How to check if a directory is empty or not

[donkey]

Hi there,

I would like to copy files from one directory to another directory. If the source directory is empty, I would like to print a warning message and skip the xcopy command. How to do it? Thank you.

J.

[Sidewinder]

If you test directory size in batch, it will always come up empty (restricted to files). XCOPY has the /s /e /t switches that may be able to do what you need (type XCOPY /? at a command prompt for details) although putting out a message could be problematic.

WinScript is always an option as  folders have a SIZE property you can test.

Check out The Windows Script Center and it's links for more info.

Hope this helps.

[Dilbert]

Hello,

Just made a .BAT file that answers your problem neatly:

@ECHO OFF

IF NOT EXIST %1 GOTO Error

XCOPY %1 %2
GOTO End

:Error
ECHO Source does not exist.
GOTO End

:End


Call it whatever you want; I call it ZXCOPY.BAT
Good luck!