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Microsoft => Microsoft DOS => Topic started by: jrbk on October 10, 2005, 10:09:22 AM

Title: Xcopy on Win XP Pro (help)
Post by: jrbk on October 10, 2005, 10:09:22 AM

I am attempting to write a .bat file to be used on a Windows XP Pro machine. I want to be able to copy (backup) files that are on a mapped network drive to a USB Flash Drive.

Initially I am writting a .bat file to copy the entire dirctory from the mapped network drive to a folder on my computer. Once I get the .bat file to do what I want I will change the drive letter and location to repflect the location of the USB Flash Drive.

Here is the file that I have written but won't do what i want.

xcopy I:\Backup "." C:\pb /s/h/i/r/c/y/
exit

The name of the file is Remotebu.bat. When I click on it the MS-DOS window flashes and the files are not coies. I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

Any help would be aprreciated.

Title: Re: Xcopy on Win XP Pro (help)
Post by: 2k_dummy on October 10, 2005, 10:46:57 AM

Try this

xcopy I:\Backup\*.* C:\pb /s/h/i/r/c/y

Title: Re: Xcopy on Win XP Pro (help)
Post by: jrbk on October 10, 2005, 10:53:49 AM

Thank you 2k_dummy. Adding the "\" did the trick.