Copy files from multiple directories..

Here's what I'm trying to do. We have files that we would like to copy over
from different servers and shares to 1 central server each night.

What I would like to do is:
1) Create a new folder based on the date
2) Copy the files from each of the shares to 1 location on a different
server (preferabily have subfolders under the newly created one based on the
date)
3) Send out a email of confirmation that each folder has been copied
sucessfully.

I know its a tall list...or maybe it isnt??

Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to do this in powershell?
Or has anyone done something like this before and have a sample of your
code??

Thanks!!

Hi,

I know you are going to get MUCH better solutions offered than this
but maybe you could adapt this:-

$when = $(get-date).ToLongDateString()
New-Item -type directory -Name $when -Path "D:\" # Put place for new
folder against the -path parameter
set-location "D:\Posh" # where you want to copy files from
foreach ($i in gci) {Copy-Item $i -Destination "D:\$when" } # iterate
through the file list copying them over
Send-SmtpMail -To anyone@xxxxxx -From me@xxxxxx -Subject
"Success" -Body "Files all copied OK" # send mail

The last line relies on the existence of the Powershell Community
Extentions being installed, which is well worth doing.

Hope it helps,

Stuart

For the folder name I would think about using a sortable format - easier to
keep track so try something like

$date = Get-Date
$when = ("{0:s}" -f $date).Substring(0,10)
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"Kryten" wrote:

So, would I add 4 set-location entries if I have 4 shares? And would this
powershell script loop over all 4 of them??

Steve

"Kryten" <Kryten68@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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And would this powershell script loop over all 4 of them?? No, it wouldn't, Steve.
It was just the best I could think of at that near-bedtime moment ;-)

This one should be closer to your needs:-


<<<Script Begins Below This Line>>>

function copyfrom-shares ( $target )
{
Set-Location -Path $target
foreach ($i in gci){Copy-Item $i -Destination "D:\$TodaysFolder" }
#Send-SmtpMail -To any@xxxxxx -From m@xxxxxx -Subject Success -
Body "Files all copied OK"
}

#region <1> Construct a name for the new folder then create it (Thanks
to RichS)
$date = Get-Date
$script:TodaysFolder = ("{0:s}" -f $date).Substring(0,10)
New-Item -Path D:\ -type directory -Name "$TodaysFolder"
#endregion

#region <2> Define your shares here
[array]$script:shares = "D:\share1"
$shares += "D:\share2"
$shares += "D:\share3"
#endregion

#region <3> Pass the shares array to the function, one share at a
time.
$shares | % { copyfrom-shares -target $_ }
#endregion

<<<Script Ends Above This Line>>>

You will need to modify the -path parameter value against the New-Item
cmdlet in region 1, to reflect where you want the new folder with the
date name to go.

You will also have to modify the string values of the $shares array to
reflect the paths to the shares you want to include. You might also
want to put a -recurse parameter in there too. The values given were
just what I was testing against and it worked fine.

Hope this helps,

Stuart

Hi Steve,

The following creates this directory structure under the target server:

+ \\Server3\Share (target server to copy to)
+ dd-MM-yyyy (create a new folder based on the date)
+ Server-Share (create folder for each share, replace "\" with "-")
- file.ext (copied file(s))
- file.ext
...
+ Server1-Share
+ Server2-Share

You didn't specify which files you want to copy so this example copies EVERYTHING
(e.g. -recurse) under each share.



$shares = "\\Server\Share","\\Server1\Share","\\Server2\Share"
$copyTo = "\\Server3\Share"
$todayDir = get-date -f "MM-dd-yyyy"

$null = new-item -type directory -path "$copyTo\$todayDir" -force
if(!$?){ throw "could not create directory"}

$shares | foreach {
$shareName = $_.substring(2).replace("\","-")
$null = new-item -type directory -path "$copyTo\$todayDir\$shareName"
-force
if(!$?){ throw "could not create directory"}
copy-item $_ -dest "$copyTo\$todayDir\$shareName" -recurse -force
}



## send-email
$SmtpServer = "localhost"
$From = "user@xxxxxx"
$To = "you@xxxxxx"
$subject = "Shares Copy"
$body = "your body text here"

$smtp = new-object system.net.mail.smtpClient($SmtpServer)
$mail = new-object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage
$mail.From = $From
$mail.To.Add($To)
$mail.Subject = $subject
$mail.Body = $body
$smtp.Send($mail)



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Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
blog: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic



SG> Here's what I'm trying to do. We have files that we would like to
SG> copy over from different servers and shares to 1 central server each
SG> night.
SG>
SG> What I would like to do is:
SG> 1) Create a new folder based on the date
SG> 2) Copy the files from each of the shares to 1 location on a
SG> different
SG> server (preferabily have subfolders under the newly created one
SG> based on the
SG> date)
SG> 3) Send out a email of confirmation that each folder has been
SG> copied
SG> sucessfully.
SG> I know its a tall list...or maybe it isnt??
SG>
SG> Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to do this in
SG> powershell? Or has anyone done something like this before and have a
SG> sample of your code??
SG>
SG> Thanks!!
SG>

Yes, I do want to copy EVERYTHING out of each share....

Thanks.

"Shay Levy [MVP]" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks everyone!

I'll try this today.... I appreciate the help!!
Steve

"Steve Grosz" <boise_bound@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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