File not found error when running batch file with Task Scheduler

[guidodevizi]

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I always got this "File not found" error when running FreeFileSync batch file from Task Scheduler.
These are the parameters of Task Scheduler:
"C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe" "‪C:\SCRIPT\BatchRun.ffs_batch"

Can anyone help me to understand why is FreeFileSync to look for the batch file in that wrong location?

[therube]

Per the image, "C:\windows\system32\C:\SCRIPT\BatchRun.ffs_batch" will certainly be wrong as the syntax is invalid. (There is no space between the \system32\ & the C:\.)

And that points me to the Task Scheduler.

From that, it seems that the path part pointing to FreeFileSync.exe belongs in Program/script,
& the argument, your .ffs_batch path/name belong in the Add arguments: section.

Together, in that fashion, I'd think you should get your wanted results.

[guidodevizi]

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Thank you so much for replying
But as you can see the path is correct... so I don't understand why I am getting the error

[xCSxXenon]

By the error, it looks like it is a FFS error, so the program location is correct, but the argument is getting the extra "C:\Wind....m32\" location somehow. I can't see the end of the test, but make sure you have an ending quotation (") after ["C:\SCRIPT\BatchRun.ffs_batch]
Double check that the path to the ffs_batch file is correct

[Zenju]

Maybe the typo is in the right part of "batchrun.ffs" that is cut off in the picture.

[guidodevizi]

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as you can see, the typing is correct, including " at the beginning and at the end of program and of parameter.
really not able to understand why FFS is adding "C:\windows\system32\" before the location of the batch file...

[Zenju]

A hidden Unicode character could be the explanation. Something after the quote of "C:\SCRIPT
Test: Copy and paste the string into a text editor and check with a hex editor.

[Zenju]

And if that doesn't help: Send me a crash dump of FreeFileSync while it is showing the error message and I'll have a closer look: https://freefilesync.org/faq.php#crash

[guidodevizi]

A hidden Unicode character could be the explanation. Something after the colon of "C:\SCRIPT
Test: Copy and paste the string into a text edit and check with a hex editor.

SOLVED!!!!!!!!!
there was a hidden character after " and before C

thank you so muccccchhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

[xCSxXenon]

So weird lol
Glad you got it sorted!

[Zenju]

Which Unicode character was it?