Batch File Backup (Resolved)

[señorbadger]

Hi, im trying to make a batch file that copies a directory on one drive, and creates a new directory named the current date on another and dumps the data there.

this is to backup the contents of that directory

below is what i want to do

make dir

C:\UNI_BACKUP\{date}

({date} being todays date)

copy

D:\FILE_SVR\UNI to C:\UNI_BACKUP\{date}

thanks for ya help people

[Ideas Man]

Date /t will get the current date for you, but i dunno how to pass it as an argument in a batch file.

[señorbadger]

Thanks for ya help

made a vbscript file instead

Dim fso
dim today
dim dirname
set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    today = Replace(date,"/","-")
    dirname = "C:\UNI_BACKUP\" & today
    msgbox dirname
        fso.CreateFolder(dirname)
     
fso.CopyFolder "D:\FILE_SVR\UNI", dirname
msgbox "Backup completed saved to " & dirname
set fso = nothing

thanks again

[Ideas Man]

I was just about to suggest that, good to hear you got it working.