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Copy and rename same file 1000 times
Name: Neno Date: August 17, 2009 at 18:50:53 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: Batch
Comment:
Hello everyone,
I have been trying to create a Bat file that will copy the same file test.avi from directory F1 to F2 1000 times and rename each time to new file name for example test1.avi, test2.avi..and so on until reach 1000 copies, so last renamed copy would be test1000.avi. If anyone can help me do this that would be great.
Name: Wahine Date: August 17, 2009 at 20:35:59 Pacific
Reply:
Try this:
@echo off
cls
for /l %%# in (1,1,1000) do (
copy F1\test.avi F2\test%%#.avi > nul
)
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Response Number 2
Name: Neno Date: August 18, 2009 at 06:54:19 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Wahine, Thanks for fast response. For some reason files are not copied..I can not figure it out.
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Response Number 3
Name: Wahine Date: August 20, 2009 at 02:23:44 Pacific
Reply:
I can't pick it either, works perfect here.
No error message displayed?
Remove the > nul and see if files are copied.
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Response Number 4
Name: gtaion Date: August 20, 2009 at 05:24:10 Pacific
Reply:
If you are using long filenames (Filenames or directories with spaces or that are longer then 8.3), i.e. C:\documents and settinging\guest\desktop\f1, You need to enclose the path in double quotes, so the above code would simply be.
@echo off cls
for /l %%# in (1,1,1000) do ( copy "F1\test.avi" "F2\test%%#.avi" > nul )
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Response Number 5
Name: Neno Date: August 20, 2009 at 07:49:59 Pacific
Reply:
Yeah you are right it was quotation. Thanks a lot guys works like charm now.
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