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#35055 - 2003-01-09 09:12 PM XCopy and Excluding Files
Trish Trish Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-07-09 Posts: 23	This is the function I need. It works great on XP. Run Xcopy K:\dir C:\dir /EXCLUDE:\\tm2\netlogon\exclude.txt /D /v /r /k /y /i This will copy the most current file to the new directory, and exclude and file extensions list in the text file. My Problem: the exclude function is not available in Win 98 xcopy. Any idea's how to copy a directory's most current files, and exclude, for example .txt Do I use ENum Function? I'm not quite sure. Thanks
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#35056 - 2003-01-10 10:59 AM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	Trish, as far as I know the 98' xcopy has significant differences in command line switches (Maybe it also hasn't got this functionality) ... You may want to check the help for it on a 98 machine (which I haven't got at the moment to doublecheck ) hth J. _________________________
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#35057 - 2003-01-10 01:24 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Trish Trish Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-07-09 Posts: 23	Win98 does not have the /exclude. Is there any way kixtart can copy a directory but exclude file extensions? Thanks
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#35058 - 2003-01-10 01:28 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	hmm ... actually I think of using RoboCopy in that case , or xxcopy for that matter ... What about these ? _________________________
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#35059 - 2003-01-10 01:52 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Trish Trish Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-07-09 Posts: 23	I'm not familiar with Robo or xxcopy. I will do some research. I'm also looking at the Dir function in conjunction with compare file times. But I believe another program like your suggesting may be a lot simpler. Thanks
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#35060 - 2003-01-10 02:19 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Andy Cippico Andy Cippico Fresh Scripter Registered: 2003-01-09 Posts: 17 Loc: UK	FYI: Robocopy only works under NT/W2K.
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#35061 - 2003-01-10 02:42 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Rocco Capra Rocco Capra Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2002-04-01 Posts: 380 Loc: Mansfield Ohio	I have an idea! I had a problem with FTP.exe on an NT box. It seemed that it did not work the same as the FTP.exe on a WIN2K box. (FTP.exe=CMD line version) Solution = Copied the FTP.exe from the 2K box over top of the FTP.exe on the NT box. Now I don't know if there are any dependant files that xcopy needs, you will have to reasearch that, but FTP.exe had no dependant files so we were able to get away with it. HTH, Rocco _________________________ I Love this board!! -------------------- My DEV PC is running KIX 4.22 WINXP Pro
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#35062 - 2003-01-10 03:17 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Jack Lothian Jack Lothian MM club member Registered: 1999-10-22 Posts: 1169 Loc: Ottawa,Ontario, Canada	Robocopy from the NT3.51 service pack works with Win9x. (All higher version will not work with Win9x) I suggest using this or xxcopy but you might check out the UDF forum for Kixtart solutions. _________________________ Jack
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#35063 - 2003-01-10 09:46 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Trish Trish Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-07-09 Posts: 23	Robocopy will be great for future projects. I tried xxcopy, and it wouldn't run correctly. It could be my syntax. I kept it the same as xcopy, and read the info, but no luck. I tried moving the XP xcopy version to 98, copied some .dll's but it wasn't happy. What I am doing is for 98 I copy the entire directory... ugh. And then delete what I don't want through kixtart, I'm planning to upgrade to XP to make life simpler.
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#35064 - 2003-01-10 10:02 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Waltz Waltz Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-08-01 Posts: 485 Loc: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada	Trish... Maybe something like this will do the trick... This will exclude *.txt extensions... code: $FileName = Dir("C:\TEMP") ; <-- put your directory here While $FileName <> "" and @ERROR = 0 If Right($filename,3) <> "txt" ? $FileName ; put your xcopy command here EndIf $FileName = Dir() ; retrieve next file Loop [ 10. January 2003, 22:03: Message edited by: Waltz ] _________________________ We all live in a Yellow Subroutine...
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#35065 - 2003-01-14 09:06 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Trish Trish Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-07-09 Posts: 23	Thanks I'll give it a try!
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#35066 - 2003-01-15 09:37 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Trish Trish Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-07-09 Posts: 23	$FileName = Dir("K:\Production\Truck\.") While $FileName <> "" AND @ERROR = 0 If Right($filename,3) <> ".txt" ? $FileName Run xcopy K:\production\Truck\ c:\Truck\ /I /D /Y EndIf $FileName = Dir() ; retrieve next file Loop Something's going wierd on me. FYI this is for 98 machines. Script error: unknown or unexpected command [K:\Production\Truck]! Run Xcopy K:\Production\truck\ C:\truck\ /d I've tried it without \ at the end, wild cards. Still the same error. This also happend when I tried to use xxcopy. Any other thoughts?
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#35067 - 2003-01-15 09:40 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Try the command from the command line before advancing to the KiXtart script itself. And please post code in between [CODE] tags! _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#35068 - 2003-01-15 10:18 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	missing quotes and you should probably use SHELL instead of RUN. See the FAQs. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#35069 - 2003-01-15 10:19 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Waltz Waltz Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-08-01 Posts: 485 Loc: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada	Trish... This example should copy all files excluding those with a txt extension... code: $Source="K:\Production\Truck" $Target="C:\Truck" $Exclude="txt" ; $FileName = Dir($Source) While $FileName <> "" and @ERROR = 0 If Right($Filename,3) <> $Exclude Copy $Source+"\"+$Filename $Target EndIf $FileName = Dir() Loop [ 15. January 2003, 22:26: Message edited by: Waltz ] _________________________ We all live in a Yellow Subroutine...
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#35070 - 2003-01-16 03:18 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Trish Trish Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-07-09 Posts: 23	The xcopy does run well as a batch file, but I could not get it to run within Kixtart. The script using the $Source & $Target you suggested to copy via Kixtart is awesome! I add in a md c:\truck to complete the process, and it works just as I hoped! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!
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#35071 - 2003-01-16 03:22 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Waltz Waltz Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-08-01 Posts: 485 Loc: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada	You're welcome! You're welcome! You're welcome! _________________________ We all live in a Yellow Subroutine...
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#35072 - 2003-01-20 07:20 PM

