script copy file

[swan_x]

i have file 555.txt in C: and i want with a script one copy of this in D: and OverwriteExisting (for continuous backup)

i've tried this script
Copy "C:\555.txt" "D:\" OverwriteExisting

but have this error
<None of the items to copy does exist>

why???

[highend]

You've read the help file?

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copy

Copies item(s) to the clipboard.

and now read the entry for backupto

[swan_x]

ok tnxs for reply....but was no longer simply a practical example???

[swan_x]

this script work fine:

backupto "D:\", "C:\555.txt", 2

but now i have 2 files....555.txt & 666.txt

with backupto "D:\", "C:\*.txt", 2 don't copy nothing!!

with backupto "D:\", "C:\*.*", 2 don't copy nothing!!

where is my error???

[RalphM]

A quick guess is your quoting.
You wan't the *.txt to be expanded at runtime, but with "quoting" it's taken as is...

Edit: Sorry, I was wrong. See the following excerpt from Help on Scripting Command moveto:

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In the case of copyto and moveto, the source(s) may contain wildcards, for example: 
copyto "D:\Backup\XY files\<date yyyy-mm-dd>", "<xydata>\*.ini|<xydata>\*.dat"
Copies all *.ini and *dat file from the XYplorer data path to D:\Backup\XY files\2008-04-22\ (if that's the date today).
Note that backupto, however, does not support wildcards!

Especially the last sentence!
So, you either have to switch to copyto instead or list your two files separately.

[swan_x]

no, no, no...

<backupto, however, does not support wildcards> ok but now i have 2 file with same extension.....txt
this trick not work if i have 2 different file (from backupto)

but with the script
backupto "D:\", "C:\*.txt", 2

should copy the 2 files, but you do not copy anything!!!

[swan_x]

solved!
for all read this:
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 698#p62698