Move files from original folder to existing folders - w batch file?

[jordansl]

My files have a format of "ID_date_time.d7d”
Ex: 11111-5_2013_10_07_142149.d7d
The ID is 1111-5 and was tested 10/7/2013 at 2:21:49 PM and the file extension is always .d7d

The local files are automatically saved here by the program generating the data:
C:\Local\Data

I want them copied to the following directory:
E:\common\UserGroup\UserLocation\Test Data\(ID)
For the above example, it would be copied to: E:\common\UserGroup\UserLocation\Test Data\11111-5


Then, upon successful completion of copying the file, I want the file moved to:
C:\IDArchive\Data\Old Data

Then the file should be removed from the original Local folder.

I can do most of this with a batch file, up to the point where I match the file in the Local\Data folder to its proper destination using its ID number. I need to pull the ID number out of the file name and use it to identify its destination - all of the destination folders already exist. I can't figure out the correct code in the batch file to find the ID number and then extract and match it to its folder.

Help?

 

[Pyprohly]

Hi Jordansl,

Here's a full solution to the task you mention. A double For /F loop is used to extract this ID from each file name.


Preview:

@echo off

REM For each file in %source_location%, copy it to
REM %copy_to%\*ItsID*, then move the file to %move_to%.

set from_source="C:\Local\Data"
set copy_to="C:\common\UserGroup\UserLocation\Test Data"
set move_to="C:\IDArchive\Data\Old Data"

pushd "%from_source:"=%"
for /f "delims=" %%A in (' dir /a:-d /b %from_source:"=% ') do (
	for /f "tokens=1 delims=_" %%B in ( "%%~nxA" ) do (
		for %%C in (%COPY_TO%) do (
			if exist "%%~fC\%%~B"\* (
				copy "%%~fA" "%%~fC\%%~B"
			) else (
				echo.& echo A destination directory for the file '%%~fA' does not exist.
				echo Would you like one to be created for it with the file '%%~nxA' copied to it?
				echo If N, the file will not be copied or moved.
				choice & if not errorlevel 2 md "%%~fC\%%~B" && copy "%%~fA" "%%~fC\%%~B"
			)
		)
	)
	if not errorlevel 2 move "%%~fA" "%MOVE_TO:"=%" || echo.
)
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