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Number   :  3177
Date     :  2002-12-02
Author   :  Brian Phillips
Subject  :  Re: One out of date file triggers copying of whole directory
Size(KB) :  0


In message , Kan 
Yabumoto  writes
>
>Brian:
>
>I don't think you can do it in one breath for this problem.
>But, using a batch file and testing XXCOPY's exit code with
>an IF ERRORLEVEL, you should be able to do this.
>
>The key is the behavior of XXCOPY's /L (list-only) operation
>which reports either a successful operation (finding at least
>one matched file in a criteria == returns 0) or an unsuccessful
>one (100 --- No-files-were-found).
>


Thanks Ken

I had overlooked the 'list' command. Using the batch file 'for' 
command and iterating directories I can in fact do the process in about 
half a dozen lines, but the key is certainly the list command. 
Obviously, two passes of each of the source directories is necessary.

Brian



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