multiple file type search

[programchen]

is there any command to search all the *.doc, *.pdf, *.xls created after 2010.Jan.1 inside the C drive (including sub-directory)

then copy above files to D drive? thanks

[paultomasi]

Try this simple batch file. change the second line to point to your own destination folder on drive D:.

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@echo off
set destination=d:\temp

md %destination% 2>nul

for %%a in (doc pdf xls) do (
  xcopy "*.%%a" "%destination%" /c /d:11-1-2011 /s
)

[programchen]

I already has directory temp, no need to md.

should I use:
@echo off
for %%a in (doc pdf xls) do (
xcopy "*.%%a" "%destination%" /c /d:11-1-2011 /s
)

how to exclude doc and xls inside windows directory, I don't know the exact location of windows installation path.

[paultomasi]

Don't for get to set your destination path after the '=' on the 2nd line or hardcode it into the xcopy command.

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@echo off
set destination=
echo %windir%>exclude.tmp
for %%a in (doc pdf xls) do (
  xcopy "*.%%a" "%destination%" /c /d:11-1-2011 /s /exclude:exclude.tmp
)
del exclude.tmp

[programchen]

I save this batch file in c:\, after that I run the batch, it says can't perform a cycle copy, 0 files copied

if I put this batch file in c:\abc, only abc folder document file are copied.

how to solve the problem?

@echo off
set destination=c:\ttmp
echo %windir%>exclude.tmp
for %%a in (doc pdf xls ppt) do (
xcopy "*.%%a" "%destination%" /c /s /exclude:exclude.tmp
)
del exclude.tmp

[programchen]

my requirement is copy files from the whole c drive including subdirectory, not copy files from current directory

[aGerman]

There are several possibilities.

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for /r "C:\" %%i in (*.doc *.pdf *.xls *.ppt) do ... [whatever you want to do with the files]

Regards
aGerman

[Squashman]

I save this batch file in c:\, after that I run the batch, it says can't perform a cycle copy, 0 files copied

Of course that is going to happen if you execute it from the root of the drive. You said earlier that you wanted to copy to the D: drive though. If you were copying to a separate drive then you would not get the cyclical copy error. You can't say you want to copy from the root of the whole drive and then copy to a folder on that same drive. That is a cyclical copy.

[programchen]

thanks, I want to copy those files to d drive, after copy, delete those files in c drive (including subdirectory)

how to resolve?

[aGerman]

after copy, delete those files in c drive

robocopy /? Have a look at the /mov option.

(including subdirectory)

Are you sure?
Imagine there is a .doc file in c:\whereever\sub1 and another .doc file in c:\whereever\sub1\sub2. What happen if the first .doc is copied and sub1 is removed? ... Also what about other file types in these directories?

Regards
aGerman