& "dlllist.exe" "@dlllist.txt" try & ".\dlllist.exe" "@dlllist.txt" -ErrorAction Stop catch if ($_.Exception.Message -match "error code 2") Write-Host "Missing dlllist.txt – creating now" New-Item -Path "dlllist.txt" -ItemType File & ".\dlllist.exe" "@dlllist.txt"
echo %cd% dlllist.exe looks for dlllist.txt in the , not necessarily where dlllist.exe resides. Step 2: Verify existence of dlllist.txt dir dlllist.txt If not found, the file is missing. Step 3: Look for the command that invokes dlllist.exe If you’re running a script ( .bat , .cmd , .ps1 ), open it in Notepad and search for dlllist.txt . Step 4: Check for @dlllist.txt in the command line The @ symbol indicates a response file — a text file containing arguments. Without this file, error code 2 appears. Step 5: Examine redirection characters Sometimes dlllist.txt appears as an output redirection, but misused syntax causes read attempts: failed to open dlllist.txt for reading error code 2
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