DOS Copy Command Question

[wantabe2]

I need to copy "MY DOCUMENTS" folder & all contents on my local computer to a network share that is called Q:\materials

Is it poss. for me to do this?

I tried by going to notepad & typing it in as follows. It is coming from an XP Pro computer.

COPY C:\Documents and Settings\MY MACHINE\My Documents Q:\MATERIALS

I then saved it as a batch file so I could put it on my desktop & back it up everyday & it would not work. My goal is to save everything in MY DOCUMENTS to another drive. Any advice would be appreciated.

[doctorgonzo]

Try this:

xcopy "C:\Documents and Settings\MY MACHINE\My Documents\*.*" "Q:\MATERIALS" /e /c /i /h /k /y

[wantabe2]

xcopy mydocu~1 Q:\materials\rustylaptopfiles /d /y /s /e

The above code is the exact code I need in a batch file. It works great from a DOS prompt. How could I make this work in a batch file?

[doctorgonzo]

All you have to do is open a new text file in Notepad, paste that line into the file, and save the file with a .BAT extension.

[wantabe2]

I tried that & when I click on the .bat file, nothing happens. A black screen popps up & goes away so quick I can't see what it is. But it doesn not do what I want it to do although, I type it in a DOS prompt, it works.

[doctorgonzo]

On the line after the xcopy command, add "PAUSE" (without the quotes). That way, the command line will stay up until you hit a key so you can at least read what happens. Since you are using the /d flag, it may not have anything to copy. Or there may be some other error message.

[wantabe2]

It says that the DOCUME~1 file not found. It works fine from a regular DOS prompt though. I am confused

[doctorgonzo]

You have to fully qualify the path. It may work when you open a DOS prompt because you are already in your My Documents folder, but from a batch file it won't.

Instead of DOCUME~1, use the full path like in my example. If there are spaces in the path name, use quotes around it.

[wantabe2]

You are a lifesaver!!!It works fine now. I really appreciate it. Have a good & safe weekend. Thanks again