copy or xcopy files created today only
Alynn Baker
repetitive tasks. .
I need a batch file to go to a certain folder (say c:\wpdocs) and copy all
files created today to another folder or drive without physically inputting
today's date. It's to be used by a secretary who will click an icon and
doesn't know anything but simple word processing.
I know how to use the xxcopy program but that program expires regularly and
I often forget to reinstall it freeware version.
Would someone be kind enough to give me a line to use xxcopy in a batch file
in this mode? Thanks in advance.
Alynn Baker
foxidrive
wrote:
>I need a batch file to go to a certain folder (say c:\wpdocs) and copy all
>files created today to another folder or drive
@echo off
xcopy "c:\wpdocs\*.*" "d:\target folder\" /d
The above isn't quite what you're asking but it will copy all files newer
than the ones that are in the target folder, or don't exist.
From the help: xcopy /?
/D:m-d-y Copies files changed on or after the specified date.
If no date is given, copies only those files whose
source time is newer than the destination time.
Alynn Baker
so that includes older files. Not what I want.
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I did find something online that might do the trick. I tried it today and it
worked. I don't understand the 2nd line but that's OK.
@ECHO OFF
FOR /F "tokens=2 delims= " %%V IN ("%DATE%") DO SET TDY=%%V
xcopy /y "C:\My Documents\Word\mike\*.*" "c:\disks\*.*" /d:%TDY%
SET TDY=
@pause
(I added the pause so I can see if it copied and what it copied; and I added
the /y so it will overwrite a file that is already there)
Richard Bonner
> I am a novice at batch files and can only do simple ones myself for
> repetitive tasks.
*** See my batch file tutorial at:
http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/BatBasic.html
> I need a batch file to go to a certain folder (say c:\wpdocs) and copy all
> files created today to another folder or drive without physically inputting
> today's date. It's to be used by a secretary who will click an icon and
> doesn't know anything but simple word processing.
> I know how to use the xxcopy program but that program expires regularly and
> I often forget to reinstall it freeware version.
> Would someone be kind enough to give me a line to use xxcopy in a batch file
> in this mode? Thanks in advance.
*** Try:
XXCOPY C:\WPDOCS\*.* C:\BACKUP /DA#0
Without XXCOPY, this might work depending on your DOS version:
XCOPY C:\WPDOCS\*.* C:\BACKUP /D:%DATE%
Richard Bonner
http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/
Dr J R Stockton
Oct 2008 22:26:15, Alynn Baker <asb...@optonline.net> posted:
>
>@ECHO OFF
> FOR /F "tokens=2 delims= " %%V IN ("%DATE%") DO SET TDY=%%V
> xcopy /y "C:\My Documents\Word\mike\*.*" "c:\disks\*.*" /d:%TDY%
> SET TDY=
>@pause
The /? Help for my XP sp3 XCOPY may apply to you. It says /D:m-d-y ;
that format is only used in a few countries, and not on all systems
there. if %DATE% does not match that, you should not expect it to work.
Note that some software, if given a d-m-y date that is not a valid m-d-y
date, will read it as d-m-y. Therefore, you should test within the
first 12 days of the month, but nor day N of month N, and check that it
is getting the date exactly right.
Read the applicable newsgroup FAQ.
The quoted code will NOT work in on-topic systems, IIRC; if you are
using something other than DOS..Win98/ME, you should be using a.m.b.nt.
Otherwise, see sig below.
--
(c) John Stockton, nr London, UK. ?@merlyn.demon.co.uk Turnpike v6.05.
Web <URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/> - w. FAQish topics, links, acronyms
PAS EXE etc : <URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/programs/> - see 00index.htm
Dates - miscdate.htm moredate.htm js-dates.htm pas-time.htm critdate.htm etc.
Alynn Baker
do that but xxcopy changes evey few months. I have to download the new one
and install on multiple computers and confuse my illiterate friends!
Otherwise it comes up with some error and you have hit Enter multiple times
to make it work again. OK for me, not for the others.
The suggestion you made did not work and gave an error about "Sunday."
The following method (found somewhere online) is now working with one
complaint - I would like to avoid backup files or files ending in .wbk if
possible. I'll look up more of the codes for xcopy for that.
@ECHO OFF
FOR /F "tokens=2 delims= " %%V IN ("%DATE%") DO SET TDY=%%V
@xcopy /y "C:\My Documents\Word\docs\*.*" c:\disks\*.* /d:%TDY%
(more similar lines for other folders)
SET TDY=
pause
Alynn Baker
root called myexclude.txt (for example) that contains the extensions to
omit, 1 per line. I just entered .wbk
You add /EXCLUDE:c:\myexclude.txt to the end of the xcopy line.
It copies all files created today except those ending in .wbk
I'm getting there!
Richard Bonner
> About your xxcopy suggestion -
*** Whose suggestion, Alynn? Please always show relevant quoted text
when answering newsgroup posts. I will assume you are referring to my
post.
> in my origianl posting I mentioned that I CAN
> do that but xxcopy changes evey few months. I have to download the new one
> and install on multiple computers and confuse my illiterate friends!
*** You need to pay for your copy.
> The suggestion you made did not work and gave an error about "Sunday."
*** Your version may vary from the DOS one. Look at the documentation
and search on "/DA".
> The following method (found somewhere online) is now working with one
> complaint - I would like to avoid backup files or files ending in .wbk if
> possible. I'll look up more of the codes for xcopy for that.
(Snip)
*** XXCOPY can do excludes too. Search its documentation for "/EX".
Richard Bonner
http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/
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