Copy /pack files with same part of name...

[bartlo]

Hello

Could you please support me with such problem:

I hane in one catalogue lots of files with date in name format like myname20130421_1426.xml ( those files are generated automaticly in random time however during a day it is over 300 new)

I want to make script that:

1) script is asking " echo "Give me date"

2) after giving a date with format "20130421" scrpit will pack files *20130421*.xml to one file .zip

3) send this file to FTP or mail


I found some scropts to use xcopy or robocopy or copy to do it, however I dont know How to wrote the script that will ask about part of file name/date ( to filter it) and then put it into copy command ( or better pack to zip command)

Also some info if user give wrong file name (only numbers - this date format)


could you please support me ?

Thanks in advance

Regards Bartek

[foxidrive]

There is a batch script to email and it can attach files, so that part is easy.

My questions are:

1) You want to input a date and pack the files up - but do you want the files deleted once they are archived, or not?

2) Do you want to use 7-Zip to pack the files?

3) What sort of error checking do you need? If the entered date matches no files, then inform the user and ask for another date?

[bartlo]

Thank you for answer

1) original files should stay
2) I can use 7zip or pkzip it doean`t matter once it is free software
3) yes - it can ask for next one date

Best regards
Bartek

[bartlo]

Already have this:

@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
set /P file="Enter date to export:"

7z a archive%file%.zip e:\1111\*%file%*.xml

Echo %file%
:END
exit


now need somethink to:
1) secure user to not enter for example "1" or "*" on the date ( it will compress all files - I need only files with specyfied date "20130429"
2) email this zipped file

Thank for you time !!!

[foxidrive]

Test this: I removed the leading * in *%file%*.xml as you said you only need to match the start of the filename.

I edited this - I had typo'd the closing % characters.

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@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
:loop
set "file="
set /P "file=Enter date to export: "
if not defined file goto :EOF
rem get new input if more than 8 characters
if not "%file:~8,1%"=="" goto :loop
rem get new input if less than 8 characters
if "%file:~7,1%"=="" goto :loop
rem check for only numbers
for /f "delims=1234567890" %%a in ("%file%") do goto :loop

7z a archive%file%.zip e:\1111\%file%*.xml

Echo %file%
:END
exit

[bartlo]

Thank you

it doesn`t work ( I change :loop place and cuted lenght check so is ok now)

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@echo off & setlocal enableextensions

set "file="
set /P "file=Enter date to export: "
:checknumbers
echo check for only numbers
set "file="
set /P "file=Enter date to export: "
for /f "delims=1234567890" %%a in ("%file%") do goto :checknumbers


7z a archive%file%.zip e:\1111\%file%*.xml

Echo %file%
:END
pause

[foxidrive]

Try the code above in my post again - I edited it.

Another change is that if enter alone is pressed then it will quit.

[bartlo]

It is working perfectly - THANK YOU !!!