Hi Can anyone tell me how to search a drive for files and folders created or modified before a certain date and then to copy these to a new folder? Thanks in advance MM

Xcopy has a /d switch that allows you to copy files dated after a certain date. Xxcopy is freeware that's similar to xcopy but has more command switches. It has a /db switch that copies files dated before a particular date. I'm not all that familiar with it, having only used it once or twice to clone a drive. You can get more info and download it at www.xxcopy.com.

I have been reading this forum to find answers for my script issue:how to ftp a filename that has a date 2 days ago(ie today May 9 I get a file filename050704.txt. I ran into issues at the first, second,8th and 9th of the month. My solution may help you: ******************************************* rem windows 2000 script to search for file 2 days old then ftp mget set dd=%date% set year=%dd:~12,2% set day=%dd:~7,2% set month=%dd:~4,2% rem check for day = 1,2,8,9 if not %day%==01 goto one if %month%==01 set month=12 if %month%==02 set month=01 if %month%==03 set month=02 if %month%==04 set month=03 if %month%==05 set month=04 if %month%==06 set month=05 if %month%==07 set month=06 if %month%==08 set month=07 if %month%==09 set month=08 if %month%==10 set month=09 if %month%==11 set month=10 if %month%==12 set month=11 if %month%==01 set month=12 if %month%==02 goto :day2 if %month%==03 goto :day4 if %month%==04 goto :day3 if %month%==05 goto :day4 if %month%==06 goto :day3 if %month%==07 goto :day4 if %month%==08 goto :day3 if %month%==09 goto :day4 if %month%==10 goto :day3 if %month%==11 goto :day4 if %month%==12 goto :day3 :one if not %day%==02 goto :two if %month%==01 set month=12 if %month%==02 set month=01 if %month%==03 set month=02 if %month%==04 set month=03 if %month%==05 set month=04 if %month%==06 set month=05 if %month%==07 set month=06 if %month%==08 set month=07 if %month%==09 set month=08 if %month%==10 set month=09 if %month%==11 set month=10 if %month%==12 set month=11 if %month%==01 set month=12 if %month%==02 goto :day3 if %month%==03 goto :day5 if %month%==04 goto :day4 if %month%==05 goto :day5 if %month%==06 goto :day4 if %month%==07 goto :day5 if %month%==08 goto :day4 if %month%==09 goto :day5 if %month%==10 goto :day4 if %month%==11 goto :day5 if %month%==12 goto :day4 :two if not %day%==08 goto three set yesterday=1006 goto start2 :three if not %day%==09 goto start1 set yesterday=1007 goto start2 :day1 set yesterday=1027 goto month :day2 set yesterday=1028 goto month :day3 set yesterday=1029 goto month :day4 set yesterday=1030 goto month :day5 set yesterday=31 goto start2 :month set /A month=%month%+1000 set month=%month:~2,2% goto start2 :start1 set yesterday=%day% set /A yesterday=%yesterday%-2 set /A yesterday=%yesterday%+1000 :start2 set yesterday=%yesterday:~2,2% :start3 set filename=asossr.%month%%yesterday%%year%* echo open example.com > c:\ftp_outputs\ftp_example.txt echo lcd c:\ftp_outputs >> c:\ftp_outputs\ftp_example.txt echo cd /public_files/examples >> c:\ftp_outputs\ftp_example.txt echo ascii >> c:\ftp_outputs\ftp_example.txt echo prompt n >> c:\ftp_outputs\ftp_example.txt echo ls %filename% echo mget %filename% >> c:\ftp_outputs\ftp_example.txt echo bye >> cc:\ftp_outputs\ftp_example.txt ftp -A -s:c:\ftp_outputs\ftp_example.txt cd c:\ftp_outputs copy *.brid d:\accert\accert.dat del *.brid