Re: Batch file

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"George Schneider" <georgedschneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I need some help on this one. I want to copy all files from my C:\test
to
> G:\Backup. In addition I want to create a text file that displays the
date
> and time started and date and time finished. I want to script using a
batch
> file.
>

Try this:

@echo off
echo Copy process started on %date% at %time% > c:\Log.txt
xcopy /y c:\test g:\backup\ >> c:\Log.txt
echo Copy process ended on %date% at %time% >> c:\Log.txt


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