Hi

Can anyone help. First time using this forum

I want to copy a folder to another location. Thats OK using xcopy.

I want the .bat to search the folders for the folder named with todays date and then copy it.

The folder is named with todays date 04122008 and located in C:\Documents and Settings\jbloggs\Desktop\2008\December

I want the batch file always copy specifically todays folder to new location. the path of the source folder will always be yyyy/month/ (ie...2008/December)

ECHO OFF
set nl=C:\Docume~1\jbloggs\desktop\2008\december
set td=%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%%date:~10,4%
if not exist %nl%\%date:~4,2%\%date:~10,4% mkdir %nl%\%date:~4,2%\%date:~10,4%
for /f "tokens=1*" %%a in ('dir /a:d ..\%td% /b /s') do copy "%%a %%b\*" "%nl%\%date:~4,2%\%date:~10,4%\*
::set nl=YOURfolder
::set td=the date DAYMONTHYEAR FORMAT
::if not exist YOURfolder\MONTH\YEAR create it
::for all folders with todays date in DAYMONTH YEAR FORMAT , COPY all Contents to YOURfolder\MONTH\YEAR
CLSWelcome to the CH forums.

Try this.  You didn't supply the destination path/filename details so they are OMITTED.  The code will extract date info regardless of the date format in your pc and will change to a new year/month depending on your date.

With acknowledgement to Dias de verano.

Code: [Select]echo off
cls

:: Create/run vbs file (extracts date components) & set variables..
::
set vb=%temp%\newdate.vbs
echo Newdate = (Date() ) > %vb%
echo Yyyy = DatePart("YYYY", Newdate) >> %vb%
echo   Mm = DatePart("M"   , Newdate) >> %vb%
echo   Dd = DatePart("D"   , Newdate) >> %vb%
echo   Wd = DatePart("WW"  , Newdate) >> %vb%
echo   Wn = DatePart("Y"   , Newdate) >> %vb%
echo   Ww = datepart("W"   , Newdate) >> %vb%

echo Wscript.Echo Yyyy^&" "^&Mm^&" "^&Dd^&" "^&Wd^&" "^&Ww^&" "^&Wn >> %vb%

FOR /F "tokens=1-6 delims= " %%A in ('cscript //nologo %vb%') do (
        set Year=%%A
        set Month=%%B
        set Day=%%C
        set Week#=%%D
        set Weekday#=%%E
        set Day#=%%F
)
del %vb%

If %Month% lss 10 set Month=0%Month%
if %Day% lss 10 set Day=0%Day%

set Today=%Day%%Month%%Year%
for /f "Tokens=%Month%" %%A in (
  "January February March April May June July August September October November December") do (
  set Alfamonth=%%A
)


set Filename="c:\documents and settings\jbloggs\desktop\%Year%\%Alfamonth%\%Today%"
echo Source path\
echo filename = %Filename%
echo.
echo Today = %Today%
echo Year =  %Year%
echo Alpha month = %Alfamonth%


:: NOT TESTED FROM THIS LINE.....

:: DESTINATION PATH/FILENAME UNKNOWN.....

if exist %Filename% xcopy %Filename% (Destination path/filename here)





Good luck.
Wow .... Thanks for the response both.

The code seems to work up to the point of copying to new destination.
C:\Documents and Settings\jbloggs\Desktop\copy

I can't get it to copy, but it is LOCATING the source

I have added the path name to the code

if exist %Filename% xcopy %Filename% C:\Documents and Settings\jbloggs\Desktop\copy

I would appreciate more ASSISTANCE..

This stuff is great....but I'm a noviceHi

I got it to work. The original path name has spaces, once I removed spaces with new source location and destination it worked. I also added /e to xcopy %Filename%

xcopy /e %Filename%
/E Copies directories and subdirectoriesOk on that, your original destination path has spaces so must be enclosed in " "

See this line in the code for an example:

Code: [Select]set Filename="c:\documents and settings\jbloggs\desktop\%Year%\%Alfamonth%\%Today%"
Hi Thank you

I have added \e and \v to but now is asking me to specifiy a file name ((F = file, D = Directory)

The reason I have added \v was to run this automatcally through out the day, but avoid manual input. Now I have specify a filename?

How can I overcome this?I have added /I

"/I If destination does not exist and copying more than one file, assumes that destination must be a directory. "

However I am trying to copy to destination path which also has spaces. I works fine if path has no spaces. Can I get around this?

For Example: C:\DOCUMENT and Settings\Copy Of Files

would it also work C:\Document and Settings\Copy Of Files\%Year%\%Alfamonth%\%Today% Quote from: petreli

However I am trying to copy to destination path which also has spaces. I works fine if path has no spaces. Can I get around this?

For Example: C:\Document and Settings\Copy Of Files

would it also work C:\Document and Settings\Copy Of Files\%Year%\%Alfamonth%\%Today%

Ok on that, your original destination path has spaces so must be enclosed in " "

I have added \e and \v to but now is asking me to specifiy a file name ((F = file, D = Directory)