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batch to check last modified file
Name: dave19 Date: March 28, 2008 at 19:05:11 Pacific OS: WinXP SP2 CPU/Ram: 512
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Hi, I need a batch file to check last modified file in folder and copy it another specified place. is there any command to check last modified or new date out of files?
Name: devil_himself Date: March 28, 2008 at 20:19:34 Pacific
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@echo off setlocal set srcDir=C:\Source set destdir=c:\dest set lastmod= pushd "%srcDir%" for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /od 2^>NUL') do set lastmod=%%a if "%lastmod%"=="" echo Could not locate files.&goto :eof copy "%lastLog%" "%destDir%"
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Response Number 2
Name: dave19 Date: March 28, 2008 at 21:24:04 Pacific
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Thanks! in the last line i believe its %logmod%
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Response Number 3
Name: devil_himself Date: March 28, 2008 at 23:42:13 Pacific
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Yes ..
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Response Number 4
Name: devil_himself Date: March 28, 2008 at 23:42:58 Pacific
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No ... Not %logmod% Its %lastmod%
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Response Number 5
Name: dave19 Date: March 29, 2008 at 00:31:14 Pacific
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Thanks, it works fine as it should.. how do ('dir /b /od 2^>NUL') works?
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Response Number 6
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: March 29, 2008 at 01:34:52 Pacific
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more simply:
::======= @echo off
for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir/b/a-d/o-d') do ( copy %%a d:\mystuff & goto :eof)
===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 7
Name: dave19 Date: March 29, 2008 at 05:31:41 Pacific
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Thanks much M2, i got it clearly now :)
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Response Number 8
Name: dave19 Date: March 29, 2008 at 06:53:47 Pacific
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a little doubt, would %%a copy the first line?
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Response Number 9
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: March 30, 2008 at 01:08:36 Pacific
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not clear
===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 10
Name: dave19 Date: March 30, 2008 at 02:35:02 Pacific
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yeah after i tried to understand it.
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Response Number 11
Name: klint Date: March 30, 2008 at 13:55:11 Pacific
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If you are asking about M2's code
for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir/b/a-d/o-d') do ( copy %%a d:\mystuff & goto :eof)
The directory is listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first) and as soon as the first (i.e. most recent) file is copied, the loop exits using goto.
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