Hi... i m trying to make a batch file which will move my (2 files on 2 different servers which are in C:test.log) log files on server's c:\backup. It will rename it to current date_in.log & in Current date_out.log format after that it will copy those renamed files on my local pc from where ill be executing this batch file. well what worse i need is it will ask for a user name after matching specific user name it will execute the batch file otherwise it will exit. what i have managed to make so far is here =========================================== @echo off setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion set Pdate=%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~10,4%%1 COLOR 1f REM ECHO ---- THIS PROGRAM MUST RUN BY THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR ONLY ---- echo. echo. echo. echo. echo. set cmd=xcopy /q /s /c /d /e /h /i /r /y set a=\\server1\c$\test.log set b=\\server1\c$\backup\ set c=\\server2\c$\test.log set d=\\server2\c$\backup\ set e=c:\backuplogs move /y %a% %b%\%Pdate%_in.log Move /y %c% %d%\%Pdate%_out.log %copycmd% %b%\%Pdate%_in.log %e% %copycmd% %d%\%Pdate%_out.log %e% pause>NUL ================================== first of all above stated also not working hehe sorry for that... and the main thing what to add so that it can ask for the specified usernames and than executes itself or else exit.. like if i enters username testuser which is already in our batch file, if the username matches if will go further otherwise it will exit the batch program.. you kind help would be highly appreciated. thank you Chow....!!!

I suppose this next line is intended to avoiding typing the xcopy syntax. [1] Using an internal or external command like CMD is a BAD idea. [2] xcopy is not what you need. set cmd=xcopy /q /s /c /d /e /h /i /r /y ::=========================== What you need is: copy %b%\%Pdate%_in.log %e% copy %d%\%Pdate%_out.log %e% ================================== To get and check user: set /p UN= user name ? if not !UN!'==testuser' goto :eof ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

thanx for yo help... actually i tried the way you told me but getting this kind of errors when i enters today's date ============================================ PLEASE ENTER DATE : - 07312008 The system cannot find the file specified. '"\07312008_in.log"' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. '"\07312008_out.log"' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. ============================================= and sorry i wrote the cmd variable actually it was copycmd variable i just 4got to put copy as i know dat to make a system command or predefined variable is not allowed... but still its not copying... Chow....!!!

So what have you got now? ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

ACTUALLY let me put here my whole file so that you can understand ================================ set /p UN= user name ? if not !UN!'==testuser' goto :eof if EXIST goto DO set call1=xcopy /q /s /c /d /e /h /i /r /y set f=\\admin3\c$\IACopyL*.log set h=\\admin3\c$\IAcopylog_IN set e=\\admin\c$\IACopy.Log set g=\\admin\c$\IAlog_out\ set a=C:\backup\logs\ REM COPYING LOG FILES TO THEIR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS (PLEASE REFER THE PATH OF THE VARIABLES FOR THE LOCATIONS) rem color ba :DO %call1% %f% %a% %call1% %e% %a% REM RENAMING THE LOG FILES WITH CURRENT DATE ren %a%\IACopyLog.log %Pdate%_in.log ren %a%\iacopy.log %Pdate%_out.log %call1% %a%\%Pdate%_in.log %h% %call1% %a%\%Pdate%_out.log %g% rem i have put remark so that it wont delete in testing batch file later on it will be unremarked rem del /s /q "%f%" rem del /s /q "%e%" ======================================= so when i executes it asks me to enter username but after that its doing NOTHING if i disables entering username to test further... the xcopy command also not working at all... i tried to copy command but my senior told me that what will be the ERRORCONTROL to you copy or move command... now i dont know what to answer them... or how to solve dis out... actually we are having 5 ADMINISTRATORS working 24/7 so i need to put all 5's usernames to this file dat also i need to manage and put them in a log file which will show us that who had run the batch file at wat time... i think its being much complex now.. hhehehe sorry if i am asking a lot... so if i want to use copy or move command rather than xcopy than how to set the errorcontrol which will tell me that here the batch file got the errors or sumthing like that. so now wat you say... ! Chow....!!!

What is this trying to do: if EXIST goto DO ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

yea if a user enters username testuser than it will execute the commands or else it will exit did i made it right or its wrong ? or else guide me how can i specify 5 usernames which will be entered by USER and if from those 5 usernames any username is not in list than it will exit otherwise it will execute the batch file by verifying the username which is entered by USER K2™ System/Network Engineer