copy certain file patterns to another folder - windows

Question

Good afternoon, I wish to have a script that will look for all files with the name pattern LCP-??? and/or FSA-??? in c:\streetweeper and copy them to D:\java\temp\sz-files.
This script will run on startup.
I found a vbscript which has very similar functionality yet it uses a text file to read the files which need to be copied. can anyone help me transform this script to function as described above?
thanks for your time, the script is below:
Option Explicit
'The source path for the copy operation.
Const strSourceFolder = "c:\streetweeper"
'The target path for the copy operation.
Const strTargetFolder = "D:\java\temp\sz-files"
'The list of files to copy. Should be a text file with one file on each row. No paths - just file name.
Const strFileList = "C:\filelist.txt"
'Should files be overwriten if they already exist? TRUE or FALSE.
Const blnOverwrite = FALSE
Dim objFSO
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Const ForReading = 1
Dim objFileList
Set objFileList = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFileList, ForReading, False)
Dim strFileToCopy, strSourceFilePath, strTargetFilePath
On Error Resume Next
Do Until objFileList.AtEndOfStream
'Read next line from file list and build filepaths
strFileToCopy = objFileList.Readline
strSourceFilePath = objFSO.BuildPath(strSourceFolder, strFileToCopy)
strTargetFilePath = objFSO.BuildPath(strTargetFolder, strFileToCopy)
'Copy file to specified target folder.
Err.Clear
objFSO.CopyFile strSourceFilePath, strTargetFilePath, blnOverwrite
If Err.Number = 0 Then
'File copied successfully
Else
'Error copying file
Wscript.Echo "Error " & Err.Number & " (" & Err.Description & "). Copying " & strFileToCopy
End If
Loop

Answer 1

in copystuff.cmd
REM The following statement will have no effect if the directory does exist.
mkdir D:\java\temp\sz-files
XCOPY /Y /E c:\streetweeper\LCP-*.* D:\java\temp\sz-files
IF ERRORLEVEL 0 GOTO COPYNEXT
GOTO END
:COPYNEXT
XCOPY /Y /E c:\streetweeper\FSA-*.* D:\java\temp\sz-files
IF ERRORLEVEL 0 GOTO DELETEFILES
GOTO End
:DELETEFILES
DEL /Q LCP-*.*
DEL /Q FSA-*.*
:End
OR
REM The following statement will have no effect if the directory does exist.
mkdir D:\java\temp\sz-files
MOVE /Y C:\StreetSweeper\LCP-*.* D:\Java\Temp\sz-files
MOVE /Y C:\StreetSweeper\FSA-*.* D:\Java\Temp\sz-files
Stuff in the startup folder of your start menu and you're good to go!

