Remember that your input/output paths will be relative to
where you are executing from.
SET input_path= inputRick\
SET output_path= outputRick\
so, if you set your command window at C:\EnergyPlus-V7-2-0
then your input file must be in C:\EnergyPlus-V7-2-0\inputRick
Also -- edit the batch file and put a : before the @echo off
at the top -- that will let you see everything that happens and you can
debug it more that way.