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sal21
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copy and kill file

#1 Post by sal21 » 02 Aug 2018 03:40

batch, please.. tkx.
have two lan dir:

source dir:
\\mylnadir1\dir1\
destination dir:
\\mylnadir2\dir2\

from source dir i need to loop all .txt files (only this type with .txt), check if in destionation dir are present if not copy, from source and paste in destination, naturally kill file from source...

tath is all.
tkx

SIMMS7400
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Joined: 07 Jan 2016 07:47

Re: copy and kill file

#2 Post by SIMMS7400 » 02 Aug 2018 05:51

Untested:

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SET "SOURCE_DIR=\\mylnadir1\dir1"
SET "DEST_DIR=\\mylnadir2\dir2"

PUSHD "%SOURCE_DIR%"
	FOR /F %%A IN ("*.txt") DO (
		IF NOT EXIST "%DEST_DIR%\%%~A" (
			COPY /Y "%%~A" "%DEST_DIR%"
			DEL /F /Q "%%~A"
		)
	)
POPD
	

Squashman
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Posts: 4465
Joined: 23 Dec 2011 13:59

Re: copy and kill file

#3 Post by Squashman » 02 Aug 2018 08:51

SIMMS7400 wrote:
02 Aug 2018 05:51
Untested:

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SET "SOURCE_DIR=\\mylnadir1\dir1"
SET "DEST_DIR=\\mylnadir2\dir2"

PUSHD "%SOURCE_DIR%"
	FOR /F %%A IN ("*.txt") DO (
		IF NOT EXIST "%DEST_DIR%\%%~A" (
			COPY /Y "%%~A" "%DEST_DIR%"
			DEL /F /Q "%%~A"
		)
	)
POPD
	
Remove the /F.

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