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Can't use Folder Variables with Robocopy

I’m trying to setup an automated backup using Robocopy to a network folder with the system date used in the folder name. I currently have a system variable used to create a folder name, but when use the variable in the Robocopy destination folder, the value of the variable gets lost. Here is the batch file I’m executing:

cd\
@ECHO on 
   SETLOCAL 
   IF [%1]==[] goto s_start 

   ECHO GETDATE.cmd 
   ECHO Returns the date independent of regional settings 
   ECHO Creates the environment variables %v_year% %v_month% %v_day% 
   ECHO. 
   ECHO SYNTAX 
   ECHO       GETDATE 
   ECHO. 
   ECHO. 
   GOTO :eof 

   :s_start 

   FOR /f "tokens=2-4 skip=1 delims=(-)" %%G IN ('echo.^|date') DO ( 
      FOR /f "tokens=2 delims= " %%A IN ('date /t') DO ( 
         SET v_first=%%G 
         SET v_second=%%H 
         SET v_third=%%I 
         SET v_all=%%A 
      ) 
   ) 

      SET %v_first%=%v_all:~0,2% 
      SET %v_second%=%v_all:~3,2% 
      SET %v_third%=%v_all:~6,4% 

      echo set month
      SET /a d1=%v_all:~0,2% 

      echo set day
      SET /a d2=%v_all:~3,2% 

      echo set year
      SET /a d3=%v_all:~6,4% 

REM Create folder w/sys date - works well
	set /a %bkup% = x:\#Bkup-%d1%_%d2%_%d3%
	md %bkup%
	md %bkup%\Docs
	robocopy.exe 
		C:\Users\TG\Documents 
		%bkup%\TG-Docs\ *.* /E /r:3 /NP 
		/XD "c:\Recycler" "C:\Users\TG\Recycler" "c:\System Volume Information" 
		/Log:x:\Log-TG-Docs-%bkup%.txt

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LeeDerbyshire

In the parameters passed to robocopy.exe, is %bkup%\TG-Docs\ in line 46 supposed to be the destination folder? I don't see how it could be the source folder, since you've only just created the folder with md. Or is something else creating it? But if it's the destination, then the *.* is in the wrong place. Sorry, but the line feed after C:\Users\TG\Documents at line 45 makes it a bit ambiguous. Also, if it is the destination, then the name doesn't quite match the name in the md command at line 43 (i.e. there's a TG- missing from line 43, or it should be omitted from line 46).

arnold

There is no need for a pattern which *.* is.
put echo in front of the robocopy command and see what the command is.

The issue is the the exclusion /XD has to preceed each entry i.e.
/XD "c:\Recycler" "C:\Users\TG\Recycler" "c:\System Volume Information" is likely invalid

/XD "c:\Recycler" /XD "C:\Users\TG\Recycler" /XD "c:\System Volume Information"

a better option is to use
/XD "recycler" /XD "system Volume Information"

Not sure you are excluding location that are not part of the source and should never be reached.
The log is over written everytime it runs.
/LOG+:X will append data if that is what you are looking for.

What output are you getting in the log?

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Tony Giangreco

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Great solution and follow through. Theapp ran perfectly on the 1st try. Thanks!!!