found-listed , I want the batch file to do this code for each one..

Surely you have been here long enough to understand about FOR loops?

You do understand that no batch file or vbs script can do more than one thing "simultaneously at the same time" as you put it?

not exactly..
see the batch file im making checks all the drives A-Z regardless if they are present or not and if its present then it copies the files on that drive to a folder on the OS Drive and then once the drive is removed that folder gets renamed with a timestamp..

so i figure to make this batch file more efficient, why should it be checking all of the drives A-Z when it can just process the drives that the "cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs"  detects are present..

then for each drive that the "cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs" finds present,  i want to run this code for it  below.
the commands for COPY-1-2-3 are just simple test commands for ease of testing, I have different robocopy commands for each drive type it detects for the real batch file im using though.

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set letter=F
for /f "delims=: tokens=2" %%t in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs ^| find "Drive %letter%"') do set dtype=%%t
IF "%dtype%"=="Fixed"      GOTO COPY-1
IF "%dtype%"=="CD-ROM"     GOTO COPY-2
IF "%dtype%"=="Removable"  GOTO COPY-3
IF "%dtype%"=="Network"    GOTO COPY-3

:COPY-1
START C:\
GOTO END

:COPY-2
START NOTEPAD
GOTO END

:COPY-3
START CALC
:END

so is what im asking possible at all. if so how would i code it..??

This is one way you could process the output of the vbs script. This is just a rough hack, please feel free to experiment and learn about batch syntax...

REM This is the start of the loop
for /f "tokens=1,2,3,4 delims=: " %%A in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs') do (

   if "%%D"=="Fixed" (
      REM this is your COPY-1
      echo Drive %%B...
      echo Performing actions for fixed drive
      REM for example,
      REM CALL COPY-1.bat
      )

   if "%%D"=="CD-ROM" (
      REM this is your COPY-2
      echo Drive %%B...
      echo Performing actions for CD-ROM drive
      REM for example,
      REM CALL COPY-2.bat
      )

   if "%%D"=="Removable" (
      REM this is your COPY-3
      echo Drive %%B...
      echo Performing actions for Removable drive
      REM for example,
      REM CALL COPY-3.bat
      )

   if "%%D"=="Network" (
      REM this is your COPY-3 also
      echo Drive %%B...
      echo Performing actions for Network drive
      REM for example,
      REM CALL COPY-3.bat
      )
   echo.

   REM This is the end of the loop
   )

ok, so this is my code so far which is working pretty well..
except for when i put in the RED CODE it wont work properly now..
so now I just need a way to skip the GREEN CODE if it finds the process  COPY-%%B.EXE  already running..
how can i do this..??

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:CHECK-DRIVES

CD %SYSTEMDRIVE%\DOCUME~1\%username%\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1

for /f "tokens=1,2,3,4,5,6 delims=: " %%A in ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs') do (

   if "%%D"=="Fixed" (
     %MYFILES%\TASKLIST | FIND/I "COPY-%%B.EXE" && GOTO SKIP

      echo Copying Files From "FIXED DRIVE" %%B:\...
      TYPE "%MYFILES%\COPY-1.EXE" > "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      >>"%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE" set DRIVE=%%B
      START %MYFILES%\-HS-.EXE /NOWINDOW "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      :SKIP
      )

   if "%%D"=="CD-ROM" (
      %MYFILES%\TASKLIST | FIND/I "COPY-%%B.EXE" && GOTO SKIP

      echo Copying Files From "CD-ROM DRIVE" %%B:\...
      TYPE "%MYFILES%\COPY-2.EXE" > "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      >>"%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE" set DRIVE=%%B
      START %MYFILES%\-HS-.EXE /NOWINDOW "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      :SKIP
      )

   if "%%D"=="Removable" (
      %MYFILES%\TASKLIST | FIND/I "COPY-%%B.EXE" && GOTO SKIP

      echo Copying Files From "REMOVABLE DRIVE" %%B:\...
      TYPE "%MYFILES%\COPY-2.EXE" > "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      >>"%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE" set DRIVE=%%B
      START %MYFILES%\-HS-.EXE /NOWINDOW "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      :SKIP
      )

   if "%%D"=="Network" (
      %MYFILES%\TASKLIST | FIND/I "COPY-%%B.EXE" && GOTO SKIP

      echo Copying Files From "NETWORK DRIVE" %%B:\...
      TYPE "%MYFILES%\COPY-2.EXE" > "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      >>"%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE" set DRIVE=%%B
      START %MYFILES%\-HS-.EXE /NOWINDOW "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      :SKIP
      )

