Syntax Problem - moving files in subdirs with white space in filename

[kindly_confused]

Hi,

I want to sort my .jpg files by time of day - I found that the filename contains the hour of the day at which it was taken - time corresponds to a digit preceded by a white space - only white space in the filename.

This command works to list the specific files in question:

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dir /s E:\photos\"* 19*".jpg

The white space is before the 19.

Trying to get this to work in conjunction with move or copy does not work.

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for /F %i in ('command to get files list') do command %i

for /f %i in ('dir E:\photos\"* 19*".jpg') do move E:\ %i

Any suggestions would be great.

I want to put this code into a batch file so I can sort my photos by time of day.

[aGerman]

untested

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for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir "E:\photos\* 19*.jpg"') do move "%%i"  "E:\your destination folder\"

In a batch script percent signs of FOR variables have to be doubled. The space is one of the default delimiters in a FOR loop which means that you have to override this behavior by defining "delims=". The file names in the FOR variable still contain the space and thus, the variable has to be quoted,

But ... why don't you just use wildcards in the move command?

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move "E:\photos\* 19*.jpg" "E:\your destination folder\"

Steffen

[kindly_confused]

Thanks Steffen

Second option works.

First option has a syntax problem - I had issues myself dealing with delim...

Any other suggestions for using a for loop?

I have implemented the move command in my batch file - works very well.

[Squashman]

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for %%i in ("E:\photos\* 19*.jpg") do move "%%i"  "E:\your destination folder\"

[kindly_confused]

Problem, I celebrated too soon.

I wasn't clear enough - I need to scan sub-folders.

For loops are giving me a headache - already took two Tylenols this afternoon

As I stated:

This command works to list the specific files in question - IT SCANS SUB-FOLDERS:

[SCANNING SUB-FOLDERS WORKS!]

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dir /s E:\photos\"* 19*".jpg

The white space is before the 19.

Trying to get this to work in conjunction with move or copy does not work.

[DOESN'T WORK AND DOESN'T SCAN SUB-FOLDERS]

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for /F %i in ('command to get files list') do command %i

for /f %i in ('dir E:\photos\"* 19*".jpg') do move E:\ %i

I need a means of scanning sub-folders for a string containing a white space and then moving (or copying) the files to another folder.

I have several network drives mapped to ntfs folders.

Big thanks.

[Squashman]

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for /R "E:\photos" %%i in ("* 19*.jpg") do move "%%i"  "E:\your destination folder\"