Batch file to copy files but not copy the batch file?

[jez251]

Hi,

I have a very simple batch file script to copy files in the current folder to another folder, but it also copies the actual .bat file. How can I exclude the .bat file from also being copied?

here is what I have so far:

copy /-Y *.xml F:\\Test
Exit

I tried this:

except *.bat copy /-Y *.xml F:\\Test
Exit

with and without brackets but it does not work.

Any help would be appreciated.
Jaime

[Geek-9pm]

The simple way is to have the batch file itself in another directory.
Let's say your stuff in in D:STUFF
and the bat file name MYBAT.BAT is in D:\BAT
then  go into D:STUFF directory  and give the command
d:\bat\mybat
Which will only operate on files in the current directory and sub directories.

[jez251]

Sounds like a good workaround, but I would like for it to send files from the current dir. rather than pull files from the current dir.

The target folder is a watched folder where all files in it are pulled into a translations program and automatically added to a translation workflow project. So I do want to avoid adding any files to the watched folder that do not belong there.

Jaime

[Salmon Trout]

If you use the copy command with the *.xml filemask then only files with extension .xml will be copied, and files with the extension .bat (or any other extension except .xml) will be ignored. Check your code.

[jez251]

Yes, sorry, I meant to write *.* so as to copy all files in the directory.

Thanks,
Jaime

[Salmon Trout]

You can use a FOR loop and DIR to list the files to copy and skip the batch file's own name (which is %0) (that is a ZERO)

Code: [Select]

@echo off
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /b /a-d') do if not "%%A"=="%0" copy /-Y "%%A" F:\\Test