search on specific character in filename

[joopgoudvis]

You use FileMove() to rename files.

So you say, that I have to replace the filecopy function with the filemove function?

While 1

$file = FileFindNextFile($search)

If @error Then ExitLoop

If StringInStr($file, "XS-32", 2) <> 0 Then; Search for your example text

FileCopy("C:\XS\" & $file, "H:\XS\KVA\" , 9); Move the file. Read the helpfile on this command. 9 = Create dirs and overwrite if exists!!

EndIf

Edited April 8, 2008 by joopgoudvis

[d4rk]

FileMove("H:\XS Dir\XS-32dasdada.xml","H:\XS Dir\XS-32.xml",9)

hope this can help

[weaponx]

No. I said you use FileMove() to rename files. I really don't understand why you are still stuck on this, FileCopy($source, $destination).

If the original file is called "ABC" and you need it to be called "XYZ", you do FileCopy("ABC", "XYZ").

[joopgoudvis]

Wouldn't that give problems? because I don't know the exact filename each time, I used FileFindFirst file, to pick 'XS-32'out of the filename to move the complete file., because the filename is huge.

$searchdir = "C:\XS\"; See use below here

; Shows the filenames of all files that are found.

$search = FileFindFirstFile($searchdir &"*XS-32*" ); Search in the $searchdir directory

; Check if the search was successful

If $search = -1 Then

MsgBox(0, "Error", "No files/directories matched the search pattern")

Exit

EndIf

While 1

$file = FileFindNextFile($search)

If @error Then ExitLoop

If StringInStr($file, "XS-32", 2) <> 0 Then; Search for your example text

FileCopy("C:\XS\" & $file, "H:\XS\KVA\" , 9); Move the file. Read the helpfile on this command. 9 = Create dirs and overwrite if exists!!

EndIf

;MsgBox(4096, "File:", $file); File that is found is displayed here

WEnd

; Close the search handle

FileClose($search)

Edited April 8, 2008 by joopgoudvis

[weaponx]

Dude. FileFindNextFile() is returning the filename to be copied!

[d4rk]

why don't you copy file from C:\ To H:\ with the new name , so you don't have to use FileMove()

[joopgoudvis]

*Slams his head against the wall* Oh my god! How could I be so STUPID!

Thank you very very very much!

last question about this subject:

I have several dirs where he needs to copy and search too, I could just copy-past the code a few times, but is there a proper way to achief it in code?

Example:

The logfiles are in one folder XS-1, XS-2,XS-3

XS-1 --> Folder1 on location A:

XS-2 --> Folder2 on location B:

Etc etc

Edited April 8, 2008 by joopgoudvis

[weaponx]

What I don't understand is why you are using FileFindFirstFile()...FileFindNextFile(). If there are multiple matches won't you be overwriting the same file in the destination???

Why can't this do everything you asked?:

$source = "C:\XS"

$destination = "H:\XS"

FileCopy($source & "\*XS-32*", $destination)

[joopgoudvis]

Because i'm new too auto it and that command worked...*Shame on me*

And I need to copy a file, with a filename that is huge, and each time, the name is different, except for XS-32 in the filename.

And there are other files in that dir.

Yes, also they need to be copied, but too other folders, and with other filenames.

Edited April 8, 2008 by joopgoudvis

[d4rk]

Because i'm new too auto it and that command worked...*Shame on me*

are there any question ? what about the XS-1 and XS-2 and XS-3 ?

[weaponx]

Because i'm new too auto it and that command worked...*Shame on me*

And I need to copy a file, with a filename that is huge, and each time, the name is different, except for XS-32 in the filename.

And there are other files in that dir.

Yes, also they need to be copied, but too other folders, and with other filenames.

Oh god.

FileCopy("C:\XS1\*XS-32*", "H:\XS1")

FileCopy("C:\XS2\*XS-32*", "H:\XS2")

FileCopy("C:\XS3\*XS-32*", "H:\XS3")

-or-

For $X = 1 to 3

FileCopy("C:\XS" & $X & "\*XS-32*", "H:\XS" & $X)

Next

[joopgoudvis]

I'll try that Thank you

Edited April 8, 2008 by joopgoudvis

[Triblade]

The best way to get help with that is, I think, to post here when what has to move where.

All we know now is that there has to be "XS-32" in the filename. These files are all in the same folder.

They have to move to a new location.

How do we know which location they have to move to?

So what rule is defining where a file has to go?