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Pegasus [MVP]

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More options Nov 6 2009, 2:28 pm

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From: "Pegasus [MVP]" <n...@microsoft.com>

Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:28:01 +0100

Local: Fri, Nov 6 2009 2:28 pm

Subject: Re: Move n files sort by Filename

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"Bals" <balamurugan.mr....@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>I have many files in a folder - I need to move only first 5 files
> another folder sort by filename
> ie in Source folder i have
> 1Filename.txt
> 2Filename.txt
> 3Filename.txt
> 4Filename.txt
> 5Filename.txt
> 6Filename.txt
> 7Filename.txt
> 8Filename.txt
> 9Filename.txt

> I need to move only FIRST 5 files sort by Filename to destination
> folder
> 1Filename.txt
> 2Filename.txt
> 3Filename.txt
> 4Filename.txt
> 5Filename.txt

> Please give me a sample script for this

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 (
echo Moving "%Source%\%%a"
rem move /y "%Source%\%%a" "%Target%"
set /a count=!count! + 1
if !count! GEQ 5 goto :eof
)

Remove "rem" in the fourth line from the bottom to activate the batch file.

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