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determine last time file/folder was modified

jer...@discussions.microsoft.com (Jeremy) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:21:01 UT

I found a script on the net that searches a folder for the names of
subfolders and files and pumps that information to a log file. I have
modified the script to gather more info and to export the data to an Excel
spreadsheet. I just wanted to get some feedback on it. Thanks, Jeremy
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Re: Script

n...@nono.com (PaulM) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:08:28 UT

Thanks
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Re: Run Command Line

n...@microsoft.com (Pegasus [MVP]) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:36:45 UT

You're not really doing this in VB Script - you're shelling out to a console
session and you then have the usual problems with placing the correct number
double-quotes around your file names. A cleaner solution would be to do the
whole lot with VB Script commands, e.g. like so:
sName1 = "D:\Sites\www\applications\rec order\file1.mp3"

Run Command Line

jingproje...@gmail.com (Jing Software) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:07:08 UT

Hello,
I am trying to run a vbs file on my server that appends a few mp3
files to another and creates a new file.
I can do this from the command line without out any problems:
copy /b D:\Sites\www\applications\reco rder\file1.mp3 + D:\Sites\www
\applications\recorder\file2.m p3 D:\Sites\www\applications\reco rder

Re: Move n files sort by Filename

n...@microsoft.com (Pegasus [MVP]) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:27:16 UT

I completely agree with everything you say. Let me add one minor point: The
newsgroup you quote (microsoft.public.win2000.cmdp rompt.admin) is a sleepy
hollow. Batch action is really here: alt.msdos.batch.nt. It is where I
occasionally post VB Script code, eg. this one where a batch file solution

Re: Move n files sort by Filename

mayaxxy...@rcxxn.com (mayayana) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:03:10 UT

either
I got curious about this and looked it
up, since the topic of exactly what "batch"
code is keeps coming up. Maybe this will
provide some clarification for anyone who's
interested:
In general, batch refers to pre-GUI scripting
(as opposed to *Windows* scripting). It is
command-line, run by the local console

Re: Move n files sort by Filename

n...@microsoft.com (Pegasus [MVP]) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:46:38 UT

*** Have you thought of broadening your horizon a little?
*** I occasionally post batch files here and I occasionally
*** post VB Script files in a batch group. The reason is
*** that sometimes batch files are more effective than
*** VB Script files and sometimes it's the other way
*** round. This is one of them: The OP wants the first

Re: Sort files collection ?

gu...@unknown-email.com (tonyb) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:59 UT

I must accept your castigation for not having done my homework properly.
The year in ISO format should indeed have 4 digits. Unfortunately,
although the correct seperator is a colon, windows does not allow this
in file names!

Re: Move n files sort by Filename

mayaxxy...@rcxxn.com (mayayana) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:36 UT

either
A "batch" file in what language? A powershell
file? An updated DOS that still uses .bat extension?
Frankly I don't care what it is. It's not VBScript
and this is a VBScript group. I have a lot of experience
with VBScript, I'm here in the VBS group,
and I only vaguely understand the code you posted.

Re: Move n files sort by Filename

n...@microsoft.com (Pegasus [MVP]) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:37:55 UT

You're entirely correct: It is not VB Script. However, it is not DOS either
but a batch file. DOS is a legacy operating system (not a scripting tool)
that does not exist under the current 32/64-bit operating systems - unless
you choose to call any character based black screen "DOS". With this
measure, some Unix/Linux screens would equally qualify as "DOS". Now before

Re: Move n files sort by Filename

mayaxxy...@rcxxn.com (mayayana) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:18:09 UT

Also, if you're new to this and trying to learn
VBScript, you need to understand that the code
from Pegasus is not VBScript. Apparently his code
will work, but it's actually DOS, which is an
entirely different thing.

Re: Move n files sort by Filename

mayaxxy...@rcxxn.com (mayayana) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:14:44 UT

You didn't explain what makes those files "first".
If they're recognizable by name then you can just
use MoveFile. Are you familiar with the FileSystemObject?
It provides a number of file handling functions.
First create the object:
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSy stemObject")
' The MoveFile method is like this:

Re: Move n files sort by Filename

n...@microsoft.com (Pegasus [MVP]) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:28:01 UT

You could use this simple batch file:
@echo off
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set Source=d:\Source Folder
set Target=d:\Target Folder
set count=0
if not exist "%Source%" (
echo Cannot find the folder "%Source%"
pause
goto :eof
)
if not exist "%Target%" md "%Target%"
for /F "delims=" %%a in ('dir /on /b /a-d "%Source%"') do (

Re: Seek Filter Include Example

rlmueller-nos...@ameritech.nospam.net (Richard Mueller [MVP]) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14:30 UT

Yes.