copy and rename file with path name

[novice84]

THANKS FOR REPLY
1. SO TOP LINE NO NEED TO EDIT, IT'S A REMARK
2. I GAVE FILE NAME P.BAT AND AS TOP LINE JUST FOR REMARK, SO DOESN'T MATTER IF CORRECT NAME AND TYPE LOCATIONS.
3. I PLACED P.BAT IN C:\TEST AND OPEN CMD THERE, TRIED TYPING COMMAND IN CMD AS SHOWN BELOW :
C:\TEST> P.BAT E:\FOLDER\NAME C:\TEST TXT
NOTHING HAPPENED 

[Lemonilla]

try adding quotes

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p.bat "e:\folder\name" "c:\test" txt


[novice84]

Also Tried that but doesn't work
there is something wrong with path specification and ext specification
I think I can't specify it correct way

[Lemonilla]

Try adding "::" before '@echo off ' (just like in line 1)
This should be the 3rd line.

then:

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p.bat "e:\folder\name" "c:\test" txt 1>p_bat_Test_Log.txt 2>&1
and post p_bat_Test_Log.txt

This will allow us to look at what is running and what is not.

[novice84]

attached 3 files generated in C:test folder and batch file was also in same folder


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[Lemonilla]

try changing 'copy' to 'xcopy'? I have never tried to move things between drives with batch.  It seems to be copying the logs.

[novice84]

nope still nothing working.
it look like it is looking in same folder where batch file is located and the specified paths not picking up

[Squashman]

Read the help on the CD command. I normally dont use the option that is in there that you are missing. I normally use pushd.

[Salmon Trout]

in code top line is :

:: $renameWithPath.bat <source path> <destination path> <extentions>
I am just changing top line of code like this :

:: $renameWithPath.bat "E:\Checking\Routine\Afternoon\15-04-13" "C:\test" "*.txt"

can you please tell me what am missing or making mistake ?

A line starting with a colon is a label. A line starting with two colons is a broken label, sometimes used as a comment. (This is a bad practice, better to use REM). Comments are not executed, so you can change them all you like and it won't change what the batch script does.

[foxidrive]

Rem lines are parsed by cmd - if you put < and | in a REM it will barf.

When using :: it doesn't parse the commant at all, which is why it is a useful way to add comments.

[Salmon Trout]

Rem lines are parsed by cmd - if you put < and | in a REM it will barf.

When using :: it doesn't parse the commant at all, which is why it is a useful way to add comments.

A good point, which I had overlooked. I suppose I don't like them because if a person gets in the habit of always using broken labels as comments, one day they will use it in a parenthetical block, which will also fail or barf.

[novice84]

thanks Salmon Trout & foxidrive for explaining REM & ::
@Squashman - I tried Pushd command also, but I think something need to be fixed in code.

is there any way we can get this code working ?
is it possible to copy files with path name in file name ?

thanks in advance.

[foxidrive]

This is meant to rename certain filetypes and include the path from the current folder.
It writes RENFILE.BAT which will rename the files if you run it, so you can check it first.

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@echo off
echo.@echo off> renfile.bat
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir *.jpg *.png *.gif /b /s /a-d ') do call :next "%%a"
echo renfile.bat created
pause
goto :eof
:next
set "var=%~1"
call set "var=%%var:%cd%=%%"
set "var=%var:\=_%"
>>renfile.bat echo ren "%~1" "%var:~1%"


[novice84]

Hi Foxidrive
In another thread I appreciate you help.
but from this code it looks it is to rename files, but as mentioned I want to copy file to different location first and then rename those.
Problem is I have folders with name as different dates and files names are same
If you look at posts in this thread I have mentioned I have same file name in different folders. So I want to copy as well as rename them to different location with path in the name.
Some folders have sub folders also, so code should be able to copy files from deep tree sub folders also.
I was wondering if we can have user input of source and destination paths with SET variable like
set /p source=
and
set /p Dest= 

[foxidrive]

All you have to do is change this line

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>>renfile.bat echo ren "%~1" "%var:~1%"
to this:

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>>renfile.bat echo copy "%~1" "d:\new\folder\%var:~1%"
Then see if the copy commands look right before launching the renfile.bat batch file.  Make sure d:\new\folder exists first.