Copying a file to a new filename in each folder

[stroked]

i need a batch that copies *.nfo to folder.jpg. it needs to work from root and process each subdir.
worked fine in the subdir, but req a loop/nest to process each subdir - cd to it, do the copy, then cd back down a level.

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for %%a in (*.) do cd "%%a" & copy "%%~na".tbn folder.jpg & cd .. >nul

id be surprised if abve works, just thinking out loud!

[Endoro]

I made some edits....

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for /d /r %%a in (*) do copy "%%~fa\%%~na.tbn" folder.jpg

[stroked]

nearly bro, thnks, i removed the quotes. your snippet passes copy z:\movies\480 0-z\0-9-a-b\biss.tbn folder.jpg
which of course wont work, need copy biss\biss.tbn folder.jpg instead plse

[foxidrive]

Assuming the .tbn files are in each directory:

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@echo off
for /d /r %%a in (*) do (
pushd "%%a"
copy *.tbn "%%~nxa.jpg"
popd
)

[stroked]

substituting %%~nxa for folder, i dont have to run to see its a diff way of achieving wat E did!, big thnks tho

[stroked]

to proceed i know what to do, but not how. is there a list of those %% anywhere
%%~fa seems to return the max absolute path avail, i want just the path of current path %cd% and one level up, not two.
what the hey is nxa?

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for /d /r %%a in (*) do cd %%~fa & copy %%~na.tbn folder.jpg & cd..

works but appends an extra directory on end that exists in the dir where .tbn is, so makes %%~na incorrect, make sense?

[stroked]

hmmm thought

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for /d /r %%a in (*) do copy %%~fa\%%~na.tbn %%~fa\folder.jpg

might work.

but output is

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Z:\Movies\480 0-Z\0-9-A-B>copy Z:\Movies\480 0-Z\0-9-A-B\Blood Work\extrafanart\
extrafanart.tbn Z:\Movies\480 0-Z\0-9-A-B\Blood Work\extrafanart\folder.jpg
The system cannot find the file specified.

its picking up another directory in the dir. i want to execute the instruction. prob is i dont understand the %% codes, listing?
any1 hlp plse? ta.

[stroked]

have i p****** every1 off or does noone have a solution?? if former, sorry, cant think wot ive done, but no posts for nearly a week.

[foxidrive]

You didn't supply enough info about the task to make it easy to help.

Try explaining again, with directory names and the correct filenames.

[stroked]

yes fair comment, assumed to much obviously, ok then, each dir has a <dirname>.tbn [ThumBNail of cover artwork] which is just a jpg.

i wish to copy each to FOLDER.JPG in same dir as .tbn and loop to next directory.

i don't understand the %~ params, and wish to know more. ta, hth.

[foxidrive]

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@echo off
for /d /r %%a in (*) do (
pushd "%%a"
copy "%%~na.tbn" "folder.jpg"
popd
)

Read the help in FOR /? and the last page shows the list of ~ items.

[stroked]

that worked, needed to remove /r switch which i assume is recursive. wanted to use xcopy, but would hang if >nul waiting for [F]ile or [D]irectory choice.
why does this occur, is there a workaround?
also it must limit the # of os, what's the cutoff, am i better to stick with COPY?
Thanks, off to do some learning...

[foxidrive]

Use copy, unless you have a reason not to.