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Backup Script
- Thread starter Brianfree
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Well, to create a folder with today's date, you could just do:
Then it's just a matter of getting using whatever method you use of backing up your data: ntbackup, xcopy, copy, etc.
Code:
echo %date% > temp.txt
for /F "tokens=1,2,3,4 delims=/ " %%1 in (temp.txt) do set dirname=%4-%3-%2
mkdir %dirname%Then it's just a matter of getting using whatever method you use of backing up your data: ntbackup, xcopy, copy, etc.
Sorry, one more correction (that's what I get for not actually testing in a batch file)
100% works
Code:
echo %date% > temp.txt
for /F "tokens=1,2,3,4 delims=/ " %%1 in (temp.txt) do echo %%4-%%3-%%2 > temp2.txt
for /F %%1 in (temp2.txt) do mkdir %%1100% works
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Hi, i have the following code which works...
How can i now modify this so it backs up to a folder called Monday, Tuesday, etc... (a backup for each day of the week) deleting what ever may be in the folder first. So i can have access to files on any day over the last week?
Kindest regards,
BF
Code:
@ECHO OFF
FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%I IN ('DATE /t') DO SET DATESTAMP=%%K-%%I-%%J
MD K:\BACKUPS\%DATESTAMP%
XCOPY K:\DATA\*.* K:\BACKUPS\%DATESTAMP%How can i now modify this so it backs up to a folder called Monday, Tuesday, etc... (a backup for each day of the week) deleting what ever may be in the folder first. So i can have access to files on any day over the last week?
Kindest regards,
BF
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- #6
Something like this would work:
Code:
@echo off
REM set paths to folders
set storage=K:\BACKUPS
set data=K:\DATA
REM get day of the week
FOR /F "tokens=1 delims=/ " %%I IN ('DATE /t') DO SET today=%%I
REM create the folder if it doesn't already exist
IF NOT EXIST==%storage%\%today% md %storage%\%today%
REM delete anything that might already be there
del %storage%\%today%\*.* /q /s
REM copy the stuff
XCOPY %data%\*.* %storage%\%today%
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Well, on mine that picks up the day - like Wed. If you're getting a different token, then it would be because your date format is different. You might need to adjust the tokens and/or delimiters (did you include the space character in the delimiters?). At the command line, type date /t - if your format is something other than 'Wed 02/27/2008', you'll need to make some adjustments.
The last batch that I posted was working with this:
If you want to go back to indvidual dates for the folder names, go back to what your earlier code which you said works:
The last batch that I posted was working with this:
Brainfree said:
If you want to go back to indvidual dates for the folder names, go back to what your earlier code which you said works:
Brainfree said:
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