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copying files dated today w/o overwrite
Name: DannoU Date: May 5, 2009 at 08:19:13 Pacific OS: DOS Subcategory: Batch
Comment:
Hey guys, I'm trying to put a batch together in DOS to copy files generated by an app today only and put them in a "today" folder.
I've already written code to increment the folder by date. I have it creating the "today" folder.
Now to get code to incorporate a "copy today files to the today folder" command.
Then to put it all together - shake - stir - and see what pops out the other end.
Name: Valerie (by Garibaldi) Date: May 5, 2009 at 14:21:39 Pacific
Reply:
Which dos version?
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Response Number 2
Name: DannoU Date: May 5, 2009 at 23:25:14 Pacific
Reply:
Actually, the OS is XP, but I'm writing in the command interpreter which comes with the XP opsys. So far the code is working fine, with the exception of the following.....
I need to copy files dated today "only", on a count of the fact that they are graphics/data files - huge. I just picked up a 1TByte external drive, But that will even fill rather quickly at 6Gig a copy*2.
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