Copy file problem

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I have the DB backed up everynight automatically and am trying to
create a .bat file to automatically copy the directory of the back ups
to a folder on my PC. I am running a test and everything works with
one weird flaw, here is what I have so far:

COPY /y C:\test.txt Y:\serverBakUp

It puts the file on my PC but does not retain the original file name.
After I run that script the test.txt file gets copied to my PC but it
is name serverBakUp ( the name of the directory it goes to ) with no
file extention. What am I missing here?
 
Mangler said:
I have the DB backed up everynight automatically and am trying to
create a .bat file to automatically copy the directory of the back ups
to a folder on my PC. I am running a test and everything works with
one weird flaw, here is what I have so far:

COPY /y C:\test.txt Y:\serverBakUp

It puts the file on my PC but does not retain the original file name.
After I run that script the test.txt file gets copied to my PC but it
is name serverBakUp ( the name of the directory it goes to ) with no
file extention. What am I missing here?
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COPY /y C:\test.txt Y:\serverBakUp\test.txt

or

COPY /y C:\test.txt Y:\serverBakUp\

Also take a look at robocopy. It has a /MIR command that mirrors a
folder and subfolder structure and files with one simple command. Great
for backups. It takes into consideration files deleted too. It also
skips files that are not touched.
 
One question on robocopy. I have it set to monitor a directory and it
is working great, however if I restart the machine will that directory
still be monitored or do I have to re-run the script each time that
happens?
 
Mangler said:
One question on robocopy. I have it set to monitor a directory and it
is working great, however if I restart the machine will that directory
still be monitored or do I have to re-run the script each time that
happens?
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I've never used the monitor. But I think you have to have robocopy
running, so yes, you'll have to run the batch.
CTRL-ALT-DEL will tell you if its running better probably.
 
OK I think I am on the last step here. Do you know off the top of
your head how I can get a .bat file to run without actually showing
the dos window?
 
Mangler said:
OK I think I am on the last step here. Do you know off the top of
your head how I can get a .bat file to run without actually showing
the dos window?
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You might be able to make a shortcut to it, I know shortcuts have the
ability to specify run minimized.
 
Mangler said:
I have the DB backed up everynight automatically and am trying to
create a .bat file to automatically copy the directory of the back ups
to a folder on my PC. I am running a test and everything works with
one weird flaw, here is what I have so far:

COPY /y C:\test.txt Y:\serverBakUp

It puts the file on my PC but does not retain the original file name.
After I run that script the test.txt file gets copied to my PC but it
is name serverBakUp ( the name of the directory it goes to ) with no
file extention. What am I missing here?
Click to expand...

Try:

COPY /y C:\test.txt Y:\serverBakUp\

(the trailing '\' identifies serverBakUp as a folder whereas if it is
missing it becomes a file name.
 
You might be able to make a shortcut to it, I know shortcuts have the
ability to specify run minimized.
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Figured it out! I have seen a lot of similar questions on how to run
the .bat file with the robocopy command without showing the "DOS"
window. I will post the solution in case someone else runs into this.


You need to create a vbs file to run the .bat program and add a "0"
param at the end of the vbs statment like so:

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Return = WshShell.Run("cmd.exe /K ""FILE_NAME.cmd""", 0, true)

That runs the command without showing the window.
 
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