Error message when files not found

[Tigers!]

Gudday all
My code has been loaded onto the server and is working except for two (2) teensy problems that users have found. The problem occurs when no .spl files are present in the folder

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echo finding spl files
rem *** Extract all .SPL files ***
rem dir D:\Archives\E20_120_AU\ArchiveCreator\Errors\*.spl /b > SPLfiles.txt
dir !file_path!*.spl /b > SPLfiles.txt
echo finished finding spl files
.....
del SPLfiles*.txt
(the echo messages are for me)
When no .spl files are found an error message occurs

File not found

and the temporary file SPLfiles.txt is not deleted as it should be.

Why is the message 'File not found' being generated? I do not want the code to fail if no .spl files are found.
Or more particularly can I stop it?
And why would the file not be deleted if indeed the non-deletion is due to the error message?

[Salmon Trout]

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echo finding spl files
rem *** Extract all .SPL files ***
rem dir D:\Archives\E20_120_AU\ArchiveCreator\Errors\*.spl /b > SPLfiles.txt
if exist "!file_path!*.spl" (
    dir !file_path!*.spl /b > SPLfiles.txt
    echo finished finding spl files
    ) else (
    echo No .spl files found
    )
.....
del SPLfiles*.txt

[Tigers!]

ST
Thank you.
  So much to learn.