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Number   :  9405
Date     :  2004-12-02
Author   :  des4212001
Subject  :  Re: Hard to Believe
Size(KB) :  1



--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "John Zeman"  wrote:
> 
> --- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "des4212001"  wrote:
> > 
> > OK, here's the /ED case:
> > 
> > @Echo Off
> > xxcopy /EC/CF:"F:\My Documents\Scripts\Sync Dell\My 
> > Documents2Test.xcf"/PZ0/WS
> > Pause
> > 
> > //My Documents2Test.xcf------
> > 
> > //Source-----------------
> > 
> > "\\Cx532597-a\My Documents\"
> > 
> > //Destination------------
> > 
> > "F:\My Documents\"
> > 
> > //Switches---------------
> > 
> > /RSY //Removes files in souce which qualify, no copying or 
prompts
> > /PD0 //No directory processing prompt
> > /BZ //Backs up different size files, including new
> > /ED //Copies empty directories
> > /Q //Does not display files that are skipped
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> /ED //Copies empty directories
> 
> The description you have of the above option indicates your 
problem. /ED does not copy anything, it only preserves a directory 
that becomes empty after the files have been deleted. Below is a 
general purpose xxcopy line to delete all files in a directory, 
including the files in the subdirectories, while retaining the 
directory tree.
> 
> XXCOPY \yourdir\ /RSY /S /ED /PD0 /H /R
> 
> Note the use of /S with /ED
> 
> John

Ah-ha! I'll get there... maybe? My problem was, /E says "copies 
empty directories and subdirectories, including empty ones". The 
description above was left over after changing /E to /ED, but I 
still did infer subdirectories were included. And the /ED series 
help does use the word directory, singular. Perhaps this would be a 
point to emphasize\clarify in future updates?

While I've got you, it's trivial but... in your HTML Help file, 
Remove (file delete) page, \RMDIR line, the link for /H/S is broken.

Thanks: DES



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