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Number   :  1122
Date     :  2001-12-07
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: Move Directory Based On Modified Date
Size(KB) :  2


Xxcopy won't do this as it is file oriented not directory oriented.
You can do it with a batch file based on a FOR loop and the output
from a 'dir /o:d /a:d /n' command. You then extract the directory's
date and do a date comparison with today's date using a batch file
created by Jerry Schulman called JSIDateM which is available at
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBB/tip0700/rh0721.htm

Following is a generic DOS (NT or higher) based 'days old' batch file
which does the sort of thing you want. This is a bit more complex
than you might need as it handles various date formats. Obviously,
once you know how old the directory is, you then carry out a MOVE
or XXCOPY using the directory name.

@echo off
:: ------------------------------------------------------------------
:: Calculate the number of days ago that a directory was created.
:: Only examines sub-directories of the current directory or sub-
:: directories of the directory passed as a parameter.
:: Only uses the file's date (not time) and relies on Jerry Schulman's
:: JSIDateM routines to calculate the date difference.
:: ------------------------------------------------------------------
setlocal
:: Use date to determine the date format e.g. dd-mm-yy, mm-dd-yy, etc
for /f "tokens=2 skip=1 delims=()" %%a in ('echo.^|date') do set 
datefmt=%%a
:: Now get today's date and split it into dd,mm,yyyy based on datefmt
for /f "tokens=2" %%a in ('date /t') do set today=%%a
if %datefmt%==dd-mm-yy (set tdd=%today:~0,2%& set tmm=%today:~3,2%& 
set tyy=%today:~6,4%)
if %datefmt%==mm-dd-yy (set tmm=%today:~0,2%& set tdd=%today:~3,2%& 
set tyy=%today:~6,4%)
if %datefmt%==yy-mm-dd (set tyy=%today:~0,4%& set tmm=%today:~5,2%& 
set tdd=%today:~8,2%)
:: Extract the file date & name from the directory listing
for /f "tokens=1-3,* skip=5" %%a in ('dir %1 /o:d /a:d /n ^| 
find "" ^| find /v "."') do call :check_age %%a "%%d"
endlocal
goto :eof

:check_age
set fdate=%1
:: Split the file's date into dd,mm,yy based on datefmt
if %datefmt%==dd-mm-yy (set fdd=%fdate:~0,2%& set fmm=%fdate:~3,2%& 
set fyy=%fdate:~6,2%)
if %datefmt%==mm-dd-yy (set fmm=%fdate:~0,2%& set fdd=%fdate:~3,2%& 
set fyy=%fdate:~6,2%)
if %datefmt%==yy-mm-dd (set fyy=%fdate:~0,2%& set fmm=%fdate:~3,2%& 
set fdd=%fdate:~6,2%)
:: Add 19 or 20 to get yyyy
if %fyy% GTR 80 (set fyy=19%fyy%) else (set fyy=20%fyy%)
:: Call JSIDateM to calculate the date difference. Format is yyyy1 
mm1 dd1 - yyyy2 mm2 dd2
:: JSIDateM sets %ndd% to indicate date difference
call JSIDateM %tyy% %tmm% %tdd% - %fyy% %fmm% %fdd%
echo %2 is %ndd% days old
goto :eof

--- In xxcopy@y..., "shaynekolata"  wrote:
> Can XXCOPY move directories from one drive to another based on the 
> modification or creation date of a directory?



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