Question

Copy Files Using VbScript

Asked by: ashok9387

Hey All,

Look like am not getting right logic to strart the below scenario


Okie here we go...

 I have Folder A and Floder B,assume Folder A getting new files every one hour or may not get anything new.

i suppose to write a script to copy Folder A files to Folder B

Condtion 1:

The script run every one hour to copy files in Folder A to Folder B.

Condition2:

Every time script run it find the new file and copy to folder B.

For example.

Assume the script is running at 10 Am

Folder A got three files at the time  File1,file 2,File3.

so the script just copy all three files to Folder B.

on the next run at 11 Am

Folder A got anothe two new files File 4 and file 5.

Now Folder A have 5 files ( File1,file 2,File3,files File 4 and file 5.)

on this run (at 11Am) the script should copy only File 4 and File 5 to Folder B.


I know this is possible to get the time stamp of the files and copy to the folder but still some thing i feel not 100% right.

Appreciate all your help and Thanks in Advance



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Answers

 

by: sirbountyPosted on 2007-02-14 at 07:53:15ID: 18532254

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct04/hey1011.mspx contains a script to monitor a folder for the creation of a file...would that be what you're looking to do?

Otherwise, you can use something like this to run hourly...

Dim objFSO:Set objFSO=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim objFolderA: Set objFolderA=objFSO.GetFolder("C:\FolderA\")
strFolderB="C:\FolderB\"

For Each file in objFolderA.Files
  If dateDiff("d", file.DateCreated, Date) < 2 Then 'copy file if it's "2 days old"
    objFSO.CopyFile file.Path, strFolderB
  End If
Next

Set objFSO=Nothing

 

by: ashok9387Posted on 2007-02-14 at 09:40:21ID: 18533361

First of all i must thank you for your quick reply.

before go to that Microsoft link i wanna clear my question again,it might am not clearly explained

On your code

If dateDiff("d", file.DateCreated, Date) < 2 Then 'copy file if it's "2 days old"

this will find it out is this any file is two days old on that folder.

I wanna run my script every one hour interval and find it out is this any new file in between that interval.

is that make you clear ?


Am not sure is this any function like timediff ?

If TimeDiff("d", file.DateCreated, Time) < 1 Then 'copy file if it's "1hr old"



I just gone thru that like hope that helps me...but need to do some modification based on my copy.


 

by: sirbountyPosted on 2007-02-14 at 09:43:43ID: 18533398

Sure, just use:

If datediff("h", file.datecreated, now) < 1 Then '...
to copy if it's less than an hour old (or, again - the other script is more 'real-time' copying if that suits your needs better)

 

by: sirbountyPosted on 2007-02-14 at 09:48:34ID: 18533457

Happy to help - thanx for the grade! :^ )

 

by: ashok9387Posted on 2007-02-14 at 10:22:27ID: 18533812

Thanks for all your help....

 

by: tlt28gvg121Posted on 2008-01-08 at 04:41:23ID: 20607960

Hello,

I am also interested int his solution. Would the script work if I want to copy file from an IP address? Can I simply substitute "C:\FolderB\" with, say, "212.45.221.1"?

tlt

 

by: tlt28gvg121Posted on 2008-01-08 at 04:42:44ID: 20607966

Sorry, C:\FolderA\", of course.

 

by: sirbountyPosted on 2008-01-08 at 04:46:22ID: 20607985

Provided you have remote access, but you'll need to use \\212.45.221.1 instead of just the IP address, and you'll need to point to a shared resource on the target device...

 

by: tlt28gvg121Posted on 2008-01-08 at 06:36:10ID: 20608824

212.45.221.1 is a public IP address. I can go to it with Internet Explorer and save a file from there to my local C: disk. I believe it is shared resource. However I get "Path not found" error while running the script. I use "\\212.45.221.1\fileA.doc" - maybe this is wrong syntax (need to copy a particular file from 212.45.221.1)?

 

by: dbrs_helpdeskPosted on 2008-02-05 at 08:50:53ID: 20824517

I have a similar question.  I need files copied over from folder A to folder B based on files from folder a being new then folder B.  The problem I am running into is that folder B is a USB key.  I need it to search for this key and then if the files are more current on folder A copy them over to foldder B.  The script will work when the user logs on.


 
If (IsMember(objUser, "TEST") = True) Then   ' Change the group name (TEST) to the proper group name
 
' **************************** Enter variables and hard code the path to where the files are located ***************************
 
 
function getParent()
	fPath="\\bluewater\departments$\test\"
	Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	Set oFolder = oFSO.GetFolder(fPath)
	set oSubfolders = oFolder.Subfolders
 
 
' ****************************************  Prompt to enter USB key  ***********************************
 
 
Option Explicit
Dim strComputer, strMbox
'On Error Resume Next
strMbox = "."
strMbox = MsgBox("Please enter your usb key and press the enter key to continue")
If strMbox = 1 Then
strMbox ="."
End If
   
 
 
' ******************************************* The code below will find the usb device  *************************************
 
 
On Error Resume Next
 
strComputer = "."
 
 
arrDriveType = array("Unknown",_
		     "No Root Directory",_
		     "Removable Disk",_
		     "Local Disk",_
		     "Network Drive",_
		     "Compact Disk",_
		     "RAM Disk")
 
set WMI = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
set colDisks = WMI.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_LogicalDisk")
 
For Each Disk in ColDisks
	strType = arrDriveType(Disk.DriveType)
	strID = Disk.DeviceID
	strSys = Disk.SystemName
 
If strType = "Removable Disk" then
 
strMbox = MsgBox("USB drive letter is") 
end if
 
If strMbox = 1 Then
strMbox ="."
End If
Next
 
' ********************* IF no removable usb device found then go to end   ********************************************
 
 
If strType = "." then
goto :EOF
End IF
 
' *************************  The code below will replace the files  **************************************
 
	
	for each oSubfolders in oSubfolders
		filePath=GetNewestFile(oSubfolders)
		if(instr(filePath, sToday)) then
			fileName = re.replace(GetFilenameFromPath(filePath),"")
			oFSO.CopyFile filePath , "\\bluewater\departments$\test\" & fileName , OverwriteExisting
		else
			 Set objTextFile = oFSO.OpenTextFile _
(fPath & "exception" & date() & ".txt", ForAppending, True)
objTextFile.WriteLine("output data")
objTextFile.Close
		end if
	next 
end function
 
 
EOF
 
End if
 
end 
                                              
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