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Need a script that will create its own directory to dump logs into

So I have this script below, and when it goes and retrieves logs, I need it to actually create its own directory in a folder in the C: drive. I have attached the script.

Anybody have any ideas on how I can make it create a directory each log dump?

SCRIPT:

Echo OFF
Echo "Copy Flex Terminal Log files.  Press Any Key If You Think You Can Handle It"

:NO
SET /p FN=Enter Flex Name:
Echo You Entered - %FN%
@ECHO OFF

:choice
set /P c=Is this correct Flex Name(Y/N)?
if /I "%c%" EQU "Y" goto :yes
if /I "%c%" EQU "N" goto :NO
goto :choice
Pause

:yes
SET /p DATE=Enter Date(mm-dd-yyyy):
Echo You Entered - %DATE%
:choice
set /P c=Is this correct date(Y/N)?
if /I "%c%" EQU "Y" goto :RUN
if /I "%c%" EQU "N" goto :YES
goto :choice
Pause

:RUN
net use \\%FN% PASSWORD /user:DOMAIN\USERNAME

xcopy "\\%FN%\c$\CGTDeviceManager\Logs" "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\ZIPS" /D:%DATE%
xcopy "\\%FN%\c$\Program Files\Primeline Enterprise\Applications" "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\ZIPS" /D:%DATE%
***xcopy "\\%FN%\c$\Users\ser-flexuser\AppData\Roaming\FlexTerminalClient\Local Store" "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\ZIPS" /D:%DATE%***
xcopy "\\%FN%\c$\Documents and Settings\ser-flexuser\Application Data\FlexTerminalClient\Local Store" "C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\ZIPS" /D:%DATE%

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Bill Prew

Do you mean you want a new subfolder in C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\ZIPS? If so, what do you want the name to be?

Don't use DATE as a variable name, that is a system defined variable that you shouldn't re-use, I changed it to DT for my example. Below creates a dest folder of XXXXXX and then copies to that location.

Also, you know that for the current logged on user name you can reference the %USERNAME% variable, right?

@Echo OFF
setlocal

Echo "Copy Flex Terminal Log files.  Press Any Key If You Think You Can Handle It"

:NO
SET /p FN=Enter Flex Name:
Echo You Entered - %FN%
@ECHO OFF

:choice
set /P c=Is this correct Flex Name(Y/N)?
if /I "%c%" EQU "Y" goto :yes
if /I "%c%" EQU "N" goto :NO
goto :choice
Pause

:yes
SET /p DT=Enter Date(mm-dd-yyyy):
Echo You Entered - %DT%
:choice
set /P c=Is this correct date(Y/N)?
if /I "%c%" EQU "Y" goto :RUN
if /I "%c%" EQU "N" goto :YES
goto :choice
Pause

:RUN
net use \\%FN% PASSWORD /user:DOMAIN\USERNAME

set DestDir=C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\ZIPS\XXXXXX
md "%DestDir%"

xcopy "\\%FN%\c$\CGTDeviceManager\Logs" "%DestDir%" /D:%DT%
xcopy "\\%FN%\c$\Program Files\Primeline Enterprise\Applications" "%DestDir%" /D:%DT%
xcopy "\\%FN%\c$\Users\ser-flexuser\AppData\Roaming\FlexTerminalClient\Local Store" "%DestDir%" /D:%DT%***
xcopy "\\%FN%\c$\Documents and Settings\ser-flexuser\Application Data\FlexTerminalClient\Local Store" "%DestDir%" /D:%DT%

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Mike Minchinton

ASKER

Actually, I need the logs to dump into a folder on the C: drive named Source-Code. Good idea on the DATE idea.

Bill Prew

So just adjust this set to the folder you want:

set DestDir=C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\ZIPS\XXXXXX

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Mike Minchinton

ASKER

Is it possible to have it create a new directory each time, and name it the terminal ID?

Bill Prew

Where would "Terminal ID" come from?

And would it be unique every time you ran the script?

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Mike Minchinton

ASKER

the terminal ID is the first thing you enter when the script runs, and its unique in the way that the logs are always different

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Bill Prew

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