compare a text file with files...

[trekdrop]

Hi,

I really hope you can help me. I have a list with ROMs that I can run in coinops (old Xbox emulator) its a text file. And I have a file with more than 10000 ROMs in it. Iam looking for a batch command that can copy the ROMs that listed in the text file. Here is some info.

Place where the ROMs are:

F:\emulators\mame\roms\

Place where the text file is:

F:\coinops\

Name of the text:

Coinopslist.text

Place where the roms need to go:

F:\coinops\roms\

It would be so awesome if someone can help me!

[foxidrive]

This assumes the files are listed one per line in the text file and that the files all exist in F:\emulators\mame\roms\

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@echo off
md "F:\coinops\roms\" 2>nul
for /f "usebackq delims=" %%a in ("F:\coinops\Coinopslist.text") do copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\%%a" "F:\coinops\roms\"
echo done
pause

[trekdrop]

Yes thanks!!

where do i place the bat file?

[foxidrive]

It doesn't have to be in a specific location.

[trekdrop]

i am getting a error:

The system cant find the file

[trekdrop]

i probely did something wrong...

Now it scans the .txt file but isnt coping anything to the folder.
it says it cant find any files...

[foxidrive]

In front of the copy put an echo so it says do echo copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\%%a" "F:\coinops\roms\"

Then launch the batch file and see what the loop prints to the console.
You can copy and paste in a reply if you need to.

[trekdrop]

copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zerotime" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zerotrgt" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zerowing" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zerozone" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zigzag" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zigzag2" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zingzip" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zintrckb" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zipzap" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\znpwfv" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zoar" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zodiack" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zombraid" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zookeep" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zookeep2" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zookeep3" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zoom909" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zunkyou" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zupapa" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zupapan" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zwackery" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zzyzzyx2" "F:\coinops\roms\"
copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\zzyzzyxx" "F:\coinops\roms\"


these are the last lines. it doesnt copy any files to F:\coinops\roms\

[Squashman]

Are you missing the file extension in your CoinOpsList.txt file?

[trekdrop]

file extension??

whats that?

[Squashman]

file extention??

whats that?

Extension.
.txt, .pdf, .doc, .xls, .rom, .mame, etc, etc, etc.

[trekdrop]

oh Man!

Your right!

Now i need to find a way to add .zip to every rom in the text file...


this is just s sample from the txt

005
1941
1941j
1942
1942a
1942b
1943
1943j
1943kai
1944
1944j
1945kiii
19xx
19xxa
19xxh
19xxj
19xxjr1
2020bb
2020bba
2020bbh
280zzzap
3countb
3in1semi
3kokushi
3stooges
3wonders
3wonderu
40love
47pie2
47pie2o
4dwarrio
4enraya
4in1
4in1boot
600
64streej
64street
720
720g
720gr1
720r1
720r2
720r3
7jigen
7toitsu
800fath
88games
8ball
8ball1
8ballact
8ballat2
8bpm
99lstwar
99lstwra
9ballsh2
9ballsh3
9ballsht


and they need to be:

005.zip
1941.zip
1941j
1942
1942a
1942b
1943
1943j
1943kai
1944
1944j
1945kiii
19xx
19xxa
19xxh
19xxj
19xxjr1
2020bb
2020bba
2020bbh
280zzzap
3countb
3in1semi
3kokushi
3stooges
3wonders
3wonderu
40love
47pie2
47pie2o
4dwarrio
4enraya
4in1
4in1boot
600
64streej
64street
720
720g
720gr1
720r1
720r2
720r3
7jigen
7toitsu
800fath
88games
8ball
8ball1
8ballact
8ballat2
8bpm
99lstwar
99lstwra
9ballsh2
9ballsh3
9ballsht

[Squashman]

If all the ROMS you want to move have a .ZIP file extension but you don't have it in your text file then just add it to the code.

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copy "F:\emulators\mame\roms\%%a.ZIP" "F:\coinops\roms\"

[trekdrop]

even if i add .rar or .zip to the fisrt roms in the txt it still doesnt copy anything...

[Squashman]

even if i add .rar or .zip to the fisrt roms in the txt it still doesnt copy anything...

Did you remove the ECHO in front of the COPY command?