Batch Script to check for timestamp and copy to other directory

[satya85]

Experts,
I need a batch scripts that looks for timestamp for a set of files and after validating copies all files having latest timestamp to another directory. Please help

Thanks in advance

[satya85]

For ex, say 10 files in folder A, then check timestamp of each, and if its the latest file ( with 24 hours ) then copy to folder B.

[SenHu]

You did not mention which timestamp - last modification time, last acces time or last creation time. I will assume last modification time.

Here is the script. It is written in biterscripting. It will copy files modified after a certain time stamp from folder A to B.

# Get a list of all files whose time stamp is after 20090418.
var str filelist ; find -n "*" "folder A" ($fmtime > "20090418") > $filelist
while ($filelist <> "")
do
    # Get the next file.
    var str file ; lex "1" $filelist > $file
    # Copy file to folder B.
    system copy $file "folder B"
done

The above script will copy all files modified after Apr 18, 2009.

Copy the above script into file C:/X.txt. Start biterscripting and call the script as follows.

script "C:/X.txt"

That's it. (Use correct values for folder A, folder B and 20090418, which is Apr 18, 2009.)

You can download biterscripting free. Just follow installation instructions at http://www.biterscripting.com/install.html .

Sen

[satya85]

Hi SenHu,
Thanks for the reply. i am trying to get a script that should be scheduled. So the set of files should be checked for timestamp, copied to other folder and validate if its copied.

[DJMaze]

for which operating system???

[satya85]

windows xp

[SenHu]

Hi satya85:

You can schedule the above script to be run at any time as follows. Instead of calling the script from biterscripting interactively, schedule the following command line with windows scheduler.

"C:/biterscripting/biterscripting.exe" "C:/X.txt"

Sen

[satya85]

Hi All,

Please provide a utility which can be used to get the timestamp of files, that can used in batch scripts, cannot use biterscripting here.