XCOPY

[ECL]

Hi, need help.

I'm getting this error message "Can't read file:
filename.txt" when command

xcopy c:\test\*.*
c:\test2 /d /s /a /f /exclude:\folder\filename.txt

Why is it so? Is there any others parameters I need to add
in this command?

I need this command to add in my batchfile to be able to
copy the newer file with archive attribute to other
directory except "filename.txt".

Any help would be great.

thanks in advance

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Hi, need help.

I'm getting this error message "Can't read file:
filename.txt" when command

xcopy c:\test\*.*
c:\test2 /d /s /a /f /exclude:\folder\filename.txt

Why is it so? Is there any others parameters I need to add
in this command?

I need this command to add in my batchfile to be able to
copy the newer file with archive attribute to other
directory except "filename.txt".

Any help would be great.

thanks in advance

From the help:

"/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...
Specifies a list of files containing strings. Each string
should be in a separate line in the files. When any of the
strings match any part of the absolute path of the file to be
copied, that file will be excluded from being copied. For
example, specifying a string like \obj\ or .obj will exclude
all files underneath the directory obj or all files with the
.obj extension respectively."

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[ECL]

thanks Jerold. I've done that already but receiving the
same error. Can you give me an example. Thanks again.

-----Original Message-----

Hi, need help.

I'm getting this error message "Can't read file:
filename.txt" when command

xcopy c:\test\*.*
c:\test2 /d /s /a /f /exclude:\folder\filename.txt

Why is it so? Is there any others parameters I need to add
in this command?

I need this command to add in my batchfile to be able to
copy the newer file with archive attribute to other
directory except "filename.txt".

Any help would be great.

thanks in advance

From the help:

"/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...
Specifies a list of files containing strings. Each string
should be in a separate line in the files. When any of the
strings match any part of the absolute path of the file to be
copied, that file will be excluded from being copied. For
example, specifying a string like \obj\ or .obj will exclude
all files underneath the directory obj or all files with the
.obj extension respectively."

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
.

 

[Jerold Schulman]

The /Exlude: option seems to be broken, as I get the same error.

thanks Jerold. I've done that already but receiving the
same error. Can you give me an example. Thanks again.

-----Original Message-----

Hi, need help.

I'm getting this error message "Can't read file:
filename.txt" when command

xcopy c:\test\*.*
c:\test2 /d /s /a /f /exclude:\folder\filename.txt

Why is it so? Is there any others parameters I need to add
in this command?

I need this command to add in my batchfile to be able to
copy the newer file with archive attribute to other
directory except "filename.txt".

Any help would be great.

thanks in advance

From the help:

"/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...
Specifies a list of files containing strings. Each string
should be in a separate line in the files. When any of the
strings match any part of the absolute path of the file to be
copied, that file will be excluded from being copied. For
example, specifying a string like \obj\ or .obj will exclude
all files underneath the directory obj or all files with the
.obj extension respectively."

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
.

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Bob I]

The /exclude function works here on Win2k SP4. Is the "filename.txt"
file plain text? (ANSI) It handled sub-directories with spaces in them
WITHOUT enclosing them in quotes. I dropped the exclude file in the root
also, so there may be a "path" problem. HTH

The /Exlude: option seems to be broken, as I get the same error.

thanks Jerold. I've done that already but receiving the
same error. Can you give me an example. Thanks again.

-----Original Message-----

Hi, need help.

I'm getting this error message "Can't read file:
filename.txt" when command

xcopy c:\test\*.*
c:\test2 /d /s /a /f /exclude:\folder\filename.txt

Why is it so? Is there any others parameters I need to
add

in this command?

I need this command to add in my batchfile to be able to
copy the newer file with archive attribute to other
directory except "filename.txt".

Any help would be great.

thanks in advance


From the help:

"/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...
Specifies a list of files containing

strings. Each string

should be in a separate line in the files.

When any of the

strings match any part of the absolute path

of the file to be

copied, that file will be excluded from

being copied. For

example, specifying a string like \obj\

or .obj will exclude

all files underneath the directory obj or

all files with the

.obj extension respectively."

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
.

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com