Simple batch file driving me nuts

All I want to do is check if a folder exists on a network share and if it does, copy a file to it. Should be a piece of cake. Here is my code:

Code:

@echo on                                                                                                                
set "newFile=Just a test file.txt"                                                                                      
set "hostTarget=\\Kfwserver\HP_D\ShowkeyPlus Data\"                                                                                                                                                                                             
if exists "%hostTarget%" copy "%userprofile%\Documents\%newfile%" "%hostTarget%"
else echo "%hostTarget%" not found.

When I run it I get this:

Code:

>test

C:\Users\ztruk>set "newFile=Just a test file.txt"

C:\Users\ztruk>set "hostTarget=\\Kfwserver\HP_D\ShowkeyPlus Data\"
"\\Kfwserver\HP_D\ShowkeyPlus Data\" was unexpected at this time.
C:\Users\ztruk>if exists "\\Kfwserver\HP_D\ShowkeyPlus Data\" copy "C:\Users\ztruk\Documents\Just a test file.txt" "\\Kfwserver\HP_D\ShowkeyPlus Data\"

If I have just the first two lines all is well, so it's the third line that is causing the problems but I cana't figure out what is wrong.

Check position of quotes.
think this should work.. instead

set "newFile=Just a test file.txt"
set "hostTarget=\\Kfwserver\HP_D\ShowkeyPlus Data"

set them here

set newFile="Just a test file.txt"
set hostTarget="\\Kfwserver\HP_D\ShowkeyPlus Data"

Nope, that's how I started. If you do that you assign the quotes to the variable.

set newFile="Just a test file.txt"

echo %newFile% --> "Just a test file.txt"

Placing the quote before the variable name you get

set "newFile=Just a test file.txt"

echo %newFile% --> Just a test file.txt

Thanks though

OH CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I spent about 5 hours with this and that was the solution..


Thank you.