Batch File Automated Backup?

that would be awesome.  what do I need to do to get you to do that for me?  (the second option)

Nothing, really.  I wrote the script for you.  The code is listed below.  Copy it to a text file, and give it a .VBS extension.  Then, at the top, where it says "SOURCE_FILE", set that equal to the full path and file name of the file you want backed up.
Where it says "DEST_PATH", set that to the full path of where you want it copied (without the day of the week on it).

Also, I've assumed the "Monday", "Tuesday", etc., directories already exist.  We can change it is it will create them if necessary, but I don't think you need that.

If you schedule this task to run automatically, you may want to remove the last message that tells you it was done.  Just put a single quote mark in front of the line that starts "WScript.Echo ..."

Let me know how it works for you...

Dex*

      OPTION EXPLICIT

      ' Declare Constants
      CONST SOURCE_FILE = ".\WhoAt.bat"
      CONST DEST_PATH = ".\"

      ' Declare variables
      Dim fso, objFile, strDestPath

      ' Create Objects
      Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

      ' Get the source folder
      Set objFile = fso.GetFile( SOURCE_FILE )
      
      ' Set the destination path
      strDestPath = DEST_PATH
      If ( Right(strDestPath, 1) <> "\" ) Then
            ' Make sure it ends in \
            strDestPath = strDestPath & "\"
      End If
      strDestPath = strDestPath & WeekdayName(Weekday(Now())) & "\"

      ' Copy/Move the file
      objFile.Copy( strDestPath )
      
      ' Display the result
      WScript.Echo """" & objFile.Path & """ was copied to """ & strDestPath & """"

When I run it I get an error that says Microsoft VBScript compilation error, line 4 char 8.  Error:  expected statement.  Did I do something wrong?

Here is what I put:

     OPTION EXPLICIT

     ' Declare Constants
     f:\aladdin\aladdin golf concierge.mdb = ".\WhoAt.bat"
     f:\aladdin\backup\ = ".\"

     ' Declare variables
     Dim fso, objFile, strDestPath

     ' Create Objects
     Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

     ' Get the source folder
     Set objFile = fso.GetFile( SOURCE_FILE )
     
     ' Set the destination path
     strDestPath = DEST_PATH
     If ( Right(strDestPath, 1) <> "\" ) Then
          ' Make sure it ends in \
          strDestPath = strDestPath & "\"
     End If
     strDestPath = strDestPath & WeekdayName(Weekday(Now())) & "\"

     ' Copy/Move the file
     objFile.Copy( strDestPath )
     
     ' Display the result
     WScript.Echo """" & objFile.Path & """ was copied to """ & strDestPath & """"

No biggie.  You just changed the wrong side of the equation.  Try this:

     OPTION EXPLICIT

     ' Declare Constants
     SOURCE_FILE = "f:\aladdin\aladdin golf concierge.mdb"
     DEST_PATH = "f:\aladdin\backup\"

     ' Declare variables
     Dim fso, objFile, strDestPath

     ' Create Objects
     Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

     ' Get the source folder
     Set objFile = fso.GetFile( SOURCE_FILE )
     
     ' Set the destination path
     strDestPath = DEST_PATH
     If ( Right(strDestPath, 1) <> "\" ) Then
          ' Make sure it ends in \
          strDestPath = strDestPath & "\"
     End If
     strDestPath = strDestPath & WeekdayName(Weekday(Now())) & "\"

     ' Copy/Move the file
     objFile.Copy( strDestPath )
     
     ' Display the result
     WScript.Echo """" & objFile.Path & """ was copied to """ & strDestPath & """"

Shortened version:
     OPTION EXPLICIT

     ' Declare Constants
     SOURCE_FILE = "f:\aladdin\aladdin golf concierge.mdb"
     DEST_PATH = "f:\aladdin\backup\"

     ' Declare variables
     Dim fso, objFile

     ' Create Objects
     Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

     ' Get the source folder
     Set objFile = fso.GetFile( SOURCE_FILE )
     
    ' Copy/Move the file
     objFile.Copy( DEST_PATH & WeekdayName(Weekday(Now())) & "\" )
     
     ' Display the result
     WScript.Echo """" & objFile.Path & """ was copied to """ & strDestPath & """"

now I get line 4 char 6
error:  variable is undefined: 'source_file'
code 800a01f4