Vista - complex file movement problem

11-24-2007

How do I do the following?

I have a directory with about a thousand sub directories each
containing a font (ttf) along with information about the font. I want
to copy the .ttf files from each of these subdirectories into the
parent folder so I can use one of the font managers on the parent
folder without having to go into each subfolder to get the ttf file.

I'm thinking xcopy would do it, but I can't seem to work out what the
switches would be. Anyone up for the challenge of cmd script that
would do it?

TIA,

Brandon

11-24-2007

"someothernickname" <redwoodtwig@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:f119a0f4-00fd-4975-b29d-b9783ed0f29e@xxxxxx

Quote:

> How do I do the following?
>
> I have a directory with about a thousand sub directories each
> containing a font (ttf) along with information about the font. I want
> to copy the .ttf files from each of these subdirectories into the
> parent folder so I can use one of the font managers on the parent
> folder without having to go into each subfolder to get the ttf file.
>
> I'm thinking xcopy would do it, but I can't seem to work out what the
> switches would be. Anyone up for the challenge of cmd script that
> would do it?

Why use a script? Make two steps:
(1) do a recursive search (over your parent dir for *.ttf) that returns all
your TTFs
(2) select all and copy to your parent folder

That's how I'd do it in XP. Should work in Vista as well.

Don

11-24-2007

On Nov 24, 1:26 pm, "Donald Lessau" <d...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

> "someothernickname" <redwoodt...@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitragnews:f119a0f4-00fd-4975-b29d-b9783ed0f29e@xxxxxx
>

Quote:

> > How do I do the following?

>

Quote:

> > I have a directory with about a thousand sub directories each
> > containing a font (ttf) along with information about the font. I want
> > to copy the .ttf files from each of these subdirectories into the
> > parent folder so I can use one of the font managers on the parent
> > folder without having to go into each subfolder to get the ttf file.

>

Quote:

> > I'm thinking xcopy would do it, but I can't seem to work out what the
> > switches would be. Anyone up for the challenge of cmd script that
> > would do it?

>
> Why use a script? Make two steps:
> (1) do a recursive search (over your parent dir for *.ttf) that returns all
> your TTFs
> (2) select all and copy to your parent folder
>
> That's how I'd do it in XP. Should work in Vista as well.
>
> Don

BFO!! (blinding flash of the obvious)
As soon as I read your message I remembered doing exactly the same
thing on XP a couple years ago. Thanks for the rescue, :-)

11-24-2007	#1 (permalink)
someothernickname n/a posts	complex file movement problem How do I do the following? I have a directory with about a thousand sub directories each containing a font (ttf) along with information about the font. I want to copy the .ttf files from each of these subdirectories into the parent folder so I can use one of the font managers on the parent folder without having to go into each subfolder to get the ttf file. I'm thinking xcopy would do it, but I can't seem to work out what the switches would be. Anyone up for the challenge of cmd script that would do it? TIA, Brandon
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11-24-2007	#2 (permalink)
Donald Lessau n/a posts	Re: complex file movement problem "someothernickname" <redwoodtwig@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:f119a0f4-00fd-4975-b29d-b9783ed0f29e@xxxxxx Quote: > How do I do the following? > > I have a directory with about a thousand sub directories each > containing a font (ttf) along with information about the font. I want > to copy the .ttf files from each of these subdirectories into the > parent folder so I can use one of the font managers on the parent > folder without having to go into each subfolder to get the ttf file. > > I'm thinking xcopy would do it, but I can't seem to work out what the > switches would be. Anyone up for the challenge of cmd script that > would do it? Why use a script? Make two steps: (1) do a recursive search (over your parent dir for *.ttf) that returns all your TTFs (2) select all and copy to your parent folder That's how I'd do it in XP. Should work in Vista as well. Don
My System Specs

11-24-2007	#3 (permalink)
someothernickname n/a posts	Re: complex file movement problem On Nov 24, 1:26 pm, "Donald Lessau" <d...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > "someothernickname" <redwoodt...@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitragnews:f119a0f4-00fd-4975-b29d-b9783ed0f29e@xxxxxx > Quote: > > How do I do the following? > Quote: > > I have a directory with about a thousand sub directories each > > containing a font (ttf) along with information about the font. I want > > to copy the .ttf files from each of these subdirectories into the > > parent folder so I can use one of the font managers on the parent > > folder without having to go into each subfolder to get the ttf file. > Quote: > > I'm thinking xcopy would do it, but I can't seem to work out what the > > switches would be. Anyone up for the challenge of cmd script that > > would do it? > > Why use a script? Make two steps: > (1) do a recursive search (over your parent dir for *.ttf) that returns all > your TTFs > (2) select all and copy to your parent folder > > That's how I'd do it in XP. Should work in Vista as well. > > Don BFO!! (blinding flash of the obvious) As soon as I read your message I remembered doing exactly the same thing on XP a couple years ago. Thanks for the rescue, :-)
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