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Need a simple utility on Desktop
Oblivion
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Right, well it's been years since I dabbled in DOS and I've completely forgotten how I go about this, if indeed I need DOS at all.
What I want to do is to create an executable icon on my Win 7 Desktop that I can double click to carry out a simple copy paste/overwrite procedure for one file ... i.e. Copy C:\location1\rhubarb.cfg to C:\location2\ and overwrite the old rhubarb.cfg file already in location2.
What I want to do is to create an executable icon on my Win 7 Desktop that I can double click to carry out a simple copy paste/overwrite procedure for one file ... i.e. Copy C:\location1\rhubarb.cfg to C:\location2\ and overwrite the old rhubarb.cfg file already in location2.
... Dave
Happily retired and enjoying my 14th year of leisure
I am cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
Bring me sunshine in your smile
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Open a notepad and save as filename.bat
Then write:
Copy /Y c:\location1\file.name c:\location2
The /Y switch will suppress prompting to confirm overwrite in new location.0 -
Open a notepad and save as filename.bat
Then write:
Copy /Y c:\location1\file.name c:\location2
The /Y switch will suppress prompting to confirm overwrite in new location.
Cheers rich, much obliged. :T... DaveHappily retired and enjoying my 14th year of leisureI am cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.Bring me sunshine in your smile0 -
<pedant mode> In a BATch file, the /Y switch for the COPY command is not needed, since overwrites occur without a prompt.0
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<pedant mode> In a BATch file, the /Y switch for the COPY command is not needed, since overwrites occur without a prompt.
Duly noted, thanks. ... DaveHappily retired and enjoying my 14th year of leisureI am cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.Bring me sunshine in your smile0
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