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vbs , vbscript to create new folder and copy contents in it

i need a vbscript that will do the following:

create a new folder in C:\FILES
allow me to name the new folder with a popup box
then copy directory, subdirectories, and files into that new folder from C:\BlankForms\

thanks

webdott

ASKER

i have this that will create a new folder,
i now need it to popup so that i can rename it
and copy files from one folder into this one that is created

Set objFSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

client = "C:\client\new"

If Not objFSO.FolderExists(client) Then 

objFSO.CreateFolder (client)

End If

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webdott

ASKER

something like this with the copy?

Set objFSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

client = "C:\client"

copy = "c:\forms"

If Not objFSO.FolderExists(client) Then 

objFSO.CreateFolder (client)

objFSO.CopyFolder (copy) (client)

End If

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webdott

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that is it except it does not copy over the folders or files from c:\blankforms

webdott

ASKER

thanks - i figured it out with your script.

it should be like this:

Set objFSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

client = "C:\files\" + InputBox("instructions", "popup title", "prefill in box")

If Not objFSO.FolderExists(client) Then 
objFSO.CreateFolder (client)
objFSO.CopyFolder "c:\blankforms",(client)
End If

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webdott

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thanks for all your help!

FarWest

if the script will do nothing other than that, then it is better to use .cmd and use traditional commands md, xcopy

webdott

ASKER

does .cmd or .bat create popup boxes and do the same as above?

thanks

FarWest

there is something similler

@set /p CopyToF=Please Enter Destination Folder?
this will prompt the user and put the value in CopyToF env. variable which you can use it in your cmd

webdott

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so how would that be written in the .cmd / .bat

thanks

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webdott

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both are good - i like the vbs popup box better, but bat/cmd is also good.

thanks to both of you