if/else if/else doesn't work

[Phillip M. Feldman]

When I run the following batch file, all three branches execute. Am I doing something wrong, or is this a Windows bug?


@echo off


IF EXIST "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3" (

echo Branch #1

setx Python "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3"

)

ELSE IF EXIST C:\Apps\Anaconda3_2018.12 (

echo Branch #2

setx Python C:\Apps\Anaconda3_2018.12

)

ELSE (

echo Branch #3

C:\Windows\system32\msg "%username%" ^

"Anaconda3 cannot be activated because an installation was not found in " ^

"'C:\Program Files\Anaconda3' or 'C:\Apps\Anaconda3_2018.12'."

)

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