batch-filedirectoryxcopy

Xcopy folder selection


I would like to make an automated task by using a .bat file in order to copy some files from the server to users' computers. The destination of the files can be on different partitions but the location (folder-wise) is the same.

For example I have 1 file I want to copy from the server to C:\Program Files\Program or D:\Program Files\Program (note that the path, apart from the partition is the same)


Solution

  • Something like this should work if you're running it from the server with admin rights.

    @echo off
    setlocal
    
    for %%a in (computer1 computer2 computer3) do (
      for %%b in (c d) do (
        if exist "\\%%a\%%b$\Program Files\Program\." (
          xcopy /F /I "yourfile.ext" "\\%%a\%%b$\Program Files\Program"
        )
      )
    )
    

    If you're running it from a workstation, you could do something like this:

    @echo off
    setlocal
    for %%a in (c d) do (
      if exist "%%a:\Program Files\Program\." (
          xcopy /F /I "\\Server\Share\yourfile.ext" "%%a:\Program Files\Program"
      )
    )