xcopy is a Windows command to copy all files, directories, and subdirectories from a specified path to a target directory
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Execute windows batch command from Jenkins fails but runs fine in cmd.exe
I am trying to run this command in jenkins after a MSbuild
xcopy "C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins\workspace\trunk\Projects\results\results\obj\Debug\Package\PackageTmp" "Y:\Extraction_Zone\Jenkins\" /E
Y: is a mapped network drive. This runs fine…
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Windows batch copy files from subfolders to one folder
I had tried to make batch script that copies all *.tif files located in D:\images(random named subfolders here) to d:\all.
xcopy D:\Downloads\*.TIF D:\temp\ /s
works, but it copies with all folder tree. I tried to use other keys, but its dont…
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Hide Command Window in C# Application
Before you say its a duplicate question, please let me explain (as I've read all similar threads).
My application has both of these settings:
procStartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
procStartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
and is…
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xcopy returns error "Invalid number of parameters" when exclude parameter is set
Issuing:
xcopy X:\ "Y:\...\bin\9876543210\" /c /g /d /i /e /r /h /y
works as expected. However:
xcopy X:\ "Y:\...\bin\9876543210\" /c /g /d /i /e /r /h /y /exclude:"Y:\...\exclude.txt"
returns error:
Invalid number of parameters
Which also…
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PowerShell use xcopy, robocopy or copy-item
The reason for switching from batch files to powershell scripts is to improve error checking of the process. Does the cmdlet for copying have advantages in this regard?
If a batch file already exists that uses xcopy to copy files by filename…
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xcopy does not create directory structure
I have a strange problem with xcopy in Windows XP Professional. I don't know if its a stupid question as I am specifying only a file as the source, so should I even expect any other behavior ? This is it:
I am using xcopy /s/y.…
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SolutionDir set to *Undefined* in post-build xcopy event
I have a project that has a post-build event that xcopies a DLLs to a certain directory:
xcopy "$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).dll" "$(SolutionDir)..\UdpLocationService\bin\Plugins\" /d /y
xcopy "$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).pdb"…
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saving multiple files through xcopy
i want to copy multiple files at once through xcopy. is it possible. i mean something like:
xcopy file1+file2+file3 destinationfolder
any help is appreciated :)
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Renaming Hidden and System files Command
I'm trying to figure out a way to rename Desktop.ini to *.ini and back again. The problem is I need to do this with the attributes in tact (So I cannot remove hidden and system and then rename). The only solution I have come up with is xcopy and del…
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Running batch file with arguments from C#
I have a batch file like this
@echo off
xcopy /e %1 %2
I have my C# code as follows:
string MyBatchFile = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\MybatchFile.bat";
string _sourcePath = @"C:\FolderToCopy";
string _tempTargetPath = @"C:\TargetFolder\";
var process…
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xcopy all folders and subfolders from txt(with paths , and spaces )
I have a txt file with the full path for .jpg files, I need to xcopy the whole folders including everything inside using xcopy using batch file
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xcopy wildcard source folder name to destination
I want to copy from a wildcard source folder to a destination folder:
xcopy a:\parentfolder\n* x:\parentfolder
Only folders starting with "n" should therefore be copied to the destination.
Any help to get this working would be much appreciated.
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What is an "XCopy version"?
I am trying to download Oracle Data Access Components. Some of the components are named as XCopy version. I know that XCopy is a command but what exactly does it mean in this context ?
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batch to copy files with xcopy
I have checked some examples on internet but I can't get my (first) batch file to work. I would like to copy automatically my file from a folder to another one but nothing happen.
@echo off
xcopy "C:\source\" "C:\target\" /c /d /i /y
exit
Could you…
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How to use xcopy to add the date in the destination file?
This is my current code
xcopy "C:\Users\Asus\Desktop\Test\Test.MDB" "C:\Users\Asus\Google Drive\" /Y /H /E /F /I
exit
I need the code to do something like:
xcopy "C:\Users\Asus\Desktop\Test\Test.MDB" "C:\Users\Asus\Google Drive\Test (4-21-18).MDB"…
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