BAT file to copy across network

Hi

I'm trying to write a BAT file to copy files from one computer across
to another computer on the network. Sharing and permissions are granted
to allow read/write. Both computers running Win 7. Can copy back and
forth at will using Windows Explorer.

The content I've got so far is

CD\
xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* \\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
pause

but this returns an error "Invalid drive specifiction" when I run the
BAT file containing it

I've tried changing the $ sign to a colon, but same result.

If I change the destination path to another folder on the source drive
it works fine, so it must be something about the path as it's shown
above. Or is this something that isn't possible.

What's wrong?

Many thanks

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Try using the "share name" of the destination folder instead of the
administrative share "\\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1"

On 6/2/2012 8:46 AM, John Price wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to write a BAT file to copy files from one computer across
> to another computer on the network. Sharing and permissions are granted
> to allow read/write. Both computers running Win 7. Can copy back and
> forth at will using Windows Explorer.
>
> The content I've got so far is
>
> CD\
> xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* \\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
> pause
>
> but this returns an error "Invalid drive specifiction" when I run the
> BAT file containing it
>
> I've tried changing the $ sign to a colon, but same result.
>
> If I change the destination path to another folder on the source drive
> it works fine, so it must be something about the path as it's shown
> above. Or is this something that isn't possible.
>
> What's wrong?
>
> Many thanks
>

Bob I wrote:

> Try using the "share name" of the destination folder instead of the
> administrative share "\\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1"
>
> On 6/2/2012 8:46 AM, John Price wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm trying to write a BAT file to copy files from one computer
> > across to another computer on the network. Sharing and permissions
> > are granted to allow read/write. Both computers running Win 7. Can
> > copy back and forth at will using Windows Explorer.
> >
> > The content I've got so far is
> >
> > CD\
> > xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* \\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
> > pause
> >
> > but this returns an error "Invalid drive specifiction" when I run
> > the BAT file containing it
> >
> > I've tried changing the $ sign to a colon, but same result.
> >
> > If I change the destination path to another folder on the source
> > drive it works fine, so it must be something about the path as it's
> > shown above. Or is this something that isn't possible.
> >
> > What's wrong?
> >
> > Many thanks
> >

Sorry - could you show an example of what you mean - not sure what the
share name of the folder would look like.

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"John Price" <> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to write a BAT file to copy files from one computer across
> to another computer on the network. Sharing and permissions are granted
> to allow read/write. Both computers running Win 7. Can copy back and
> forth at will using Windows Explorer.
>
> The content I've got so far is
>
> CD\
> xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* \\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
> pause
>
> but this returns an error "Invalid drive specifiction" when I run the
> BAT file containing it

The p.d. utility at www.xxcopy.com may meet your needs better.
Its many parameters are unusually well documented.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Sat, 02 Jun 2012 08:46:32 -0500, John Price wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to write a BAT file to copy files from one computer across
> to another computer on the network. Sharing and permissions are granted
> to allow read/write. Both computers running Win 7. Can copy back and
> forth at will using Windows Explorer.
>
> The content I've got so far is
>
> CD\
> xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* \\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
> pause
>
> but this returns an error "Invalid drive specifiction" when I run the
> BAT file containing it
>
> I've tried changing the $ sign to a colon, but same result.
>
> If I change the destination path to another folder on the source drive
> it works fine, so it must be something about the path as it's shown
> above. Or is this something that isn't possible.
>
> What's wrong?
>
> Many thanks

You need to precede that with a NET USE command, such as

net use p: \\main-desktop\C$
xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* p:\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
:: Optional, if you want to disconnect the mapped network drive.
net use p: /d

I assume no login is required for the network folder. If it is,
change the NET USE command to
net use p: \\main-desktop\C$ * /user:MyUsername
(substituting your actual user name, of course).


--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

On 6/2/2012 9:46 AM, John Price wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to write a BAT file to copy files from one computer across
> to another computer on the network. Sharing and permissions are granted
> to allow read/write. Both computers running Win 7. Can copy back and
> forth at will using Windows Explorer.
>
> The content I've got so far is
>
> CD\
> xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* \\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
> pause
>
> but this returns an error "Invalid drive specifiction" when I run the
> BAT file containing it
>
> I've tried changing the $ sign to a colon, but same result.
>
> If I change the destination path to another folder on the source drive
> it works fine, so it must be something about the path as it's shown
> above. Or is this something that isn't possible.
>
> What's wrong?
>
> Many thanks
>


I can think of a couple of things to try.
First complex expressions such as your networked drive might need quotes
to allow the entire expression to be used.
Next, since this is a batch file, setting the expression into a variable
might get the job done.

