Subj : A little batch file magic
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Peter Knapper
Date : Mon Jan 16 2006 05:40 pm

Hi Sean,

 SD> I'm trying to remember how to move certain files in a 
 SD> directory to another directory in a batch file.  I 
 SD> want to copy the packets I get in in BT's inbound to a 
 SD> backup directory (that's saved my bacon before), but 
 SD> not all of the other files I get (TICs, ZIPs, et al).

 SD> I was thinking that this might do it:

 SD> for in (*.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.su?) copy * d:\backup

From the command line that should be -

 for %f in (*.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.su?) copy %f d:\backup

That way you don't drop the FOR part and get everything with * ........;-)

And if its in a batch file then its -

 for %%f in (*.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th? *.fr? *.sa? *.su?) copy %%f d:\backup

Cheers.............pk.


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