Dos Copy Command

[karldenton]

There might be a really simple answer to this but I'm missing something ! I want to use a batch file to copy the contents of one folder to another. Simples.

 

Batch file :

copy \\2003server\sharedarea\_Teacher%20Admin\LettersHome\*.* \\2003server\d$\data\intranets\wamp\wamp\www\letters\*.*

 

Doesn't work though. Am I missing something obvious !

[Domino]

I assume the spaces in the file locations aren't present in your actual command?

 

I've always found robocopy to be much more reliable anyway....

[Face-Man]

DOS won't like spaces in path and doesn't need the *.* at the end of the destination

[jamesreedersmith]

Try

 

copy "\\2003server\sharedarea\_Teacher Admin\LettersHome\*.*" "\\2003server\d$\data\intranets\wamp\wamp\www\letters\*.*"

 

Thanks

 

James

[karldenton]

No the spaces don't exist - just happened when i copied to here. The only space is between _Teacher Admin hence the %20

[DSapseid]

i use this when ever i have to do a copy

 

xcopy "\\server\share\folder" "\\server\share\folder2" /s /c /i

[sharkster]

try this

 

xcopy \\2003server\sharedarea\_TEACH~1\LettersHome\*.* \\2003server\d$\data\intranets\wamp\wamp\www\letters\*.*

 

edit - or this

 

net use Y: \\2003server\sharedarea\_TEACH~1\LettersHome

net use Z: \\2003server\d$\data\intranets\wamp\wamp\www\letters

xcopy Y:\*.* Z:\ /d/e

net use Y: /del

net use Z: /del

 

the /d/e switch make it copy all folders within that directory and also any files that have been modified

 

- 2nd edit

 

this does add spacces inbetween the word "letters" so make sure ya dont copy that acrross

Edited October 15, 2009 by sharkster

[karldenton]

Thanks. Managed to get it to work now. Is there a way to sync the folder. Got it to copy one way. If the file is deleted in the original folder is there a way to delete the file in the copied folder too?

[OutToLunch]

Not automatically - but you could script it using robocopy instead of xcopy, this has a mirror command which will delete files as needed to make each folder identical.

[OutToLunch]

Robocopy does provide a sync facility.

 

Never noticed that switch before! I assume that means leaving a console/robocopy Window open all the time on the server though?

[kearton]

+1 recommendation for Robocopy here...