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Number   :  1741
Date     :  2002-03-07
Author   :  barbi_cas
Subject  :  Re: /RC & /SGF
Size(KB) :  1


Dear Kan

Thank you, that operation is much better. However there is still one 
small point remaining. If the file has already been copied to the 
dest. then the cleanup is not done (i.e. deleting the source file).
Is there a Newer or Equivalent date test?

Rgds

Colin


--- In xxcopy@y..., Kan Yabumoto  wrote:
> 
> Dear Colin:
> 
> If you want to have the latest one to be in the flattened
> destination directory, I suggest the use of /SGNo (the last
> character is a lowercase OH rather than zero --- but XXCOPY
> switches are case-insensitive).
> 
> My suggestion for you is:
> 
> xxcopy \src\ \dst\ /SGNo /RC /ED /PD0
> 
> /SGNo ignores if the file has the same or older timestamp
> than what is in the destination already. It overwrites only
> when the file is newer than what is already there.
> 
> Kan Yabumoto
> ================================================================
> 
> At 2002-03-07 02:38, you wrote:
> >Dear Kan
> >
> >I have read some of the messages regarding the /RC operation with
> >interest,
> >but none answers my query.
> >
> >I want to search a directory and its subdirectories for specific
> >files.
> >Having found them I want to move them to another (flat) directory.
> >
> >I tried xxcopy "c:\source dir" "c:\dest dir" /SGF /RC /ED /PD0
> >
> >which works fine if the destination file doesn't exist, but if the
> >destination files does exist it creates an additional dir called
> >$$XCPY$$.$00 containing the said file.
> >
> >Is there any way to get xxcopy to overwrite existing files in this
> >operation?
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >
> >Colin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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