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What is the syntax of copy command to copy a file to current user's desktop?

Thanks

Regards

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> What is the syntax of copy command to copy a file to current user's
> desktop?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards

From a Command Prompt?
copy "c:\Some Folder\Some File.ext" "%UserName%\Desktop"

getting a 'The system cannot find the file specified error'.

any ideas?

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> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Hi
>>
>> What is the syntax of copy command to copy a file to current user's
>> desktop?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards
>
> From a Command Prompt?
> copy "c:\Some Folder\Some File.ext" "%UserName%\Desktop"
>

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> What is the syntax of copy command to copy a file to current user's
> desktop?
>

Just drag it to the desktop and drop it it there.

Need a command please as it needs to go into batch file.

Thanks

Regards

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> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Hi
>>
>> What is the syntax of copy command to copy a file to current user's
>> desktop?
>>
>
> Just drag it to the desktop and drop it it there.
>

Sorry, you need to work out for yourself the correct folder and file name
you wish to copy. You can see your machine - we can't.


"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> getting a 'The system cannot find the file specified error'.
>
> any ideas?
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Hi
>>>
>>> What is the syntax of copy command to copy a file to current user's
>>> desktop?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Regards
>>
>> From a Command Prompt?
>> copy "c:\Some Folder\Some File.ext" "%UserName%\Desktop"
>>
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>

The paths are

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop

Regards

"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Sorry, you need to work out for yourself the correct folder and file name
> you wish to copy. You can see your machine - we can't.
>
>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> getting a 'The system cannot find the file specified error'.
>>
>> any ideas?
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> What is the syntax of copy command to copy a file to current user's
>>>> desktop?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>
>>> From a Command Prompt?
>>> copy "c:\Some Folder\Some File.ext" "%UserName%\Desktop"
>>>
>>
>>
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>

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The paths are
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop
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> Regards
>

Oops, I slipped there. What I actually wanted to write was this:

copy "c:\Some Folder\Some File.ext" "%UserProfile%\Desktop"
instead of
copy "c:\Some Folder\Some File.ext" "%UserName%\Desktop"

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Need a command please as it needs to go into batch file.
>

Ah! OK then, how about:

copy [source file] "c:\documents and settings\[account name]\desktop"
[switches as required - type "copy /?" in a command window for details]

add the /b if it is a binary file (i.e. not pure text).

> Thanks
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> Regards
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> "M.I.5¾" <(E-Mail Removed)_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Hi
>>>
>>> What is the syntax of copy command to copy a file to current user's
>>> desktop?
>>>
>>
>> Just drag it to the desktop and drop it it there.
>>
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