Re: Copy a file hierarchy without files and other refinements

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vizion wrote:
Hi

1. I have need to duplicate existing file hierarchies maintaining
copies of the existing directory tree but without any of the files
contained within the hierarchy.

2. Refining the problem. I also have the need to duplicate existing
heirarchies as above however if there are directories with a specific
name anywhere within the tree I want to copy the files that are
contained in all directories having that name.

Simple Example:
Here is an existing tree for an image archive where existing images
are stored in their numeric order in a sub-directory created as
images have been downloaded into the archive. Each sub-directory is
named according to the range of image numbers it holds. These image
directories may have a sub directory called 'Selected' holding
processed images.

The Image directories are, in their turn, sub directories within a
month. The months are subdirectories within a year.

I now want to create duplicate file hierarchy in which the image
directories are preserved but have no files but do have the
'Selected' directories and their contents.


Dir_2008
Dir_01_Jan
Dir_12345_12377
file 12345
file 12346
file 12347
Dir_Selected
file 12346_processed

Dir_12377_12402
files
Selected
files
12403_12499
files
Selected
12500_12600
02_Feb
etc etc

I am current doing this every quarter on a Unix system but it means
transferring the hierarchy to a samba directory on a unix server,
processing it on the unix system and then shifting the results back
to the XP x64 bit system which is used for image processing.

Does anyone have any idea how such selective copying could be
achieved on XP x64

Thanks

Photographic Artist

An ideal solution if you have time for a short learning curve would be
XXCopy.exe, available from xxcopy.com. Free version is not fully
functional but IIRC has all that you need.

Twayne


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