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This seems an easy task, but I cannot seem to work it out.

I have a LIST.TXT file with as follows:

123456

555789

8888988898

12125

I have a large volume of files with those numbers at the start of their file names:

123456_wedding1.jpg

123456_wedding2.doc

123456_wedding3.xls

555789_henrysales_horse.jpg

555789_goodtimes.mov

8888988898_33.avi

12125_some long description here.asx

12125_shor desc.asx

12125_shor desc2.xlsx

I declare vairables: theList, theSource & theDestination and I simply want to copy the files to theDestination folder (I don't even need subfolders).

Following is the code I attempted to adapt from other kind folk:

REM @ECHO OFF



REM **************************************************



REM Adjust location of list

SET "theList=C:2. ListList.txt"



REM Source dir

SET "theSource=C:2. Files"



REM Target dir

SET "theDestination=C:2. Found"



REM **************************************************



FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims=|" %%A IN (%theList%) DO (

    ECHO.

    ECHO %%A - %%B

    CALL :copy "%%A - %%B"

)   



ECHO.

ECHO Done^!

PAUSE

EXIT



:copy

FOR /R "%theSource%" %%F IN (*) DO (

    ECHO "%%~nF" | FINDSTR /C:%1 >nul && COPY "%%~fF" "%theDestination%%%~nxF" && EXIT /B

)



pause 

EXIT /B

However, I am still getting this error:

The system cannot find the file C:2..

It seems to be something to do with spaces in the files or folders, but I can't nut it out.

Your would be assistance greatly appreciated

Would PowerShell be an option for this? This seems like a better tool for the job and would certainly make it simpler. For example, the bones of the solution could be:

$theList        = "C:2. ListList.txt"

$theSource      = "C:2. Files"

$theDestination = "C:2. Found"

$toCheck        = gc $theList  



Get-ChildItem $theSource | Foreach-Object{        

    if($toCheck -match $_.BaseName)

    {

       write-host "matches in list file $($theList):" $_.FullName

       copy-item $_.FullName -destination $theDestination

    } 

}

This will just copy the file. If you want to move it consider using move-item.

If you really want sub-strings of the base file name to match entries in the list file, a verbose way, to make it readable and for you to modify or extend, the following could help:

$theList        = "C:2. ListList.txt"

$theSource      = "C:2. Files"

$theDestination = "C:2. Found"

$toCheck        = gc $theList  



function inArrayasSub([string]$stringToCheck)

{

    write-host "`tchecking: '$($stringToCheck)' exists (substring) in file " $theList 



    foreach ($entry in $toCheck)

    {

       if ($stringToCheck -match $entry)

       {

           write-host "`tExists based on entry: $entry"

           return $true 

       }

    }

    return $false

}



Get-ChildItem $theSource | Foreach-Object{



    write-host "Testing file basename: "$_.BaseName



    if (inArrayasSub $_.BaseName)    

    {

       write-host $_.BaseName "matches in list file $($theList):" $_.FullName

       copy-item $_.FullName -destination $theDestination

    } 

    write-host "======================"

}

Batch file which:

• splits all files from the source at the underscore


• uses findstr /G: to compare the splitted number with theList


• if the number is present copy else echo message

Untested:

:: Q:Test201916SU_1390824.cmd

@ECHO OFF



:: Adjust location of list

Set "theList=C:2. ListList.txt"

:: Source dir

Set "theSource=C:2. Files"

:: Target dir

Set "theDestination=C:2. Found"



For /R "%theSource%" %%A IN (*) DO For /F "delims=_" %%B in ("%%~nA") DO ( 

    ECHO:%%B|FINDSTR /XG:"%theList%" >nul 2>&1 && (

        COPY "%%~fA" "%theDestination%%%~nxA"

    )||(

        Echo Not in theList: %%B , %%A

    )

)

Echo Done^!

Pause 

Exit /B