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Copy verification
Is there a way to tell W98 to perform copying with verification, similar to
the -v switch for xcopy? |
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COPY has the /v switch
-- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx "asur" wrote in message ... Is there a way to tell W98 to perform copying with verification, similar to the -v switch for xcopy? |
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True, the COPY *command* has the /v switch. But how do I tell the Windows'
copy operation (the one available in a window menu, along with paste) to use verification? Specifically, I'm using Send To to copy a (nested) folder to a Zip disk. I'd like it to be done with verification. (My understanding is I can't use xcopy, because it doesn't preserve long filenames.) "glee" wrote: COPY has the /v switch -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx "asur" wrote in message ... Is there a way to tell W98 to perform copying with verification, similar to the -v switch for xcopy? |
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XCOPY preserves long filenames just fine when it is used in a DOS window..
When you boot direct to DOS the operating system (and therefore any utility you might run) does not understand long filenames. "asur" wrote in message news True, the COPY *command* has the /v switch. But how do I tell the Windows' copy operation (the one available in a window menu, along with paste) to use verification? Specifically, I'm using Send To to copy a (nested) folder to a Zip disk. I'd like it to be done with verification. (My understanding is I can't use xcopy, because it doesn't preserve long filenames.) "glee" wrote: COPY has the /v switch -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx "asur" wrote in message ... Is there a way to tell W98 to perform copying with verification, similar to the -v switch for xcopy? |
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Ah, merci.
"Jeff Richards" wrote: XCOPY preserves long filenames just fine when it is used in a DOS window.. When you boot direct to DOS the operating system (and therefore any utility you might run) does not understand long filenames. "asur" wrote in message news True, the COPY *command* has the /v switch. But how do I tell the Windows' copy operation (the one available in a window menu, along with paste) to use verification? Specifically, I'm using Send To to copy a (nested) folder to a Zip disk. I'd like it to be done with verification. (My understanding is I can't use xcopy, because it doesn't preserve long filenames.) "glee" wrote: COPY has the /v switch -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx "asur" wrote in message ... Is there a way to tell W98 to perform copying with verification, similar to the -v switch for xcopy? |
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If a filename contains a 96H, xcopy doesn't work (nor does copy). But Windows
copy does. Interestingly, dir displays the 96H as "_". I would suspect there are quite a few characters that xcopy (and copy) won't handle. So, I am back to my original question, which is How does one specify a copy with verification to Windows. "Jeff Richards" wrote: XCOPY preserves long filenames just fine when it is used in a DOS window.. When you boot direct to DOS the operating system (and therefore any utility you might run) does not understand long filenames. "asur" wrote in message news True, the COPY *command* has the /v switch. But how do I tell the Windows' copy operation (the one available in a window menu, along with paste) to use verification? Specifically, I'm using Send To to copy a (nested) folder to a Zip disk. I'd like it to be done with verification. (My understanding is I can't use xcopy, because it doesn't preserve long filenames.) "glee" wrote: COPY has the /v switch -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx "asur" wrote in message ... Is there a way to tell W98 to perform copying with verification, similar to the -v switch for xcopy? |
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You may need to look for a Windows copy utility - I have never needed one
and I can't recommend any. XCOPY from a DOS window should be able to copy any file, however you will have problems identifying the file to copy if the filename contains strange characters. Because DIR displays it as _ doesn't mean that a _ in the copy command will identify the file correctly. You can use wildcards to avoid this naming problem. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "asur" wrote in message ... If a filename contains a 96H, xcopy doesn't work (nor does copy). But Windows copy does. Interestingly, dir displays the 96H as "_". I would suspect there are quite a few characters that xcopy (and copy) won't handle. So, I am back to my original question, which is How does one specify a copy with verification to Windows. "Jeff Richards" wrote: XCOPY preserves long filenames just fine when it is used in a DOS window.. When you boot direct to DOS the operating system (and therefore any utility you might run) does not understand long filenames. "asur" wrote in message news True, the COPY *command* has the /v switch. But how do I tell the Windows' copy operation (the one available in a window menu, along with paste) to use verification? Specifically, I'm using Send To to copy a (nested) folder to a Zip disk. I'd like it to be done with verification. (My understanding is I can't use xcopy, because it doesn't preserve long filenames.) "glee" wrote: COPY has the /v switch -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.microsoft.com/communities...t/default.mspx "asur" wrote in message ... Is there a way to tell W98 to perform copying with verification, similar to the -v switch for xcopy? |
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