Octopuss Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) I am trying something a bit funky here.I got a batch file I use to copy various installation files somewhere, and they are launched with different batch. I don't want to change both when files with version numbers in them get updated (and I don't rename them after downloading because I like to keep track of what they are).Anyway, I hoped I could use copy command with wildcards to copy files somewhere and change the destination name. It doesn't seem to work.Example:copy e:\Install\OS\jre-6*.exe d:\win7-64\sources\$OEM$\$1\Install\java.exe /yIt looked like it did what I wanted, but then I realized the destination file was like 5kB in size. WTF? Anyone can explain this? Or suggest different approach? Edited January 14, 2013 by TheWalrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Had this problem recently with mismatched wildcards for source/target. Try XCOPY. ECHO F|XCOPY e:\Install\OS\jre-6*.exe d:\win7-64\sources\$OEM$\$1\Install\java.exe /V /QNote: The piped ECHO command bypasses the XCOPY prompt to ask if the target is a file or folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopuss Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Oh! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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