Log For xcopy batch file

[Beverly Archer]

Hello,
I need a log file for the below script, the script contains the xcopy command, so the log file will be needed for the xcopy command.

start /wait /b xcopy "z:\*.id" "c:\notes\data" /d /L /y >> "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\ID_Log.txt"

I have also manged to obtain the informational in the copied files which are in the log file, but the main concern is with the xcopy command log files. If you have any solutions for this then please let me know. thanks in advance.

[HardWeaR]

Hello,
You have used the start and the wait calls in you script these are helpful on when you need to runs something in the window of the operating system. So, you do not need these call when you are performing some command line arguments that is command line programs. By using these in your script you will increase the complexity of the code. In you case please not that you code will append the xcopy command to the log file which is already existing. If you need to run the log file in a different or every time you need a different log file then you can write a script likewise, this should be simple.

[SoftWore]

Hello,
I do think that you can handle the output of the xcopy command directly into a log file. There must be some other way to do this. But I am no a good programmer writing the batch files. If you need the logic then I can give you some idea about it first you have to create the log file and then add a start time for the fol file and finally run the xcopy command. At the end you will need to stop the time which you have started at the beginning.

[cyber-noob]

Hello,
For the start time and the end time you can use something like this
Follow this script, it can help you

::== timer.bat
@echo off
set start=%TIME%
call YOUR.BAT
echo %START%
echo %TIME%

If you have any issues related to this topic then please let me know, i will try to solve it.

[HardWeaR]

Hello,
If you need to show two timers on the screen, then you can use something like this, the above script is been modified to get a more advanced result.

::== timer2.bat
@echo off
set start=%TIME%
call sample.BAT
echo started at %START%>lgfile
echo done at %TIME%>>lgfile
:: DONE