Copying to desktop

[John]

Hi

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

Thanks

Regards

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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]

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

any ideas?

 

[M.I.5¾]

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.

 

[John]

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

Thanks

Regards

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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]

The paths are

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

Regards

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

The paths are

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

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"

 

[M.I.5¾]

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).