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#33441 - 2002-11-25 08:49 PM Copy Based On FileDate
Austin Austin Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-01-24 Posts: 439	I did a search on the board but couldnt find what I was looking for but I know this must be a common issue so my searching must just stink. Anyways what I want to do is move files based on the creation date of the file... I want to use SerialDate() to move files based on date-60 days. I understand the part about performing the math to get $COPYDATEbut I dont understand how to say something to the effect of .... code: COPY . (WHERE DATE IS BEFORE $COPYDATE) Any help is appreciated.. Thanks _________________________ Austin Henderson
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#33442 - 2002-11-25 08:55 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Take a look at XCOPY /D under the Command Prompt or take a look at CleanTempFiles() - Cleans up the temporary directories (or any arbitrary directory) if you ned a UDF. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#33443 - 2002-11-25 09:51 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Austin Austin Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-01-24 Posts: 439	Yeah I thought of using the xcopy method but cant use that because it copied files after date specified... I want to move files before a certain date.. maybe I am thinking the wrong way but I dont see how the xcopy solution will work. Thank you _________________________ Austin Henderson
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#33444 - 2002-11-25 09:58 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	I think you need something like: http://www.kixtart.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=12;t=000234 code: if 60<getfileage($file) move endif how much easier could be? _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#33445 - 2002-11-25 10:06 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Austin Austin Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-01-24 Posts: 439	not much... UDF just did not pull in my search because it does not have a very detailed description. You rock thank you for the help. _________________________ Austin Henderson
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#33446 - 2002-11-25 10:09 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	austin, currently the udf-collection sites do not have search (just yet) but it's a lot easier to find these (I did check from there)... try 'em out. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#33447 - 2002-11-26 09:28 AM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	Hmm ... I think Getfileage() has a leap year problem ! maybe it's best to take a combination of intrinsic getfiletime() and one of the Date Calculation udfs ! Jochen _________________________
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#33448 - 2002-11-26 09:44 AM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	Or even use 3rd Party tools for that task as they will be much faster !!! (Now, don't cry heresy ! Just try a Dirplus() on c:\ ) _________________________
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#33449 - 2002-11-26 09:45 AM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	why not even dirscan() _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#33450 - 2002-11-26 09:59 AM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11625 Loc: CA	Because any KiXtart script will be SLOW compared to most 3rd party utils. If you're only doing a small directory KiXtart UDFs are fine, but if you're looking at manipulating thousands of files on a 200GB volume, then KiXtart is not the program to be using. This is also assuming you're looking for something either real cheap or preferrably free. Maybe take a look at some of these for example. File Manipulation Utilities More file managers Even More File Managers [ 26. November 2002, 10:04: Message edited by: NTDOC ]
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#33451 - 2002-11-26 02:46 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Austin Austin Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-01-24 Posts: 439	Thanks for the help.. I will look into all of these... I am talking about 60 folders that I wish to move with < 4 GB of data.. I think I ill use the kix options but will certainly look into the 3rd party utils. Thanks again _________________________ Austin Henderson
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#33452 - 2002-11-26 02:52 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Waltz Waltz Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-08-01 Posts: 485 Loc: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada	wild stab... attrib the archive bit on the files with a 'before' date and then xcopy with /a or /m switch? _________________________ We all live in a Yellow Subroutine...
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#33453 - 2002-11-26 02:54 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	isn't that faster to just do the job at once? _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#33454 - 2002-11-26 03:19 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Austin Austin Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-01-24 Posts: 439	So you are saying use the getfileage() to determine if the file can be archived? then set the bit on those files... then use xcopy to move them? Am I following you? Thanks _________________________ Austin Henderson
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#33455 - 2002-11-26 03:25 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	not sure if waltz wanted to say that but it sure sounded like that. and, once you think, the disk access amount grows a lot. that's why it is a lot simpler to just copy the file when right time conditions are met. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#33456 - 2002-11-26 04:00 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	The CleanTempFiles UDF referenced above does what Austin wants, however it delets files above a certain age and does not move them. This would be only a minor change to get the move going. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#33457 - 2002-11-26 04:14 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Waltz Waltz Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-08-01 Posts: 485 Loc: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada	yah, that was it...not very efficient tho...hence the wild stab caveat... How about comparing the files against a file with the specified date? code: $rc = CompareFileTimes($file_x, $specified_date_file) IF $rc = -1 ; $file_x is older ; copy $file_x command goes here ENDIF [ 26. November 2002, 16:31: Message edited by: Waltz ] _________________________ We all live in a Yellow Subroutine...
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#33458 - 2002-11-26 04:15 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	waltz, I must still wonder what does that xcopy do there? if you check on manual you will see kixtart inbuild command: copy _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#33459 - 2002-11-26 04:33 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Waltz Waltz Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-08-01 Posts: 485 Loc: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada	i had my tongue over my eyetooth and i couldn't see what i was saying... _________________________ We all live in a Yellow Subroutine...
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#33460 - 2002-11-26 10:11 PM Re: Copy Based On FileDate
Austin Austin Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-01-24 Posts: 439	I am thinking of using the gerfileage() but I have a problem where I have a directory and I want to enumerate a listing of all the folders in that directory.. then I need to get the age of those folders.. then move them based on that age.. well the only way I can think of doing this is by outputting to a temp file a dir listing then reading from that file for age.. is there a better way? Thanks _________________________ Austin Henderson
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