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Trying to write a batch file to check for an existing file.
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FontLeroy
Jan 14, 2012, 7:55:22 PM1/14/12
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This should be "old hat" but I haven't written a batch file in AGES,
sadly. I had actually posted a similar question here years ago, but
life took over and I can't find the post.
Basically, I had a lot of fonts. What I'd like to do is when sorting
my fonts with a batch file, I would prefer if a font that is about to
be copied is checked to see if it already exists (dont' care about
file size at this point, unless there is a way to determine that from
a batch file.)
if the file DOES exist in the destination folder, I would like that
file to be moved to a folder we'll call for now DUPES.
If the file does NOT already exist in the destination folder, it
should be moved there.
I WISH more than anything there was a switch in the move command to do
that testing for me (us / the world)...
With that, i will display a sample listing a directory structure and I
hope SOMEONE out there can figure this out because it has been driving
me crazy!
Sample Directory:
aa.ttf
ab.ttf
ac.ttf
Sample folder structure:
e:\fonts\A\aa
e:\fonts\A\ab
e:\fonts\A\ac
etc...
After my fonts are prepped (renamed, dupes killed, etc) I just use a
simple batch file to sort by the first 2 characters of the fonts file
name.
Why oh why can't I just do a simple check first?
I am running Windows XP SP3 if that matters.
Thanks to ANYONE who can kick me in the head and help me figure this
out!
FontLeroy
sadly. I had actually posted a similar question here years ago, but
life took over and I can't find the post.
Basically, I had a lot of fonts. What I'd like to do is when sorting
my fonts with a batch file, I would prefer if a font that is about to
be copied is checked to see if it already exists (dont' care about
file size at this point, unless there is a way to determine that from
a batch file.)
if the file DOES exist in the destination folder, I would like that
file to be moved to a folder we'll call for now DUPES.
If the file does NOT already exist in the destination folder, it
should be moved there.
I WISH more than anything there was a switch in the move command to do
that testing for me (us / the world)...
With that, i will display a sample listing a directory structure and I
hope SOMEONE out there can figure this out because it has been driving
me crazy!
Sample Directory:
aa.ttf
ab.ttf
ac.ttf
Sample folder structure:
e:\fonts\A\aa
e:\fonts\A\ab
e:\fonts\A\ac
etc...
After my fonts are prepped (renamed, dupes killed, etc) I just use a
simple batch file to sort by the first 2 characters of the fonts file
name.
Why oh why can't I just do a simple check first?
I am running Windows XP SP3 if that matters.
Thanks to ANYONE who can kick me in the head and help me figure this
out!
FontLeroy
Franc Zabkar
Jan 14, 2012, 10:17:55 PM1/14/12
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On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:55:22 -0500, FontLeroy <font-...@hotmail.com>
put finger to keyboard and composed:
>if the file DOES exist in the destination folder, I would like that
>file to be moved to a folder we'll call for now DUPES.
>
>If the file does NOT already exist in the destination folder, it
>should be moved there.
You could use the "IF EXIST" or "IF NOT EXIST" batch commands.
IF [NOT] EXIST filename command
Type "IF /?" at the DOS prompt for the syntax.
Example:
if not exist product.dat echo Can't find data file
- Franc Zabkar
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put finger to keyboard and composed:
>if the file DOES exist in the destination folder, I would like that
>file to be moved to a folder we'll call for now DUPES.
>
>If the file does NOT already exist in the destination folder, it
>should be moved there.
IF [NOT] EXIST filename command
Type "IF /?" at the DOS prompt for the syntax.
Example:
if not exist product.dat echo Can't find data file
- Franc Zabkar
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foxidrive
Jan 15, 2012, 12:15:39 AM1/15/12
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On 15/01/2012 11:55, FontLeroy wrote:
> This should be "old hat" but I haven't written a batch file in AGES,
> sadly. I had actually posted a similar question here years ago, but
> life took over and I can't find the post.
Here it is. See if the code that was supplied is any good and take it from there.
> This should be "old hat" but I haven't written a batch file in AGES,
> sadly. I had actually posted a similar question here years ago, but
> life took over and I can't find the post.
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.msdos.batch/browse_thread/thread/86900f1a68778c80
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Regards,
Mic
FontLeroy
Jan 15, 2012, 2:17:12 PM1/15/12
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Thank you both foxidrive for finding my original post and Franc for
the great tip!
the great tip!
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