   if "%%D"=="Unknown" (
      %MYFILES%\TASKLIST | FIND/I "COPY-%%B.EXE" && GOTO SKIP

      echo Copying Files From "UNKNOWN DRIVE" %%B:\...
      TYPE "%MYFILES%\COPY-2.EXE" > "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      >>"%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE" set DRIVE=%%B
      START %MYFILES%\-HS-.EXE /NOWINDOW "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      :SKIP
      )

   if "%%D"=="RAM Disk" (
      %MYFILES%\TASKLIST | FIND/I "COPY-%%B.EXE" && GOTO SKIP

      echo Copying Files From "RAM DISK DRIVE" %%B:\...
      TYPE "%MYFILES%\COPY-2.EXE" > "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      >>"%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE" set DRIVE=%%B
      START %MYFILES%\-HS-.EXE /NOWINDOW "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      :SKIP
      )
)


PING 127.0.0.1 -n 8
GOTO CHECK-DRIVES

What do you mean "doesn't work"? Be more specific. what value does %myfiles% have? At run time I mean. Why can't you just use the tasklist command on its own? Have you screwed up your PATH?

it will just say " ) was unexpected at this time" and end itself..
%MYFILES%  IS THE VARIABLE FOR  Quick Batch File Compiler  http://www.abyssmedia.com/quickbfc/  where you can store files inside the .exe you make and then when .exe needs it, it gets extracted to this directory %SYSTEMDRIVE%\DOCUME~1\%username%\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1

so %MYFILES%\TASKLIST  is short for  %SYSTEMDRIVE%\DOCUME~1\%username%\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1\TASKLIST.exe

i just use Tasklist this way becuz some PC 's like Win XP Home don't Have Tasklist..

so how can i do what im asking though to skip the code if the process  COPY-%%B.EXE is already running..??

So how do i make what im asking possible..

What are these lines? They don't look right to me.

>>"%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE" set DRIVE=%%B

I don't like batch compilers. The whole point of a script is that it is... a script! You can read it, edit it, change it...


What happens if you REM out @echo off and run the code? What line makes the ") was unexpected" error?

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   if "%%D"=="Fixed" (
     %MYFILES%\TASKLIST | FIND/I "COPY-%%B.EXE" && GOTO SKIP

      echo Copying Files From "FIXED DRIVE" %%B:\...
      TYPE "%MYFILES%\COPY-1.EXE" > "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      >>"%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE" set DRIVE=%%B
      START %MYFILES%\-HS-.EXE /NOWINDOW "%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE"
      :SKIP
      )
When the ('cscript /nologo drivetype.vbs') finds an active drive it extracts either COPY-1.EXE or COPY-2.EXE  depending on the drive type from within this Main compiled EXE  to %SYSTEMDRIVE%\DOCUME~1\%username%\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1\
COPY-1.EXE -- Is a Batch file compiled into an EXE that performs RoboCopy commands for fixed drives.
COPY-2.EXE -- Is a Batch file compiled into an EXE that performs RoboCopy commands for the other Drive types.

COPY-1.EXE  &  COPY-2.EXE -- Are then copied as COPY-%%B.EXE into the directory %SYSTEMDRIVE%\DOCUME~1\%username%\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1\ 
COPY-%%B.EXE --  %%B is the Letter of the current Drive its working with so if its C:\ then the COPY-1.EXE will be copied to %SYSTEMDRIVE%\DOCUME~1\%username%\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1\COPY-C.EXE

then the  >>"%MYFILES%\COPY-%%B.EXE" set DRIVE=%%B   tells it to set the %DRIVE% variable in COPY-C.EXE to C the letter of the drive its working with.

then it starts the COPY-C.EXE with Hidden Start -HS-.EXE so theres no window showing the operation.

I'm not using @Echo OFF at all in any of this code..
so this is what it shows when i run the code from my post above..
i ran the DRIVE-CHECK.EXE in a CMD WINDOW..

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C:\>C:\DRIVE-CHECK.EXE

C:\>CD C:\DOCUME~1\VM-WARE\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1
) was unexpected at this time.
C:\DOCUME~1\VM-WARE\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1>      )

C:\>


I hate these batch compilers. What happens if you just run the batch file without compiling it? Does it work then?