:: Example upgrade script for NPBackup that will be pushed server side :: The following variables will be overwritten by the upgrade process :: {CURRENT_DIR} - The current directory of the distribution :: {backup_dist} - A directory where we try to move / copy the current distribution :: {upgrade_dist} - The directory where the new distribution is extracted to after download :: {log_file} - The log file where the output of this script will be written :: {original_args} - The arguments that were passed to the upgrade script :: Also, I really HATE batch files, from the bottom of my programmer heart :: Every try to write a one-liner batch with some variables and perhaps if statements ? :: With or without setlocal enabledelayedexpansion, you won't get what you want, it's a nightmare :: eg command & IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (echo "Success") ELSE (echo "Failure") :: Run this a couple of times with good and bad exit code commands and you'll see the "memory" of previous runs :: Also, using !ERRORLEVEL! produces another type of "memory" :: So here we are, in GOTO land, like in the good old Commodore 64 days echo "Launching upgrade" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 echo "Moving current dist from {CURRENT_DIR} to {backup_dist}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 move /Y "{CURRENT_DIR}" "{backup_dist}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 || GOTO MOVE_FAILED GOTO MOVE_OK :: MOVE_FAILED echo "Moving current dist failed. Trying to copy it." >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 xcopy /S /Y /I "{CURRENT_DIR}\*" "{backup_dist}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 echo "Now trying to overwrite current dist with upgrade dist" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 xcopy /S /Y /I "{upgrade_dist}\*" "{CURRENT_DIR}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 GOTO TESTRUN :: MOVE_OK echo "Moving upgraded dist from {upgrade_dist} to {CURRENT_DIR}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 move /Y "{upgrade_dist}" "{CURRENT_DIR}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 echo "Copying optional configuration files from {backup_dist} to {CURRENT_DIR}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 xcopy /S /Y /I "{backup_dist}\*conf" {CURRENT_DIR} > NUL 2>&1 GOTO TESTRUN :: TESTRUN echo "Loading new executable {CURRENT_EXECUTABLE} --run-as-cli --check-config {original_args}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 "{CURRENT_EXECUTABLE}" --run-as-cli --check-config {original_args} >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 || GOTO FAILED_TEST_RUN GOTO RUN_AS_PLANNED :: FAILED_TEST_RUN echo "New executable failed. Rolling back" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 echo "Trying to move back" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 move /Y "{CURRENT_DIR}" "{backup_dist}.original" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 || GOTO MOVE_BACK_FAILED move /Y "{backup_dist}" "{CURRENT_DIR}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 GOTO RUN_AS_PLANNED :: MOVE_BACK_FAILED echo "Moving files back failed. Trying to overwrite" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 xcopy /S /Y /I "{backup_dist}\*" "{CURRENT_DIR}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 GOTO RUN_AS_PLANNED :: RUN_AS_PLANNED echo "Upgrade successful" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 rd /S /Q "{backup_dist}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 rd /S /Q "{upgrade_dist}" > NUL 2>&1 del /F /S /Q "{downloaded_archive}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 echo "Running as initially planned:" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 echo "{CURRENT_EXECUTABLE} {original_args}" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1 "{CURRENT_EXECUTABLE}" {original_args} echo "Upgrade script run finished" >> "{log_file}" 2>&1