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Name: relish
Date: November 18, 2004 at 03:24:30 Pacific
Subject: batch file
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 2.4 Mhz 3/4Gb

Comment:

Hi I'm trying to get a batch file to run which will copy a users files from their "my doc's" folder to their home directory on the network "H:". I don't want to copy the complete "doc's and settings" folder as its too large and could copy other peoples files that they don't need. I've been trying this line:
xCOPY "C:\Documents and Settings\%user%\My Documents" "H:\laptop files\" /Y /D /E
Any ideas or help gratefully received

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Response Number 1

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: November 18, 2004 at 17:42:36 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

What happened when you tried that?
M2

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Response Number 2

Name: relish
Date: November 18, 2004 at 23:33:04 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

File not found - My Documents
It looks like the %user% part of the line is wrong I've also tried %user_profile% since then with the same results.

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Response Number 3

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: November 18, 2004 at 23:51:50 Pacific

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We're at a slight disadvantage here because you're using XP and I'm using 2k.
2k has neiter of those vars but has:
USERNAME=administrator
To see what you have to work with do this:
set u
[enter]
M2

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Response Number 4

Name: HiJinx
Date: November 19, 2004 at 22:54:29 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

The syntax works for me if I use %username% instead of %user%.

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Response Number 5

Name: relish
Date: November 22, 2004 at 03:36:20 Pacific

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Thanks Hijinx that worked a treat. :)

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