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    Re: Copy all files from usb to a folder
    « Reply #15 on: May 20, 2009, 04:16:55 AM »
    you couldnt?  maybe your in need of my help tooo....  all right then I'll explain it.
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    Re: Copy all files from usb to a folder
    « Reply #16 on: May 20, 2009, 04:55:47 AM »
    wait! you already explained it all!

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    the code is wrong, which probably wont do anything.

    I was trying to dereference Null Pointers before it was cool.

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      Re: Copy all files from usb to a folder
      « Reply #17 on: May 20, 2009, 06:21:50 AM »
      no I said that the way it was coded was wrong.   ::)
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        Re: Copy all files from usb to a folder
        « Reply #18 on: May 20, 2009, 06:27:35 AM »
        add the /y switch if the stdout of xcopy is redirected to nul

        if not, dont use redirection at all

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          Re: Copy all files from usb to a folder
          « Reply #19 on: May 20, 2009, 06:29:31 AM »
          what??????  I never heard such poor dos commands.
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            Re: Copy all files from usb to a folder
            « Reply #20 on: May 20, 2009, 06:42:24 AM »
            what??????  I never heard such poor dos commands.

            which part of nt command you dont understand?

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              Re: Copy all files from usb to a folder
              « Reply #21 on: May 20, 2009, 08:06:51 AM »
               ???
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                Re: Copy all files from usb to a folder
                « Reply #22 on: May 20, 2009, 09:19:21 AM »
                I used the code that TheShadow posted, and added /y  

                Thanks all  ;D