# Batch Mode Problem
**URL:** https://forum.mothur.org/t/batch-mode-problem/21469
**Category:** Commands in mothur
**Created:** [July 7, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/batch-mode-problem/21469 "2022-07-07T15:25:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@TKajino](https://forum.mothur.org/u/TKajino)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/batch-mode-problem/21469/1 "2022-07-07T15:25:01Z")
Hello!
I was trying out batch mode, running mothur through command prompt and setting the working directory. However, every time I would run my file, it would give me:
[ERROR]: unable to open C:\Users\Takamaro Kajino\Desktop\mothur\stability.batch batch file, please correct.
What should I do?
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### Author:  [@TKajino](https://forum.mothur.org/u/TKajino)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/batch-mode-problem/21469/2 "2022-07-07T17:08:56Z")
Found the solution! I had the file name as stability.bat, not stability.batch.
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### Author:  [@leocadio](https://forum.mothur.org/u/leocadio)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/batch-mode-problem/21469/3 "2022-07-08T19:16:32Z")
Great you found it!
Just to say - those small mistakes are more common that you might think, for (I would say) all of us.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.mothur.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/batch-mode-problem/21469/4 "2022-07-18T19:17:13Z")
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