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
Managed to overcome the issue. Thanks anyway "Richard" wrote in message news:eCAQqih8IHA.5052@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > 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 > >
Richard wrote: > Managed to overcome the issue. Mind telling us? :-) Larry @ hasn't worked with DOS for a while...
"Larry Timms" wrote in message news:328505be663eb38c4d6f936eb01ebfa6@grapevine.islandnet.com... > 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.