Another way might be to assign the network drive/sub-directory a drive
letter.

It's been more than a few years since I had to do this sort of thing
using earlier windows versions.

On 02 Jun 2012, "John Price" <> wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

> I'm trying to write a BAT file to copy files from one computer
> across to another computer on the network. Sharing and permissions
> are granted to allow read/write. Both computers running Win 7. Can
> copy back and forth at will using Windows Explorer.
>
> The content I've got so far is
>
> CD\
> xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* \\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
> pause
>
> but this returns an error "Invalid drive specifiction" when I run
> the BAT file containing it
>
> I've tried changing the $ sign to a colon, but same result.
>
> If I change the destination path to another folder on the source
> drive it works fine, so it must be something about the path as
> it's shown above. Or is this something that isn't possible.
>
> What's wrong?

I tried it and got the same thing. I also have the whole drive shared
with a regular share name, \\C-Drive , and if I use that instead of the
administrative share name C$, it works as expected. Your version DOES
work when xcopying from a Win7 computer to an XP one.

Odd...

On 02/06/2012 14:46, John Price wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to write a BAT file to copy files from one computer across
> to another computer on the network. Sharing and permissions are granted
> to allow read/write. Both computers running Win 7. Can copy back and
> forth at will using Windows Explorer.
>
> The content I've got so far is
>
> CD\
> xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* \\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
> pause
>
> but this returns an error "Invalid drive specifiction" when I run the
> BAT file containing it
>
> I've tried changing the $ sign to a colon, but same result.
>
> If I change the destination path to another folder on the source drive
> it works fine, so it must be something about the path as it's shown
> above. Or is this something that isn't possible.
>
> What's wrong?
>
> Many thanks
>

Since forcopy1 is a folder rather than a file, don't you need a
backslash after it?

As others have said, it's a good idea to map a network drive to this
share. If you do it in Windows Explorer, and tell it to reconnect on
logon, you'll only have to do it once. So if, for example, you map Z: to
\\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$, you can set up your batch file to say:

xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* z:\forcopy1\ /D /E /Y

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"John Price" <> wrote in message
news:-76dnTxC1-...
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to write a BAT file to copy files from one computer across
> to another computer on the network. Sharing and permissions are granted
> to allow read/write. Both computers running Win 7. Can copy back and
> forth at will using Windows Explorer.
>
> The content I've got so far is
>
> CD\
> xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* \\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
> pause
>
> but this returns an error "Invalid drive specifiction" when I run the
> BAT file containing it
>
> I've tried changing the $ sign to a colon, but same result.
>
> If I change the destination path to another folder on the source drive
> it works fine, so it must be something about the path as it's shown
> above. Or is this something that isn't possible.
>
> What's wrong?
>
> Many thanks
>

The xcopy command wants to see a drive letter instead of a share name. You
need to map a network drive. See the comments of Stan Brown.

Succes,

Fokke

Stan Brown wrote:

> On Sat, 02 Jun 2012 08:46:32 -0500, John Price wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm trying to write a BAT file to copy files from one computer
> > across to another computer on the network. Sharing and permissions
> > are granted to allow read/write. Both computers running Win 7. Can
> > copy back and forth at will using Windows Explorer.
> >
> > The content I've got so far is
> >
> > CD\
> > xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* \\MAIN-DESKTOP\c$\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
> > pause
> >
> > but this returns an error "Invalid drive specifiction" when I run
> > the BAT file containing it
> >
> > I've tried changing the $ sign to a colon, but same result.
> >
> > If I change the destination path to another folder on the source
> > drive it works fine, so it must be something about the path as it's
> > shown above. Or is this something that isn't possible.
> >
> > What's wrong?
> >
> > Many thanks
>
> You need to precede that with a NET USE command, such as
>
> net use p: \\main-desktop\C$
> xcopy c:\forcopy\*.* p:\forcopy1 /D /E /Y
> :: Optional, if you want to disconnect the mapped network drive.
> net use p: /d
>
> I assume no login is required for the network folder. If it is,
> change the NET USE command to
> net use p: \\main-desktop\C$ * /user:MyUsername
> (substituting your actual user name, of course).

Thanks Stan - when I use your first e.g. I'm asked for a username -
which it lets me input, and then asks for a network password. I'm not
aware of ever setting one, but in any event when I try to type in at
that point, it doesn't accept input from the keyboard - except for the
ENTER key - and I then get invalid password messages.

When I try the second on, it goes stiiaght to the request for a network
password, and the same thing happens - canty input from the keyboard,
and yet hitting the ENTER key moves on to the invalid password message.

Any more ideas?

JIP

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