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Number   :  8741
Date     :  2004-09-13
Author   :  John Zeman
Subject  :  Re: Moving files
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--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "Mancino, John"  wrote:
> I am new to xxcopy. Can I use the program to move files (not copy) 
to an
> alternate location based on a date range so I can archive old files 
to
> CD ?
> 


In a nutshell, something like the following batch file would do it. 
My example uses test source and destination directories, and will 
move all files last modified in August of this year from the source 
to the destination.


@echo off

xxcopy "C:\test folder\source\" "d:\" /DA:2004-08-01 /DB:2004-08-
31 /r/h/s/rcy/pd0

pause
exit



However, I wouldn't actually suggest something like this if you want 
to move files to CD. Only because CD burning can be notoriously 
unpredictable, so if anything goes wrong during the burn process, you 
could lose your files.

Instead I'd suggest using a two step xxcopy process. The first step 
to copy the appropriate files to the CD.


xxcopy "c:\test folder\source\" "d:\" /da:2004-08-01 /db:2004-08-
31 /r/h/s


Then after verifying you have a good CD made, the next xxcopy command 
will delete the same files from the source.

xxcopy "c:\test folder\source\" /da:2004-08-01 /db:2004-08-
31 /rmdir/rsy



John



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