Copy with Omissions

[kevin@performancet]

Does anyone know how to omit certain files from a list of files?  For example, say you want to copy all files, EXCEPT those that start with the letter "S", something like  *.* omit S*.*  

[franksimari]

this is a VERY CLUNKY reply.

first of all, i have been using DOS for a number of years and i have never seen an omit sort of thing.

if what you are doing is a standard operation for you

i would  (CLUNKY)
write a batch file that would call 9 other batch files
the ninth one calling another batch file calling 9 others.

something like this
copeea
copeeb
copeed

where
copeea.bat    
   this would say copy  c:\subdir\a*.*  c:\other\

it would take about ten minutes to set it all up, but it would work