Need a script to copy a Folder into documents and setings

[sradams1977]

I am using a program called Cubase SE which has been set up with a specific configuration by the teacher which is required for all users who log onto the PCs in music suite. My problem is that the configuration files are stored within the local profile on each PC and a fresh config is created when a user logs on.

 

I need a script to copy the Config folder from a location into C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data for each user who logs onto the PC.

 

I have tried a few things but I am not sure of the exact syntax.

 

Any Ideas would be appreciated.

 

Many Thanks.

[fooby]

robocopy \\network\folder\Cubase "c:\documents and settings\%username%\application data\Cubase" /e

 

At a guess. This will require robocopy to exist on these music computers. this can be added to a standard logon script, or added to a script that only applies to these computers (by many methods)

 

fooby

[sradams1977]

Worked a treat, thanks for the help.

[fooby]

Excellent!

 

fooby

[FN-GM]

Hi

 

How do i alter this so it will copy a shortcut? What is the robocopy bit as well please?

 

Thank you

 

Z

[maniac]

Mr FN-Greatermanchester sir, you need to learn to use google

 

Bung robocopy into google, first result is a detailed wikipedia article telling you where to get it, and how to use it!

 

Mike,

[FN-GM]

:oops: I thought Robocopy had something to do with lego!

 

How do i do it without Robocopy please?

 

Z

[maniac]

if it's just a single shortcut, just use the normal windows copy command,

 

i.e. something like;

copy \\servername\sharename\folder\shortcut.lnk "c:\documents and settings\%username%\start menu\programs\"

 

Mike.

[FN-GM]

Cheers mate

 

Z

[FN-GM]

Is that .bat format?

 

Cheers

 

Z

[ITWombat]

Is that .bat format?

 

Cheers

 

Z

 

Yes. BAT or CMD because the script contains commands as you would type at the command prompt.

 

CMD scripts allow extra features to the batch script language introduced with Windows NT.

[FN-GM]

copy \\fn.local\SYSVOL\FN.local\shortcuts\Outlook Web Access.lnk "c:\documents and settings\All Users\start menu\"

 

Isnt working

[maniac]

Put speech marks round the "\\fn.local\ . . . . " part as well as the destination. Reason for this, because it has spaces in it, my example didn't so I didn't type them.

 

Mike.

[FN-GM]

Now its this

 

copy "\\fn.local\SYSVOL\FN.local\shortcuts\Outlook Web Access.lnk" "c:\documents and settings\All Users\start menu\"

 

Still now having it

 

Thanks Manic for helping on the last couple of things i do appreciate it.

 

Z

[maniac]

I thought for a moment that copy may not work from unc paths, but just logged into work to try it, and it does.

 

Has the user running the script got write access to the 'all users' area? Check the permissions on the actual shortcut as well.

 

Just tried this copying from my sysvol share at work to a local c:\ folder, and it worked fine for me.

 

Mike.

[FN-GM]

I am running it on a account with full admin rights, so if i change the location of the shortcut that might be it?

 

Z

[maniac]

Try changing it to the C:\ root to test it, and try a different location to copy from, or try it just copying a file locally until you find the bit that causing you problems.

 

Mike.

[FN-GM]

Still getting it put when i run to it C:\OWA.lnk

 

I get the following:

 

Its a link to a website does that matter?

 

Z

[maniac]

Are you running the copy command from a command prompt window or by typing it in the 'run' box.

 

Normally I'd expect an error in the command line box, not a windows error like you're getting.

 

Mike.

[FN-GM]

i am running the comman in a .bat script

 

But when i get the error message i was typing the below in the run box

 

C:\OWA.lnk

[maniac]

Ahh, just thought. if it's a web link, then the extension is .url not .lnk.

 

Mike.

[FN-GM]

Cheers