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Batch compare folder contents to txt file

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February 22, 2011 at 08:01:05
Specs: Windows XP
Hi,

I'm trying to create a batch script to open a text file that has a list of files written into it, I then want to compare the files listed in that text file to a folder on my computer. If the file listed in the TXT is NOT in the folder it would print the missing file to another text file.

For example:
c:/allFiles.txt
file1.doc
file2.doc
file3.doc
file4.doc
file5.doc

c:/FilesDirectory
/file1.doc
/file3.doc
/file5.doc

Then after comparing it will create this text file:
c:/missingFiles.txt
file2.doc
file4.doc

Thank you for your help in advance!


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#1
February 22, 2011 at 10:09:51
I gues it does what you asked.


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@echo off
for /f %%a in (allfiles.txt) do (

if exist filesdir\%%a echo file %%a present
if not exist filesdir\%%a (
echo file %%a not present
echo %%a >>missingFiles.txt
)

)

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Subhash Chandra.


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#2
February 22, 2011 at 10:34:17
That does it perfectly! Thanks a lot for your help!

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