New to making batch files some help would be awesome.

[peonowns]

Can only say thanks again,
When I tried to do it myself it put all 3 folders into the sub folder with 100 101 etc but looking at how you have coded it i can see where i went wrong !
Will let you know how i get on.

[foxidrive]

Bewdy. Good to hear you're getting into it.

[peonowns]

Seems to be working in all tests I have done!
Just going to double check a lot of the folders to ensure everything is transferred and intact, then i will make a quick backup just encase and do a final test on the live environment to ensure it still works when the paths are across the network rather than local.
Can't see a problem as I have the appropriate permissions.

[peonowns]

I have added a way to try and stop accidental usage not sure if it is the best way.
I suppose a better way would be with commands for user input?

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@echo off
echo You're about to run the Archive and create batchfile!
pause

echo Please check to make sure no one is using the archive folder!

pause

pushd "C:\Testbegin" || goto :EOF
for /f "skip=10 delims=" %%a in ('dir *-* /b /o-n /ad') do (
    robocopy "%%a" "C:\Testend\%%a" /move /e
)

pause

for /f "tokens=2 delims=-" %%a in ('dir *-* /b /on /ad') do set /a start=%%a + 1
set /a end=start + 49
for /L %%a in (%start%,1,%end%) do (
                  md "%start%-%end%\%%a" 
                  md "%start%-%end%\%%a\cads"
                  md "%start%-%end%\%%a\production"
                  md "%start%-%end%\%%a\purchasing"
)
popd

[foxidrive]

I have added a way to try and stop accidental usage not sure if it is the best way.
I suppose a better way would be with commands for user input?

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@echo off
echo You're about to run the Archive and create batchfile!
pause

echo Please check to make sure no one is using the archive folder!

pause

This puts a bit more onus on the user as they have to be proactive to make it run.

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@echo off
echo You're about to run the batchfile to Archive and create folders...
echo.
echo Please check to make sure no one is using the archive folder!
set "var="
set /p "var=type GO and press enter when you have done that: "
if not "%var%"=="GO" goto :EOF

[peonowns]

When I use your provided example it shuts the cmd window is there a way to keep it open?

I thought it was echo off

[peonowns]

Ah it is because i was not entering GO i entered go.

When typing go it closes the window without running.

[foxidrive]

It's very specific - the user has to type it as shown - in UPPER CASE.

You can add /i to the following if command if you want any sentence case to work.

[peonowns]

Great thanks for that

One problem i am now finding is that the folders are moved to the correct location, but they are not in the parent folder, it seems to "skipped" or deleted.

I edited the locations back to a test location to try and fix but i can't seem to isolate why it is skipping / deleting the parent folder.
I'm about to remove the echos and var type="GO" and re-test

Don't know if you know or can see why this would be happening?

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@echo off
echo You're about to run the batchfile to Archive Quotes...
echo.
echo Please check to make sure no one is using the archive folder!
set "var="
set /p "var=type GO and press enter when you have done that: "
if not "%var%"=="GO" goto :EOF
pushd "C:\Testbegin" || goto :EOF
for /f "skip=10 delims=" %%a in ('dir *-* /b /o-n /ad') do (
    robocopy "%%a" "C:\Testend" /move /e
)

[peonowns]

Think i missed off the %%a will re-edit and test.