Answer 2

This is a VBScript file that copies file patterns using regular expressions. The Directory functionality is written by Christian d'Heureuse
I did not do argument parsing in full detail. So the script will only work, if source and destiation patterns contain an *.
The call should look like:
cscript myscript.vbs "C:\temp\filesToCopy_*.txt" "D:\temp\newName_*.txd"
' ___ _ _ ___
' | _ \__ _| |_| |_ ___ _ _ _ _ / __|___ _ __ _ _
' | _/ _` | _| _/ -_) '_| ' \ (__/ _ \ '_ \ || |
' |_| \__,_|\__|\__\___|_| |_||_\___\___/ .__/\_, |
' |_| |__/
' Copy files using patterns
' any given String is split into three parts {part1}{*}{part3}
' the replacement String is used in the same pattern to replace the three parts
' (c) m.wallner-novak
'
' vbCopyFile
' Usage cscript vbCopyFile.vbs {Source} {Destination}
'
Option Explicit
Main
'''
' Main Procedure
'
Sub Main
dim SourcePattern
dim DestPattern
dim sFile
if Wscript.Arguments.count = 2 then
SourcePattern = WScript.arguments(0)
DestPattern = WScript.arguments(1)
Dim a
a = ListDir(SourcePattern)
If UBound(a) = -1 then
WScript.Echo "No files found with specified source path:"
WScript.Echo SourcePattern
Exit Sub
End If
Dim FileName
dim regEx
Set regEx = new regexp 'Create the RegExp object
dim sPattern
sPattern = SourcePattern
sPattern = replace(sPattern,"\","\\")
sPattern = replace(sPattern,".","\.")
sPattern = replace(sPattern,"*",")(.*)(")
sPattern = "(" & sPattern & ")"
dim part1
dim part3
dim pos1
pos1 = instr(DestPattern,"*")
if pos1>0 then
part1 = left(DestPattern,pos1-1)
part3 = mid(DestPattern,pos1+1,999)
end if
regEx.Pattern = sPattern
regEx.IgnoreCase = True
Dim Fso
Set Fso = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
on error resume next
For Each FileName In a
WScript.Echo "copying """ & FileName & """ to """ & regEx.Replace(FileName, part1 & "$2" & part3) & """"
Fso.CopyFile FileName, regEx.Replace(FileName, part1 & "$2" & part3)
if err.number <> 0 then
Wscript.echo "ERROR #" & err.number & vbcrlf & err.Description
exit sub
end if
Next
else
WScript.echo "Wrong number of arguments"
WScript.echo Wscript.ScriptName & " SourcePattern DestinationPattern"
WScript.echo "SourcePattern and DestinationPattern are {part1}{*}{part3}"
WScript.echo "Example: Hello*.exe Hello_World*_prefix.exe"
WScript.echo " will copy Hello123.exe to Hello_World123_prefix.exe"
end if
end sub
'''
' Test program for the ListDir function.
' Lists file names using wildcards.
'
' Author: Christian d'Heureuse (www.source-code.biz)
' License: GNU/LGPL (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
'
' Changes:
' 2006-01-19 Extended to handle the special case of filter masks
' ending with a ".". Thanks to Dave Casey for the hint.
Sub Main2
Dim Path
Select Case WScript.Arguments.Count
Case 0: Path = "*.*" ' list current directory
Case 1: Path = WScript.Arguments(0)
Case Else: WScript.Echo "Invalid number of arguments.": Exit Sub
End Select
Dim a: a = ListDir(Path)
If UBound(a) = -1 then
WScript.Echo "No files found."
Exit Sub
End If
Dim FileName
For Each FileName In a
WScript.Echo FileName
Next
End Sub
' Returns an array with the file names that match Path.
' The Path string may contain the wildcard characters "*"
' and "?" in the file name component. The same rules apply
' as with the MSDOS DIR command.
' If Path is a directory, the contents of this directory is listed.
' If Path is empty, the current directory is listed.
' Author: Christian d'Heureuse (www.source-code.biz)
Public Function ListDir (ByVal Path)
Dim fso: Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If Path = "" then Path = "*.*"
Dim Parent, Filter
if fso.FolderExists(Path) then ' Path is a directory
Parent = Path
Filter = "*"
Else
Parent = fso.GetParentFolderName(Path)
If Parent = "" Then If Right(Path,1) = ":" Then Parent = Path: Else Parent = "."
Filter = fso.GetFileName(Path)
If Filter = "" Then Filter = "*"
End If
ReDim a(10)
Dim n: n = 0
Dim Folder: Set Folder = fso.GetFolder(Parent)
Dim Files: Set Files = Folder.Files
Dim File
For Each File In Files
If CompareFileName(File.Name,Filter) Then
If n > UBound(a) Then ReDim Preserve a(n*2)
a(n) = File.Path
n = n + 1
End If
Next
ReDim Preserve a(n-1)
ListDir = a
End Function
Private Function CompareFileName (ByVal Name, ByVal Filter) ' (recursive)
CompareFileName = False
Dim np, fp: np = 1: fp = 1
Do
If fp > Len(Filter) Then CompareFileName = np > len(name): Exit Function
If Mid(Filter,fp) = ".*" Then ' special case: ".*" at end of filter
If np > Len(Name) Then CompareFileName = True: Exit Function
End If
If Mid(Filter,fp) = "." Then ' special case: "." at end of filter
CompareFileName = np > Len(Name): Exit Function
End If
Dim fc: fc = Mid(Filter,fp,1): fp = fp + 1
Select Case fc
Case "*"
CompareFileName = CompareFileName2(name,np,filter,fp)
Exit Function
Case "?"
If np <= Len(Name) And Mid(Name,np,1) <> "." Then np = np + 1
Case Else
If np > Len(Name) Then Exit Function
Dim nc: nc = Mid(Name,np,1): np = np + 1
If Strcomp(fc,nc,vbTextCompare)<>0 Then Exit Function
End Select
Loop
End Function
Private Function CompareFileName2 (ByVal Name, ByVal np0, ByVal Filter, ByVal fp0)
Dim fp: fp = fp0
Dim fc2
Do ' skip over "*" and "?" characters in filter
If fp > Len(Filter) Then CompareFileName2 = True: Exit Function
fc2 = Mid(Filter,fp,1): fp = fp + 1
If fc2 <> "*" And fc2 <> "?" Then Exit Do
Loop
If fc2 = "." Then
If Mid(Filter,fp) = "*" Then ' special case: ".*" at end of filter
CompareFileName2 = True: Exit Function
End If
If fp > Len(Filter) Then ' special case: "." at end of filter
CompareFileName2 = InStr(np0,Name,".") = 0: Exit Function
End If
End If
Dim np
For np = np0 To Len(Name)
Dim nc: nc = Mid(Name,np,1)
If StrComp(fc2,nc,vbTextCompare)=0 Then
If CompareFileName(Mid(Name,np+1),Mid(Filter,fp)) Then
CompareFileName2 = True: Exit Function
End If
End If
Next
CompareFileName2 = False
End Function