xcpoy call *.doc in a hard drive not working 1

[jsundin3]

Heres the simple batch
===============
xcopy.exe g:\*.doc g:\temp\4test\12 /W /I /F /V
REM copies and verifies all docs
pause
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Yes it does copy .doc's, but only from the root directory (G:*.doc), but will not copy from folders and subfolders inside G:

Any ideas? JeffS

 

[cdogg]

You need to add the following switches at the end of the first line:

/S /E

[tab]* this will instruct it to search in subdirectories *


To view a list of available switches, type xcopy /? at a command prompt.


~cdogg

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein

 

[mot98]

Try using the "/S" switch for xcopy.

xcopy.exe g:\*.doc /S g:\temp\4test\12 /W /I /F /V


mot98


"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower (1887-1956)

 

[cdogg]

I believe all the switches must be at the end of the command line, not in the middle. Re-write it like this:

xcopy g:\*.doc g:\temp\4test\12 /W /I /F /V /S /E


~cdogg

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein

 

[jsundin3]

Thanks for your reply, I didn't think of the /S cause it was for copying........I will give it a try! JeffS

 

[jsundin3]

nope did not work "Cyclic error", i dont need folders, just wanted all *.doc files in folders and subfolders in G:

Any ideas? JeffS

 

[LeBodge]

xcopy g:\*.doc g:\temp\4test\12 /s seems to work for me, you get all the .doc files from g: and all the .doc files from every subdirectory in its own subdirectory.

Is that what you want?

HTH

LeBodge.

"I know what I like and I like what I know"

 

[cdogg]

Part of the problem is probably that one of your subdirectories, g:\temp\4test\12 is also the destination. So when you use the /S switch, it's going to try to copy .DOC files that it finds in that directory to the same location.

Instead, move your destination location off the G:\ drive if possible. Otherwise, you probably aren't going to be able to use that switch.


~cdogg

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein

 

[jsundin3]

yeah I was testing the script there, ok that makes sense. And that is why I gave you a star before lol, thank you....... JeffS