Hi, everyone.

I'm trying to remember how to move certain files in a directory to another directory in a batch file. I want to copy the packets I get in in BT's inbound
to a backup directory (that's saved my bacon before), but not all of the other files I get (TICs, ZIPs, et al).

I was thinking that this might do it:

for in (*.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.su?) copy * d:\backup

Is that right? I really don't think it is (something's nagging me that it's missing)...

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Sean

P.S. Thanks for all the help with my previous question. One thing I can always
do in these echoes is learn...

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Hi Sean!

In your message to All, dated <Sunday January 15 2006 08:51>, you wrote:

SD: for in (*.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.su?) copy * d:\backup
SD: Is that right? I really don't think it is (something's nagging me
SD: that it's missing)...

You might want to add plain mail packets (*.PKT).

Kind regards,

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Hi Sean,

I'm trying to remember how to move certain files in a
directory to another directory in a batch file. I
want to copy the packets I get in in BT's inbound to a
backup directory (that's saved my bacon before), but
not all of the other files I get (TICs, ZIPs, et al).

I was thinking that this might do it:

for in (*.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.su?) copy * d:\backup

From the command line that should be -

for %f in (*.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.su?) copy %f d:\backup

That way you don't drop the FOR part and get everything with * ........;-)

And if its in a batch file then its -

for %%f in (*.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.su?) copy %%f d:\backup

Cheers.............pk.


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Peter,

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From the command line that should be -

Thanks for the corrections. I appreciate it.

Later,
Sean

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Peter,

*** Quoting Peter Knapper from a message to Sean Dennis ***

for %%f in (*.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.su?) copy %%f
d:\backup

Unfortunately, that didn't work. I just discovered that a day's worth of mail processing hadn't been done because that line kept causing my mail processing batch file to halt.

The error?

"copy was unexpected at this time."

Later,
Sean

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Hi Sean,

for %%f in (*.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.su?) copy %%f
d:\backup

Unfortunately, that didn't work.

Ooops, try adding the word DO before "copy".........;-)

EG:

[E:\Z]for %f in (sq?.msg) do copy %f \y

[E:\Z]copy sq1.msg \y
1 file(s) copied.

[E:\Z]copy sq2.msg \y
1 file(s) copied.

[E:\Z]copy sq3.msg \y
1 file(s) copied.


Cheers...........pk.


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Peter,

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Ooops, try adding the word DO before "copy".........;-)

Works perfectly now, thanks. :)

Later,
Sean

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