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How to copy files based on modified date?
I would like either a vbscript or powershell script to do the following: copy all files from d:\\data that were only modified after 16/01/2015 18:00 to D:\\Tempdata (whilst keeping folder structure)
How to move files based on date or year?
I would like to move the files to another directory based on the date the file was created. I can use either the filename or the date stamp, whichever is easier. Only the month and year needs to be considered. I have created directories using the following format:
Can you copy a folder with no files?
Robocopy can copy a folder structure with no files. You can then incremetally choose which files to populate. Once the initial setupis complete RoboCopy can be scheduled to copy or mirror aas needed. Only changes will be copied. RoboCopy has fully detailed logging to almost any level you might need.
Which is better to copy files source or Robocopy?
For one, robocopy will perform significantly better than any script, secondly robocopy is certainly better tested and debugged than any of your own code. If you persist scripting this yourself, you will have to have an handle to the source folder and loop through all files. If conditions match, copy the file.
How to fetch files based on the part of a filename that is date?
This question already has answers here: Unix – how to fetch files based on the part of a filename that is date(4 answers) Cleaner way to delete files on Linux which include a datestamp as part of file name(2 answers) Closed 8 years ago.
How to get the name of a file?
The process that checks the directory is a ConnectDirect file watcher, so when a file is found matching myfile20130218 I can fire off some commands, but don’t know how to check the directory and get the name of the file present. %oldname:~-8% extracts the last 8 characters from %oldname% which are then appended to the new filename.