Copy folders from PC to Laptop

[simonwilliams]

I'm trying to get Macro Scheduler to copy a folder from my main PC to my laptop.
I want it to completely delete the folder which will already be on the laptop every time it does this so that I have no duplicate files & everything is completely up to date.

However I am getting stuck on the 1st bit, copy folder. I just can't see anyway to copy a folder, only files. I have searched through this forum & what I'm wanting must be a pretty basic feature but no luck.

Any help appreciated. Thanks

[Marcus Tettmar]

You can use CopyFile to copy a folder:

CopyFile>c:\foldername,m:\

That would copy the folder "foldername" and all its contents to the m: drive.

[simonwilliams]

Thanks for the quick reply.

It works but its making a copy of the folder as it already exists.
How do I get it to delete the original folder & then paste it.

I don't want it to just overwrite the folder as this way old files will be left behind.

So far I have...

CopyFile>E:\My Documents\Leaflets,\\Laptop-advent\My Documents

Thanks again

[Marcus Tettmar]

MoveFile>E:\My Documents\Leaflets,\\Laptop-advent\My Documents

[simonwilliams]

I've replaced

CopyFile>E:\My Documents\Leaflets,\\Laptop-advent\My Documents

With

MoveFile>E:\My Documents\Leaflets,\\Laptop-advent\My Documents

And now it won't do anything

[Marcus Tettmar]

Ok, same thing would be:

CopyFile>E:\My Documents\Leaflets,\\Laptop-advent\My Documents
DeleteFile>E:\My Documents\Leaflets

[jpuziano]

You can use CopyFile to copy a folder:

CopyFile>c:\foldername,m:\

That would copy the folder "foldername" and all its contents to the m: drive.

Hi Marcus,

The above ability is great, but the entry in the Help File only talks about copying files:

CopyFile

CopyFile>sourcefile,destinationfile

Copies the file (or files), sourcefile, to destinationfile

sourcefile, and destinationfile may be variables. Wildcards can be used.

By default if destinationfile already exists it will not be overwritten and the new file will be renamed appropriately. It is possible to change the bahaviour of the CopyFile command to overwrite instead by setting CF_OVERWRITE to 1. The default value of CF_OVERWRITE is 0.

Abbreviation : Cop
See also : MoveFile, DeleteFile, IfFileExists, AppendFile, RenameFile

Example

CopyFile>c:\temp\myfile.txt,c:\my documents\myfile.old

Or with variables:

Let>filename=c:\temp\myfile.txt
Let>newfilename=c:\temp\myfile.new
CopyFile>filename,newfilename

Could you possibly update the Help File to say that directories can also be copied and provide an example? That would be helpful.

Same thing for MoveFile> and possibly other commands?

Its just my opinion... but if the command can handle directories as well as files, I think the Help File should say so.

Also change typo bahavior to behavior.

Thanks for listening... and keep up the great work on the product and the support here on the forums.

[Marcus Tettmar]

Will do.

[simonwilliams]

Thanks for that, works a charm