move subfolder from one directory to the othere one

[usera]

Greeting,

I have questions about the move the folder.

for example

in c:\ has a folder call test, under test has 2 folders call loc1 and loc2, in loc1 has some files and sub folder called loc1sub1, some files and sub folder in locsub1 as well.

I want to move everything under loc1 to loc2, how to do that.

Thanks

usera

before

===========================

c:\test

\loc1

\ file1

\ file2

\ .......

\ loc1sub1

\file3

\file4

.......

\loc1sub1sub1

\file5

.....

\loc2

I am looking for

==============================

c:\test

\loc1

\loc2

\ file1

\ file2

\ .......

\ loc1sub1

\file3

\file4

.......

\loc1sub1sub1

\file5

.....

[SmOke_N]

If you're trying to move the entire Loc1 directory into Loc2 (Where Loc1 will now be in Loc2), then all you need is DirMove().

If you only want to move the contents, then you could do:

_FileListToArray($s_path_dir, "*")

For/Next loop

If StringInStr(FileGetAttrib(File), "D") Then ; Check FileGetAttrib() (This will validate if the file is a directory)

DirMove()

Else

FileMove()

Endif

[usera]

Thanks,

Dirmove() works for me. But if I want to remove everything from my desktop to the another folder then it fail.

for example, I want to move C:\Documents and Settings\MYACCOUNT\Desktop to c:\backups

dirmove("C:\Documents and Settings\MYACCOUNT\Desktop","c:\backups")

it won't work.

Do you know why? is it because the desktop is the system file? And what is the solution if I want to remove everything from my desktop to the another folder?

Thanks

usera

If you're trying to move the entire Loc1 directory into Loc2 (Where Loc1 will now be in Loc2), then all you need is DirMove().

If you only want to move the contents, then you could do:

_FileListToArray($s_path_dir, "*")

For/Next loop

If StringInStr(FileGetAttrib(File), "D") Then ; Check FileGetAttrib() (This will validate if the file is a directory)

DirMove()

Else

FileMove()

Endif

[DaRam]

Yes, Desktop is a system created/managed folder, that is why.

If you are migrating users, MS has a KB article which essentially states, you have to be logged on as a different ADMIN user to do this.

[usera]

Thank DaRam,

it that is the case, how can I move the files and folders on the desktop to another folder? I mean use another functions?

Really needs to do that,

Thanks

Yes, Desktop is a system created/managed folder, that is why.

If you are migrating users, MS has a KB article which essentially states, you have to be logged on as a different ADMIN user to do this.

[DaRam]

As I wrote, by logging on as a different User with Admin privileges, Copying (NOT Moving) the folder and then deleting the User.

Thank DaRam,

it that is the case, how can I move the files and folders on the desktop to another folder? I mean use another functions?

Really needs to do that,

Thanks

[usera]

Idea is good, but not fit for my request, I do not want to delete the Desktop folder, just move everything from there to another folder, still keep Desktop folder.

Thanks

As I wrote, by logging on as a different User with Admin privileges, Copying (NOT Moving) the folder and then deleting the User.

[CodyBarrett]

filecopy? for each file

[usera]

Good idea, but how to dealing with the files in sub-folder, and sub-folder in another sub-folder?

filecopy? for each file

[CodyBarrett]

dircopy?

like use a recursive filefind function.. get the files and Dirs and then filecopy a file.. and dircopy a directory