Help with XCOPY

[TwinCams]

So i'm trying to create a batch file to automatically copy files from one folder to the other, however I can't seem to get it to automatically copy when there's anything NEW in the source folder???

This is what I have thus far:

xcopy /s C:\LinsReports Y:\ScheduledReports /I

While this works....It does not continually or automatically update the destination folder as new reports are generated in the source folder: LinsReports ??

And should this batch file be placed in the startup folder? This is a W2K3 server.

Can someone assist with this? Thanks!!!

 

[saywat?]

i would put in the scheduled task. why would u put it in the startup folder? if u did that it would only run when the server is restarted which u shouldnt be restarting that often imo

 

[XplosiV]

Yup, adding the /d switch might help as that copies only files with a newer timestamp. But run it in task scheduler.

You could look into using xxcopy or robocopy if you want to make your process more streamlined and delete files after copying.