Vbscript copy each file folder

Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I'm trying to design this script that's supposed to be used as a part of a logon script for alot of users. And this script is basically supposed to take a source folder and destination folder as basically just make sure that the destination folder has the exact same content as the source folder.

But only copy if the datemodified stamp of the source file is newer than the destination file. I have been thinking out this basic pseudo code, just trying to make sure this is valid and solid basically. Would this work? I'm not quite sure how it can be done, but I could probably spend all day figuring it out. But the people here are generally so amazingly smart that with your help it would take alot less time :.

Your algorithm looks good. Practically speaking, you would need to get the Files using a FileSystemObject, and retrieve their respective DateLastModified properties. You can do a DateDiff on the two dates to compare which is earlier. Slightly modified examples from DevGuru :.

Improvement In the comment, "date1" and "date2" have been exchanged. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Helen Helen When you say "copy files only that are new or do not exist in source path? GetFolder SourceFolder.

Name Then 'If the file does not exist in the destination directory copy it there. Tester Tester 7, 12 12 gold badges 51 51 silver badges 74 74 bronze badges. What about replacing older file versions "copy files only that are new"?

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We can't be everywhere at once we know—shocking! The Microsoft Scripting Guys 7 Sign in to vote. I have a folder with over 50, images in it. I need about 15, of them copied to another folder. Is there a script that I can paste the list of the ones I need copied to perform this action?

Thanks in advance. Thursday, April 2, PM. You can use this script to copy files from one folder to another. The files you want to copy should be specified in the text file that you specify using the strFileList constant. Use the constants to specify source folder, target folder and if files should be overwritten or not if they already exist at the target.

The script doesn't output anything if a file is copied successfully. If you want that for logging reasons add Wscript. Should be a text file with one file on each row. No paths - just file name. Too Cool! Too fast! I don't know how to thank you enough. Took less than 30 minute to copy thos 15, file to a ne folder. This would have taken me days, maybe weeks, to manually complete that task.

You should submit this to be included with the scripting archive. I am quite sure ther is someone elso who could use it. Friday, April 3, AM. Yes this is exactly what I am looking for!!! BUT I am an absolute idiot when it comes to scripts. If you could give me more detail on where to put this script to be able to run it, that would be great. I need the dummies instructions to do exactly what this thread is intended from start to finish.

If you need to contact me directly u can at evanraisbeck apersonaloccasion. Saturday, April 25, AM. Hello, Your script work fine for me. The only thing that I would need, is a dialog bog that open when you start the script. A dialog box that ask me where is the txt file, what is the sorce folder and what is the destination folder. Once it's done, clic process and then it does it's thing. Is it complicated to do?

Saturday, April 25, PM. Awesome I got it to work. That's cool. And I agree with Seby20 but I can do without it. Thank You so much. Sunday, April 26, AM. Browsing for folders is possible but the problem is that there's no native way of browsing for files in vbscript. There were a number of ways to do it in XP but as far as I know, none of them work in Vista unless you rely on third party components. Sunday, April 26, PM. Ok, well, Could you do it like this If my txt file is alway at the same place, it's not a problem, I just overwrite it every time.

But as for files to be copied, it change all the times. So Can it open a dialog box to tell that look in this folder, all the files are there.

And then start the program copy alone after i've selected the folder? The destination folder could ask to where I wanna copy those file.

How about this then? I added browse dialogs for the folder selections and I rebuilt the output method so that only a summary is shown at the end if it is run using wscript double click.

If it is run under cscript it will echo a summary at the end as well as results for each file as they are being copied.

I hope it will suit your needs. Option Explicit ' The list of files to copy. Path ' Get the target path for the copy operation. It worked!!!!!!

Thanks very much my friend!!!