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[Edward]

I guess I will keep it as is with XCOPY.  From what I understood a regular copy does not allow the copying of subfolder especialy if they are empty.  I do need to structure a way in which I can have the files backed up on Tuesday go to a folder called Tuesday and so on.  What would be the best lay out for this?

[Sidewinder]

Depending on your regional settings, you can use the value of the date command:

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@echo off
for /f "tokens=1,2" %%x in ('date /t') do (
set dow=%%x
)
if %dow%=Mon set folder=c:\Monday
if %dow%=Tue set folder=c:\Tuesday
.
.
.

Try running the date /t command at the command prompt. You may not even have the day of week showing in the output which will make this all the more difficult.

Good luck.

[Edward]

This is the output I use as the default for all machines: Thu 04/26/2007

@echo off
for /f "tokens=1,2" %%x in ('date /t') do (
   set dow=%%x
   )
if %dow%=Mon set folder=c:\Monday
if %dow%=Tue set folder=c:\Tuesday

I would assume that in the two 'if' lines I have to specify the direct path to the folders I have created?  Will all these commands work on XP pro?

[Edward]

Sidewindes,

I placed the code that you provided and got a '=Mon was unexpected at this time' message.  What are the areas I must modify other than the folder paths?  Is there something I missed?