VBScript to Move files with particular extension - vbscript

Question

I currently have a VBscript that scans a folder for files and moves the files to particular folders depending on key words in the file name.
I need currently the script only scans the one level (ie. doesn't scan recursively) and I need to to search all sub folders too.
Can someone give me a hand with this?
EDIT: Since writing this script I have realized that I need to have this only move files with particular extensions from a particular folder and sub folders to other directories based on the file name.
For example I need only .mp4 and .avi files to be moved.
Can someone help me with this please? I have tried multiple things but still can't get the recursive scanning and moving or the extension specific moving working.
Below is my current script.
'========================================================
' Script to Move Downloaded TV Shows and Movies to
' correct folders based on wildcards in File Name
'========================================================
On Error Resume Next
Dim sTorrents, sTV, sMovie, sFile, oFSO
' create the filesystem object
Set oFSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' Create Log File
Set objLog = oFSO.OpenTextFile("c:\temp\log.txt", 8, True)
' Set Variables
sTorrents = "C:\Temp\torrents\"
sTV = "C:\Temp\TV Shows\"
sMovie = "C:\Temp\Movies\"
' Scan each file in the folder
For Each sFile In oFSO.GetFolder(sTorrents).Files
' check if the file name contains TV Show Parameters
If InStr(1, sFile.Name, "hdtv", 1) OR InStr(1, sFile.Name, "s0", 1) <> 0 Then
' TV Show Detected - Move File
objLog.WriteLine Now() & " - " & sFile.Name & " Detected as TV Show - Moving to " & sTV
oFSO.MoveFile sTorrents & sFile.Name, sTV & sFile.Name
' Move all other Files to Movies Directory
Else objLog.WriteLine Now() & " - " & sFile.Name & " Detected as Movie - Moving to " & sMovie
oFSO.MoveFile sTorrents & sFile.Name, sMovie & sFile.Name
End If
Next
If sTorrents.File.Count = 0 And sTorrents.SubFolders.Count = 0 Then
objLog.WriteLine Now() & " - There is nothing left to Process..."
objLog.Close
End If

Answer 1

Some notes:
Sub listfolders(startfolder)
Dim fs
Dim fl1
Dim fl2
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fl1 = fs.GetFolder(startfolder)
For Each fl2 In fl1.SubFolders
Debug.Print fl2.Path
''process the files
ProcessFiles fl2.Path
'Recursion: lists folders for each subfolder
listfolders fl2.Path
Next
End Sub
''Code copied from question
Sub ProcessFiles(sPath)
' Scan each file in the folder
For Each sFile In oFSO.GetFolder(sPath).Files
' check if the file name contains TV Show Parameters
If InStr(1, sFile.Name, "hdtv", 1) OR InStr(1, sFile.Name, "s0", 1) <> 0 Then
' TV Show Detected - Move File
objLog.WriteLine Now() & " - " _
& sFile.Name & " Detected as TV Show - Moving to " & sTV
oFSO.MoveFile sTorrents & sFile.Name, sTV & sFile.Name
' Move all other Files to Movies Directory
Else
objLog.WriteLine Now() & " - " _
& sFile.Name & " Detected as Movie - Moving to " & sMovie
oFSO.MoveFile sTorrents & sFile.Name, sMovie & sFile.Name
End If
Next
End Sub

Answer 2

before the extension put a * that will find all files with that externsion.
Example: oFSO.MoveFile (PATH\*.EXTERNSION)

Answer 3

here is a recusive function to list files in folders and sub folders
it's tested and working, but you'll probably need some adaptation to your own forkflow. And it's not the most optimized, but it's simple to read
Sub test()
aFiles = F_ListFilesInDirAndSubDir("C:\foo\folder")
'then, add some code to parse the array:
For i = 0 to UBound(aFiles)
'Move or not to move, that is what your code should tell
Next
End Sub
Public Function F_ListFilesInDirAndSubDir(ByVal sDir)
'===============================================================================
'Get the list of files in a directory and in all its sub directories With the full path
'===============================================================================
Dim sChild As String
Dim aFolders As Variant
Dim aFiles As Variant
Dim aChildFiles As Variant
Dim i As Long
Dim j As Long
F_ListFilesInDirAndSubDir = aFiles
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If Not fs.FolderExists(sDir) Then Exit Function
'Get the files in the directory
aFiles = F_ListFilesInDir(sDir)
'Add the fullpath
For i = 0 To UBound(aFiles)
If aFiles(i) <> "" Then
aFiles(i) = sDir & "\" & CStr(aFiles(i))
End If
Next
'get the folders
aFolders = F_ListFoldersInDir(sDir)
'for each folders, push the files in the file list
For i = 0 To UBound(aFolders)
If aFolders(i) <> "" Then
sChild = sDir & "\" & CStr(aFolders(i))
'Recursive call on each folders
aChildFiles = F_ListFilesInDirAndSubDir(sChild)
'Push new items
For j = 0 To UBound(aChildFiles)
If aChildFiles(j) <> "" Then
ReDim Preserve aFiles(UBound(aFiles) + 1)
aFiles(UBound(aFiles)) = aChildFiles(j)
End If
Next
End If
Next
F_ListFilesInDirAndSubDir = aFiles
End Function
Public Function F_ListFilesInDir(ByVal sDir)
'===============================================================================
'Get the list of files in a directory
'===============================================================================
Dim aList As Variant
Dim i As Long
Dim iChild As Long
Dim oFile
Dim oFolder
Dim oChildren
ReDim aList(0)
F_ListFilesInDir = aList
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If Not fs.FolderExists(sDir) Then Exit Function
Set oFolder = fs.GetFolder(sDir)
Set oChildren = oFolder.Files
iChild = CDbl(oChildren.Count) - 1
If iChild = -1 Then Exit Function
ReDim aList(iChild)
i = 0
For Each oFile In oChildren
aList(i) = oFile.Name
i = i + 1
Next
F_ListFilesInDir = aList
End Function
Public Function F_ListFoldersInDir(ByVal sDir As String) As Variant
'===============================================================================
'Get the list of folders in a directory
'===============================================================================
Dim aList As Variant
Dim i As Long
Dim oDir
Dim oFolder
Dim oChildren
ReDim aList(0)
F_ListFoldersInDir = aList
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If Not fs.FolderExists(sDir) Then Exit Function
Set oFolder = fs.GetFolder(sDir)
Set oChildren = oFolder.SubFolders
If oChildren.Count = 0 Then Exit Function
ReDim aList(oChildren.Count - 1)
i = 0
For Each oDir In oChildren
aList(i) = oDir.Name
i = i + 1
Next
F_ListFoldersInDir = aList
End Function