Is there a way where I can copy only the latest file(s) in a directory? I've been looking for a possible solution for a long time now. I hope somebody will answer me.... Thanks a lot

The time for your answer has come! :D Yes, that can be done (not too easy =]) Watch this sample, it will copy all files from current directory that were modifyed at the current day (they will be copyed to c:\data) This one will only work on an english dos The numbers aren't part of it, they're just to help with the line wrapping You'll need EDLIN.exe. I have sended it to your mail. (as well as these other two files below) You should put: EDLIN.EXE - at a directory path, such as c:\windows DATECOPY.BAT - at the directory where the files to by copyed are DATECOPY.REP - at c:\ (Of course all that can be changed) contents of datecopy.bat: 1. @echo off 2. SET TR= 3. SET DATE2= 4. echo. |date |find /i "Current"> out.bat 5. echo SET DATE=%%4> current.bat 6. call out.bat 7. echo SET DATE=%DATE%> out.bat 8. edlin out.bat < c:\datecopy.rep > nul 9. call out.bat 10. echo ; |choice /c:;%date%; call current.bat,>out.bat 11. echo :loop> current.bat 12. echo IF "%%1"=="[" SHIFT>> current.bat 13. echo IF "%%1"=="]?" GOTO end>> current.bat 14. echo IF "%%1"=="-" SET TR=%%TR%%]>> current.bat 15. echo IF "%%TR%%"=="]]" SHIFT>> current.bat 16. echo IF "%%TR%%"=="]]" SHIFT>> current.bat 17. echo IF "%%TR%%"=="]]" SHIFT>> current.bat 18. echo IF "%%TR%%"=="]]" SET TR=>> current.bat 19. echo IF NOT "%%1"=="-" SET DATE2=%%DATE2%%,%%1>> current.bat 20. echo SHIFT>> current.bat 21. echo GOTO loop>> current.bat 22. echo :end>> current.bat 23. call out.bat 24. echo SET DATE=%%1%%2/%%3%%4/%%5%%6> current.bat 25. call current.bat%date2% 26. dir |find /n "%date%"> out.bat 27. edlin out.bat < c:\datecopy.rep > nul 28. echo COPY %%2.%%3 C:\DATA> current.bat 29. call out.bat 30. SET DATE= 31. SET DATE2= contents of datecopy.rep: 1,#r/^Z- 1,#r[^Zcall current.bat, 1,#r]^Z, e NOTE: ^Z means ctrl+z character. You may get it on dos edit by CTRL+P+Z NOTE2: datecopy.rep must be on c:\ NOTE3: This were designed to a computer that has the dos date separator "/" ie: "MM/DD/YYYY". If your dos has as separator "-" (ie: "MM-DD-YYYY"), you must do these alterations: take out line 8 (optional) replace line 24 for: (all the same line) echo SET DATE=%%1%%2-%%3%%4-%%5%%6> current.bat Got it? Not quite simple, hum? Yeah... And that's if you want to copy the ones modifyed today. If you want to copy the ones modifyed lets say in the last 5 days, it gets even more complicated But it's possible, dont worry. Was that what you wanted? I'll be glad to help any furhter =] Please keep me informed!! -- Secret_Doom -- email: secret_doom@hotmail.com

PS: Thanks to LAURENCE SOUCY for the help with the lines 10 to 22 of datecopy.bat

AAAAAAAAAH!!!! What a crap I posted above!!! FORGET MY TWO LAST POSTS! I hadn't noticed the /d switch at xcopy I'm terribly sorry (again!) Sorry about all that Reginald! You said something about /d switch and I didn't even think about it... Now I see it In the last mail you sent to me, you said you wanted a batch to check for updates and copy them. Here a way of doing that: (english dos) ::update.bat @echo off call c:\data\getdate.bat if not "%date%"=="" goto ok echo Type in last update date: fc con nul /lb1 /n |date |find "1:"> out.bat echo SET DATE=%%5> enter.bat call out.bat del enter.bat if "%date%"=="" goto end :ok xcopy /d:%date% *.* c:\data echo. |date |find "Current"> out.bat echo SET DATE=%%4> current.bat call out.bat echo SET DATE=%DATE%> c:\data\getdate.bat del out.bat del current.bat :end It will copy all files from current directory to c:\data that were modifyed on or later then the date of the last run of the batch. That should do it. At the fisrt time you run it, it will ask you for the date of last update. But it will only do it on the first time you run it. It will create a temporary file - c:\data\getdate.bat - that must not be deleted (it contains the date of last update) THAT should solve your problem! Please keep me informed! Sorry again by the mess -- Secret_Doom -- email: secret_doom@hotmail.com

IMPORTANT NOTE: The date must be typed within separators (MM/DD/YYYY) It would even better to change following line from batch: echo Type in last update date: for echo Type in last update date: mm/dd/yyyy -- Secret_Doom --