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Number   :  2560
Date     :  2002-07-28
Author   :  jamadesu2000
Subject  :  Re: overwrite (but out-of-space)
Size(KB) :  0


--- In xxcopy@y..., "garrydeane"  wrote:
> Kan,
> 
> Haven't you got the file specifications reversed in the first line 
or 
> did you mean /zy ?
> 
> It seems to me that the first line will delete from the source 
> (C:\...) if the file exists on A:.
> 
> Garry

Yes, Garry, that's exactly what happened. I wrote the file and when I 
ran it, the Manuscript.doc was deleted from the desktop before it 
could be copied to the floppy. So I changed the /RS to /RD and then 
everything was okay.

But now I'm curious. I wrote a simple regular copy command:

COPY C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\MANUSCRIPT.DOC A:\"Manuscript.doc"

and it works. It automatically overwrites the file on the floppy and 
there is no "Disk Full" error even if the floppy is almost full. 
Could you let me know if there are any advantages to this way of 
doing it? Also, what are the disadvantages?

Steve



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