Hello, I am trying to figure out how to copy file a.txt from floppy to x:\dir\a1.txt. Of course, the first time is easy. However, I need the bat to be able to recognize a1.txt and rename the next copy to a2.txt. This will allow me to keep a history. Can this be done with a bat? Thanks, Aldo

I think this is what you need... copy a:\a.txt x:\dir\a2.txt TKaz

I think he wants the batch file to copy a:\a.txt to x:\dir\a1.txt on the first time it is runned. On the second time, the file would be copied to x:\dir\a2.txt and so on. Is that it? Well, if that's it, this will do it: ===== BATCH SCRIPT BEGIN ===== @echo off echo e100'SET %%1='> %TEMP%.\TEMP.DAT for %%? in (rcx 7 w q) do echo %%?>> %TEMP%.\TEMP.DAT type nul> %TEMP%.\TEMP.BAT DEBUG %TEMP%.\TEMP.BAT < %TEMP%.\TEMP.DAT > nul echo a0.txt> %TEMP%.\TEMP.DAT set dircm_=%dircmd% set dircmd= dir/b/l x:\dir\a*.txt >> %TEMP%.\TEMP.DAT set dircmd=%dircm_% set dircm_= FIND/c ".txt" < %TEMP%.\TEMP.DAT >> %TEMP%.\TEMP.BAT call %TEMP%.\TEMP.BAT NUM del %TEMP%.\TEMP.?AT copy a:\a.txt x:\dir\a%NUM%.txt set NUM= ===== BATCH SCRIPT END ===== Watch out for line wrapping! -- Leonardo Pignataro - Secret_Doom -- secret_doom@hotmail.com www.batch.hpg.com.br