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Child directories defined in script

Hey Experts. I am using a script (which was authored by one of the superstars on EE) which copies files based on their file extension within two directories. That function works flawlessly. What I am looking at now is having the script look at those two directories and all sub-directories for the files to copy.

Such as:
Test (dir)
>Test\A
>Test\B
>>Test\B\1

I'm not sure how to define that in the script (see below). Thank you in advance for your help.

@echo off
set DirList="D:\Test","D:\Test1"
set DestDir=d:\Home
set ExtList="doc","docx","pdf","vsd"
for %%A in (%DirList%) do (
 for %%B in (%ExtList%) do (
   copy "%%~A\*.%%~B" "%DestDir%"
 )
)

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Bill Prew

For files in subfolders, do those just go into the same destination folder at the root level, without the original folder hierarchy?

~bp

Bill Prew

If you just want a copy in the dest folder, then I think this should do that.

@echo off
set DirList="D:\Test","D:\Test1"
set DestDir=d:\Home
set ExtList="*.doc","*.docx","*.pdf","*.vsd"
for %%A in (%DirList%) do (
 for /R "%%~A" %%B in (%ExtList%) do (
   copy "%%~B" "%DestDir%"
 )
)

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~bp

samiam41

ASKER

@bp, you are exactly right. What appears to be happening is that the script isn't pulling the files from the second directory listed.

samiam41

ASKER

Copying files from "test" but not "test1". High probability that is in relation to the user (me) running the script.

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Bill Prew

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