Solved Batch move of files that match certain format

nbrane February 1, 2013 at 16:38:40

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::====== begin batch @for /f %%a in ('dir /b \xxx\*-*-*.pdf | findstr /r "[0-9]*-[0-9]*-[0-9]"') do @echo move \xxx\%%a elsewhere ::====== end batch this will however, pick up files with null between dashes: --999 -8-99 in some cases. Further refinement might be required in the filtering... Take out the echo when you feel brave and confident..

This helps but is moving items I wouldn't expect it to move. I'm testing with 2 files 123-4569-123.pdf and 123-G4569-123.pdf. It moves both of them when I would expect the one with a letter G to not move as it isn't numeric.

I think I figured it out for /f %%a in ('dir /b *-*-*.pdf ^| findstr /r "[0-9]*-[0-9]*-[0-9]"') do move /y %%a elsewhere I needed a ^ for this to work in my batch code Thank you so much for your help!!!!

mikelinus February 7, 2013 at 08:46:53

my mistake too late in posting edited

nbrane February 7, 2013 at 10:19:53

My mistake most for getting it wrong. I had it right in my "working model", but I must have hand-typed instead of cut/paste to the forum, and in so doing lost the carat (or easter-bunny made early appearance and stole it). "good eye" for catching my goof, glad you got it working.