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Number   :  3453
Date     :  2003-01-06
Author   :  tk_swann
Subject  :  Empty folders are not moved when using /rc switch
Size(KB) :  1


I am trying to move directory trees where some subfolders are empty 
and where I have the following constraints:
1] The source folder must not be moved
2] All folders and files (including empty folders) below the source 
folder must be moved.

What is actually happening is that constraint #1 is met but empty 
folders under the source folder are merely being deleted, not moved.

Is this a bug in xxcopy or am I just not using xxcopy correctly? Can 
anyone help?

The xxcopy command line I am using is:

xxcopy %1 %2 /rcy /e /ed1 /v /ec /oa%3 /pb1k /ws%4 /pd0

which is from a batch file where %1 and %2 are the source and 
destination folders, %3 is the logfile and %4 is the WaitBeforeXxcopy 
time. e.g. %1 = "C:\transport\transport to destination\"
%2 = "C:\transport\destination\" 
%3 = "C:\transport\transport to destination.log"
%4 = 10

Here is my understanding of what the switches do:
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rem	/rcy = /rc action without the warning on
"file-delete-after-copy" action.
rem	(where /rc = copy files then delete files)
rem	/e = process empty folders
rem	/ed1 = preserve 1st level folder in source
rem	/v = verify (by file size) after copy
rem	/ec = echo command line
rem	/oA = appends log to logfile "fname"
rem	/pb1k = display progress bar for job and all files over 1K
rem	/ws = waits at the start of operation for  
seconds
rem	/pd0 = Suppresses the warning generated by the /PD setting 
rem which prompts you on a directory deletion and 
rem	would be on by default in destructive operations 
such as move (/rc)
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