BAT file to copy file to multiple locations?

[nevesswodniw]

Hi, I have a file with no extension called simply, D:\file

I want to copy this to multiple locations, eg e:\file , f:\file

sometimes there will already be an older version, so I would like it to overwrite the file.


Is this possible with a bat file?


I tried a simple copy command in a bat file, but it wouldn't copy at all.



thanks.

 

[Pedroc1999]

Have you tried 'xcopy' with the /y flag. This should copy the files and overwrite without it prompting you.... Would this suut your needs?

 

[UsernameIssues]

.....I tried a simple copy command in a bat file, but it wouldn't copy at all....

As long as you have access rights (permissions) to copy to the area of interest, then copy should work just fine. Like pedro said, you will want the "/y" switch on the end to handle overwriting any existing file(s).

It is probably best to workout the syntax using the command prompt window or include a pause in your batch file so that you can see any errors that might occur:




or with wildcards

 

[Pedroc1999]

You may find yourself that you would like more "flags" or "switches" which will help refine and customize the xcopy command- here is whee i learned xcopy switches from

http://ss64.com/nt/xcopy.html

 

[nevesswodniw]

Thanks guys, You helped me with the pause command

It said cannot find file, so had to use xcopy /h because it is hidden, wouldnt have figured it out without pause.


Thanks again!

 

[UsernameIssues]

thx for posting back.
glad it is working for you now.