speedi Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 (edited) I always have difficulty with script lines like this one that does not work: runwait("C:\Windows\System32\XXCOPY.EXE " & chr(34) & @DesktopDir & "*.*" & chr(34) & "C:Documents and SettingsJim MihalskiMy Documents" & "/M/C/Y/WV0") This is intended to do what this dos window command would do... xxcopy "C:Documents and SettingsJim MihalskiDesktop*.*" "C:Documents and SettingsJim MihalskiMy Documents" /M/C/Y/WV0 The intent is to copy all files with archive flag set in the desktop folder to the mydocuments folder... I never seem to get the quote placement right... Can anyone tell me an easy rule or method to follow when constructing a line like the one above.... or how can I show the resulting line with scite or autoit... Thank you very much... Edited May 22, 2012 by speedi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 What I do when I'm not 100% sure of where I put the quotes in a line like that is to highlight the whole line (the part inside the parentheses) in Scite and then hit ALT-D which will give you a consolewrite line containing the data and the variables, so you can see exactly how it is going to look in the command line. You can even copy that consolewrite to another script and just run it to see if you've done it right. speedi 1 If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaera Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I think this will be nearer, though im still not sure its right runwait( @SystemDir & "XCOPY.EXE " & @DesktopDir & "*.*" & " " & @MyDocumentsDir & " /M /C /Y") Example usage of Xcopy xcopy C:*.mp3 E:mp3folder /S /I /C Please be aware that Xcopy is depreciated in modern windows OS you will be better served using Robocopy which is present in all modern ones If Ive just helped you ... miracles do happen. Chimaera CopyRobo() * Hidden Admin Account Enabler * Software Location From Registry * Find Display Resolution * _ChangeServices() Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedi Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 I tried the alt D console write, but it didn;t help me much... thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I tried the alt D console write, but it didn;t help me much... thanks anywayWhy didn't it help you much, what was the output of the console write when you tested it? If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedi Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hey Brewman... I spoke to soon. I finally figured out what you were telling me to do and it worked... Thanks a whole lot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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