I need some kind of script to move all the files in the subfolder to the selected folder. help plz :)

This short batch file (the comments are 2-3 times as long as the code!) seems to work with only 1 minor cosmetic issue... the command shell window appears momentarily.  I will see if I can find a way to suppress that.   I called the script "RollUp.bat".

HTH,
Lynn


@echo off
goto :begin

:: This batch file will copy all the files in all the subdirectories up to the parent directory on
:: which it is invoked.  It will overwrite files without prompting.
::
:: You can add this to Explorer's context menu by following these instructions:
::    1.  click "Start" then "Run"
::    2.  type "sendto" into the dialog box
::    3.  click "OK"
::    4.  choose "File" -> "New" -> "Shortcut"
::    5.  enter the path and name of the batch file or browse to it's location
::    6.  click "Next" then "Finish"
::
:: The new menu item is now ready to use.


:begin

for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%V in ('dir /ad /b %1%') do (
   xcopy /s /q /y %1\%%V %1 > nul
  )  

Try this:

@ECHO OFF
TITLE Program Title
CLS
ECHO.

IF [%*]==[] (
   ECHO Usage: %~no "c:\directory"
   PAUSE>NUL
   GOTO :EOF
)

SET Directory=%*
SET Directory=%Directory:"=%

XCOPY "%Directory%\*" /E /Q /Y >NUL

ECHO.
ECHO Complete!
ECHO With an errorlevel of [%ERRORLEVEL%]
ECHO.
PAUSE>NUL


(shove it in notepad, and save it with a .BAT extension)


Good luck :-)

>> IM

To: JesterToo

The script result :
"D:\Utility><xcopy /s /q /y \name_of_sub_dir 1>nul> >
File not found - name_of_sub_dir"

could you tell me what's the problem ?

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To: IM

ECHO Usage: %~no "c:\directory" --> Error :)

"The following usage of the path operator in batch-parameter
substitution is invalid: %~no "c:\directory"


For valid formats type CALL /? or FOR /?
The syntax of the command is incorrect."

and after i delete that line, it won't stop until i press ctrl-z / c ..
and nothing happens..

There is a small error in the script I posted... the xcopy line should read:   xcopy /s /q /y "%1\%%V" %1 > nul
Notice the quotes I added... these allow proper processing of directory names with embedded spaces in the tree.  Without this change you will likely see "invalid number of parameters" error message flash up on the screen momentarily if there are any spaces in the subdirectory names.

AK -- where did you get that output?  It doesn't appear to have come from the script I posted.  Your example is looking for a directory named "name_of_sub_dir" to be in the root directory of the D: drive... do you have such a directory?  If not, that's the cause of the error message.  Also, the two trailing ">" characters would cause a different error message such as: "> was unexpected at this time."

What OS are you running this on?

Sorry, typo, this line:

ECHO Usage: %~no "c:\directory"

should be:

ECHO Usage: %~n0 "c:\directory"

Hi
I'm using Windows XP Pro SP2.

Ok, there's another problem with the script :)

I tried to change the parameter for ur scipt JT, instead of using /y I want to use /-y but the problem is i dunno which key i should press to confirm the copy process.

and for IM script, it's only work when i select the sub-directory instead of the parent dir.

ok problem solved :)
thank you for your help JesterToo and also InteractiveMind

cheers
AK

Cheers, AK.