xcopy exclude switch

[Guest Richard]

Hi

 

I can't seem to get the exclude switch to work in the xcopy command. I would

like to exclude 'folder1' in the batch folder. I have tried:

 

xcopy C:\Batch D:\Batch /D /C /E /H /Y /EXCLUDE:C:\Batch\Folder1

xcop "C:\Batch" "D:\Batch" /D /C /E /H /Y /EXCLUDE:C:\Batch\Folder1

 

Help appreciated.

 

Many thanks in advance

RIchard

[Guest Richard]

Re: xcopy exclude switch

 

Managed to overcome the issue.

 

Thanks anyway

 

"Richard" <richardbee@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi

>

> I can't seem to get the exclude switch to work in the xcopy command. I

would

> like to exclude 'folder1' in the batch folder. I have tried:

>

> xcopy C:\Batch D:\Batch /D /C /E /H /Y /EXCLUDE:C:\Batch\Folder1

> xcop "C:\Batch" "D:\Batch" /D /C /E /H /Y /EXCLUDE:C:\Batch\Folder1

>

> Help appreciated.

>

> Many thanks in advance

> RIchard

>

>

[Guest Larry Timms]

Re: xcopy exclude switch

 

Richard wrote:

> Managed to overcome the issue.

 

Mind telling us? :-)

 

Larry @ hasn't worked with DOS for a while...

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: xcopy exclude switch

 

 

"Larry Timms" <roadrunner9119@yahoo.junktrap.com> wrote in message

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> Richard wrote:

>> Managed to overcome the issue.

>

> Mind telling us? :-)

>

> Larry @ hasn't worked with DOS for a while...

 

He realised that the command

xcopy C:\Batch D:\Batch /D /C /E /H /Y /EXCLUDE:C:\Batch\Folder1

should read

xcopy C:\Batch D:\Batch /D /C /E /H /Y /EXCLUDE:C:\Batch\Exclude.txt

 

His initial thought was that the parameter following the /Exclude

says which files/folders should be excluded. Hen then realised

that this parameter must be the name of the text file that enumerates

the exclusions. Unfortunately he has yet to realise that answers to

posts are of value to other people too.