Hello,

How to have a VBscript or batch file to copy a hidden file from a server to
a remote server?

Thanks,
Wensi

1. Use FSO to unhide the file, copy it, re-hide it.
2. Shell out to XCOPY with the /h switch to copy hidden files.

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"Wensi Peng" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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Hello,

How to have a VBscript or batch file to copy a hidden file from a server to
a remote server?

Thanks,
Wensi

In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Wensi Peng wrote:

> Hello,
>
> How to have a VBscript or batch file to copy a hidden file from a
> server to a remote server?

XCOPY /?
...
/H Copies hidden and system files also.
...

I tried it and how to suppress the question F or D ? I know boot.ini is a
file.

I want xcopy run in a batch file.

I want the destination file removed hidden after copying. How?

Also how about using robocopy to do the same job?

Example:

E:\Documents and Settings\Max>xcopy /h /i c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini
Does C:\boot2.ini specify a file name
or directory name on the target
(F = file, D = directory)?



Thanks,

Wensi

"Mark V" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Wensi Peng wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> How to have a VBscript or batch file to copy a hidden file from a
>> server to a remote server?
>
> XCOPY /?
> ...
> /H Copies hidden and system files also.
> ...
>

In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Wensi Peng wrote:

> "Mark V" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Wensi Peng wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> How to have a VBscript or batch file to copy a hidden file from
>>> a server to a remote server?
>>
>> XCOPY /?
>> ...
>> /H Copies hidden and system files also.
>> ...

> I tried it and how to suppress the question F or D ? I know
> boot.ini is a file.
>
> I want xcopy run in a batch file.
>
> I want the destination file removed hidden after copying. How?
>
> Also how about using robocopy to do the same job?
>
> Example:
>
> E:\Documents and Settings\Max>xcopy /h /i c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini
> Does C:\boot2.ini specify a file name
> or directory name on the target
> (F = file, D = directory)?

You did not say your OS.

One way may be
echo/F|xcopy /h c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini
Attrib -s -h -r c:\boot2.ini

Or
attrib -s -h -r c:\boot.ini
copy c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini
attrib +s +h +r c:\boot.ini

I can't give you the robocopy syntax.
For other purposes XXcopy may be of interest.

Wensi Peng wrote:
> Hello,
>
> How to have a VBscript or batch file to copy a hidden file from a server to
> a remote server?
>
Copied and tweaked from portable script center:
"Copying a File",
"Enumerating File Attributes" and
"Modifying File Atttributes""

'---------------------------------------------------
Dim Src, Dest, SrcAtt
Src="\\Server1\c$\boot.ini"
Dest="\\Server2\c$\boot2.ini"

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'copy file
Const OverwriteExisting = True
objFSO.CopyFile Src ,Dest , OverwriteExisting

' get source attributes
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(Src)
SrcAtt = objFile.Attributes

' set dest attributes
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(Dest)
objFile.Attributes = SrcAtt

set objFile = Nothing
'---------------------------------------------------

HTH

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Matthias
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My fist question was:

when I run the command "xcopy /h /i c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini" I am prompted
if boot2.ini is a File or Directory.
It requires interactive work. How can I suppress the question?

Thanks,
Wensi

"Mark V" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Wensi Peng wrote:
>
> > "Mark V" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >> In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Wensi Peng wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> How to have a VBscript or batch file to copy a hidden file from
> >>> a server to a remote server?
> >>
> >> XCOPY /?
> >> ...
> >> /H Copies hidden and system files also.
> >> ...
>
> > I tried it and how to suppress the question F or D ? I know
> > boot.ini is a file.
> >
> > I want xcopy run in a batch file.
> >
> > I want the destination file removed hidden after copying. How?
> >
> > Also how about using robocopy to do the same job?
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > E:\Documents and Settings\Max>xcopy /h /i c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini
> > Does C:\boot2.ini specify a file name
> > or directory name on the target
> > (F = file, D = directory)?
>
> You did not say your OS.
>
> One way may be
> echo/F|xcopy /h c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini
> Attrib -s -h -r c:\boot2.ini
>
> Or
> attrib -s -h -r c:\boot.ini
> copy c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini
> attrib +s +h +r c:\boot.ini
>
> I can't give you the robocopy syntax.
> For other purposes XXcopy may be of interest.
>

Thanks for your post.
I prefer to use xcopy. The problem is I am prompted to ask if a destination
is a file or directory.
I wan to suppress the interactive question in a batch file.

Thanks,
Wensi
"Matthias Tacke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Wensi Peng wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > How to have a VBscript or batch file to copy a hidden file from a server
to
> > a remote server?
> >
> Copied and tweaked from portable script center:
> "Copying a File",
> "Enumerating File Attributes" and
> "Modifying File Atttributes""
>
> '---------------------------------------------------
> Dim Src, Dest, SrcAtt
> Src="\\Server1\c$\boot.ini"
> Dest="\\Server2\c$\boot2.ini"
>
> Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>
> 'copy file
> Const OverwriteExisting = True
> objFSO.CopyFile Src ,Dest , OverwriteExisting
>
> ' get source attributes
> Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(Src)
> SrcAtt = objFile.Attributes
>
> ' set dest attributes
> Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(Dest)
> objFile.Attributes = SrcAtt
>
> set objFile = Nothing
> '---------------------------------------------------
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Gruesse Greetings Saludos Saluti Salutations
> Matthias
> ---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Wensi Peng wrote:

> My fist question was:
>
> when I run the command "xcopy /h /i c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini" I am
> prompted if boot2.ini is a File or Directory.
> It requires interactive work. How can I suppress the question?

Which was my first answer... :-)

>
> Thanks,
> Wensi
>
> "Mark V" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Wensi Peng wrote:
>>
>> > "Mark V" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >
>> >> In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Wensi Peng wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hello,
>> >>>
>> >>> How to have a VBscript or batch file to copy a hidden file
>> >>> from a server to a remote server?
>> >>
>> >> XCOPY /?
>> >> ...
>> >> /H Copies hidden and system files also.
>> >> ...
>>
>> > I tried it and how to suppress the question F or D ? I know
>> > boot.ini is a file.
>> >
>> > I want xcopy run in a batch file.
>> >
>> > I want the destination file removed hidden after copying. How?
>> >
>> > Also how about using robocopy to do the same job?
>> >
>> > Example:
>> >
>> > E:\Documents and Settings\Max>xcopy /h /i c:\boot.ini
>> > c:\boot2.ini Does C:\boot2.ini specify a file name
>> > or directory name on the target
>> > (F = file, D = directory)?
>>
>> You did not say your OS.
>>
>> One way may be
>> echo/F|xcopy /h c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini
>> Attrib -s -h -r c:\boot2.ini
>>
>> Or
>> attrib -s -h -r c:\boot.ini
>> copy c:\boot.ini c:\boot2.ini
>> attrib +s +h +r c:\boot.ini
>>
>> I can't give you the robocopy syntax.
>> For other purposes XXcopy may be of interest.
>>
>
>

Wensi Peng wrote:
> "Matthias Tacke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>Wensi Peng wrote:
>>>How to have a VBscript or batch file to copy a hidden file from a server
>
You should state that in your question then.
Why dd you crosspost to a vbscript group when you aren't interrestes in a
vbs solution?

> Thanks for your post.
> I prefer to use xcopy. The problem is I am prompted to ask if a destination
> is a file or directory.
> I wan to suppress the interactive question in a batch file.
>
Looks like you didn't even try one of Marks work arounds.

--
Gruesse Greetings Saludos Saluti Salutations
Matthias
---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+