Re: XCopy and Excluding Files

Trish

Fresh Scripter

Registered: 2002-07-09
Posts: 23

Copying to my 98 machines has been working like a charm, but I hoping to take it one step further by comparing files and coping only the newly changed files down to the local PC.

I have tried many variations of GetFiletime, CompareFiletimes and FreshFiles with no success. I've definity lost any logic my brain possessed. Any new thought would be greatly appreciated.

code:

 MD "c:\truck"
 		
$Source="K:\Production\Truck"
$Target="C:\Truck"
$FileName = Dir($Source)

While $FileName <> "" AND @ERROR = 0 

Function FreshFile($Source, $Target, $FileName, optional $force,)
? 'Error '+@ERROR+' - '+@SERROR			
Dim $compare
Right($filename,3) <> "txt" AND Right $filename,3) <> "pbl" 	
$compare=comparefiletimes("$Source\$FileName","$Target\$FileName")		
  If $compare=1 OR $force			
  Copy $Source+"\"+$FileName $target
  ? 'Error '+@ERROR+' - '+@SERROR
  EndIf 
$FileName = Dir() ; retrieve next file		
EndFunction
? "	Updating $FileName"
	
Loop

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#35073 - 2003-01-20 08:16 PM Re: XCopy and Excluding Files
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Suggestion: Check the UDF library, e.g. UpdateFile(). _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#35074 - 2003-01-20 08:42 PM

Re: XCopy and Excluding Files

Waltz

Seasoned Scripter

Registered: 2002-08-01
Posts: 485
Loc: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Trish...
Keep on Truckin'...

code:

$Source = "K:\Production\Truck"
$Target = "C:\Truck"
If Exist($Target) = 0
   MD $Target
Endif
$FileName = Dir($Source)

While $FileName <> "" AND @ERROR = 0 
   If Right($Filename,3) <> "txt" OR Right($Filename,3) <> "pbl" 
      $compare = CompareFileTimes($Source+"\"+$FileName,$Target+"\"+$FileName)
      If $compare = 1 OR $compare = -3
         Copy $Source+"\"+$FileName $Target
      EndIf
   Endif 
   $FileName = Dir()
Loop

[ 20. January 2003, 22:23: Message edited by: Waltz ]

_________________________
We all live in a Yellow Subroutine...

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