Move/sort files to subfolders based on the file's date?

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Re: Move/sort files to subfolders based on the file's date?

#31 Post by ©opy[it]®ight » 04 Sep 2012 07:19

What i meant:

Will the command CD folder be executed/interpreted different than when doing CD \folder or CD folder\? :wink:

and for batch:

Will IF EXIST folder\ be executed/interpreted different than IF EXIST \folder\ ?

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Re: Move/sort files to subfolders based on the file's date?

#32 Post by foxidrive » 04 Sep 2012 08:09

When changing folders they can be relative to the current folder, or explicit with the full path.

For EG: if you are in c:\admin and there is a folder called c:\admin\work
then because you are in c:\admin already then you can execute

cd work

But if you are in c:\program files and need to change to c:\admin\work then you execute

cd \admin\work

or if you are in d: drive then you can execute

cd /d c:\admin\work

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Re: Move/sort files to subfolders based on the file's date?

#33 Post by foxidrive » 04 Sep 2012 08:12

©opy[it]®ight wrote:and for batch:

Will IF EXIST folder\ be executed/interpreted different than IF EXIST \folder\ ?


The trailing slash is needed because without one it can match a file as well.

Again your example raises the relative vs explicit path issue.
The first example will only check for "folder" in the current working directory.

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Re: Move/sort files to subfolders based on the file's date?

#34 Post by ©opy[it]®ight » 20 Sep 2012 08:40

Oops, i didn't notice i had new replies. Thanks for clearing that up. It all makes sence to me now :)

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