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Number   :  4057
Date     :  2003-03-17
Author   :  raymond_n2003
Subject  :  Re: XXCOPY rename/backup file before copy from source ?
Size(KB) :  1


Thanks Garry, this is not an easy way, but thanks anyway, appreciate 
your time and help...!

--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "garrydeane"  wrote:
> --- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "raymond_n2003"  
wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am just wondering, is it possible to get XXCOPY to
> > perform below task in one command line :
> > 
> > 1. copy few files from one directory (it could contain
> > sub directory) to another directory (maintain same
> > structure).
> > 2. if the source file exist in target directory, rename
> > it, by put it a suffix (e.g. date, 01012003) into the
> > file name, and then copy the file from source.
> > 3. Generate a log file on this.
> > 
> 
> There's no way xxcopy (or anything else that I'm aware of) can do 
> this, let alone in a 1 line command! For a start, xxcopy doesn't 
> perform renaming while copying. You're going to need some batch 
> processing to handle this. He's one way you might approach it.
> 
> 1. Copy the files excluding any files which already exist in the 
> destination and write a log with the names of the skipped files.
> xxcopy   /bu/bb/os/on:xxcopy.log
> 2. Seach the log for "(/BB)" entries which indicate same name files.
> find "(/BB)"  rename.lst
> 3. Manually edit this file or use a list processing or search and 
> replace utility in DOS/W9x/ME to create a batch file which renames 
> the files in the destination and logs the renames. In NT/W2k/XP you 
> can use FOR /F to process this list directly. This part will be a 
bit 
> tricky because you have to convert a line like:
> C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\wab32.dll (/BB)
> into
> REN "D:\Program Files\Common Files\System\wab32.dll" *.%date%
> where %date% has been determined using similar techinques.
> 4. Run xxcopy again to copy the files which weren't previously 
copied.
> 
> It's do-able but not an easy one.
> 
> Garry



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