Re: vbs version of DOS xcopy command?

From: dk1983 (dkamenov_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/23/04 

Date: 23 Apr 2004 13:00:10 -0700

Heres what I use most of the time

http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript&lang=en&cr=US

http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.scripting.wsh&lang=en&cr=US

http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/vbscript/quickref/vbscript_intro.html

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/scriptcenter/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/vtorifunctions.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/vbscripttoc.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/vsmscruntimeerrors.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/vsmscsyntaxerrors.asp

http://www.winguides.com/scripting/reference.php?category=3

That should keep you busy for sometime..

"Lee C." <ChestnutLee[SpamBlock]@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<ufVDZLUKEHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> I managed to get both of those to work (from "tomthumbkop" and "dk1983")
> with some minor problems I had created for myself regarding returned
> errors caused by filling up H:\ partition trying this trick over and
> over (fixed by making room on H:\ again so's it could copy).
>
> This points up though how little I know about this vbs stuff. I don't
> understand why the ", 0, True" extension works, and the ", 2" (or ", 0")
> extension did not--why the "True" was required? I don't know yet.
> However, I first learned to do .bat files from a book, 30-40 pages with
> the commands and switches and explanations of what did what (cryptic,
> but I puzzled my way through it). I think I could benefit from the same
> sort of basic education on VBS stuff, what are the commands, switches,
> what does what?
>
> Are there any such resources available on the web? Will I need to go to
> the computer store and buy a book? Any titles anybody wants to
> recommend to a beginner?
>
> Thanks guys for the help so far.
>
>
> "Lee C." <ChestnutLee[SpamBlock]@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uYgm8ITKEHA.1392@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Well, that didn't work for me for reasons I've not yet come to
> understand. I did get it to work with:
>
> WSHShell.Run "xcopy d:\files\*.* h:\files /d /s /h /r /k /y /i"
>
> However, that also causes the screen to go black and go to the DOS xcopy
> running copies, doesn't seem to be any way to minimize or hide the
> screen (doesn't for example pay any attention to a ", 2" extension, so
> the following does NOT get it to make the copies while reduced to a
> button on the taskbar:
>
> WSHShell.Run "xcopy d:\files\*.* h:\files /d /s /h /r /k /y /i",
> 2
>
> I figure this means I'm obviously going about this the wrong way from
> the inception of my plan, and need a new plan.
>
> What's the best way to get a vbs file to copy (and overcopy, i.e.
> replace) files changed over the last 24 hours from e.g. D:\FILES\ to
> H:\FILES\, (including subdirectories) and not have it start running full
> screen, and not have take over my screen when the task scheduler starts
> it up?
>
> TIA.
>
> "sekio" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F4B72BE0-2A16-42E4-B1B8-F31DFB1642DD@microsoft.com...
> > shell "xcopy d:\files\*.* h:\files /d /s /h /r /k /y /i"

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