Batch For...Do Loop script

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It create a folder for x number of file recursively, but the MOVE command check also on subufolder of destination_folder=Destination Folder and create a wrong number of empty folder. How to exclude destination_folder from the For...Do? Thanks

I know /R is always recursively, but the problem it is recursively also in new created subdir, so also to "C:\My Folder\Destination Folder" and i what to avoid/exclude that from loop or alternative solution — Jack
– Jack, Commented Apr 8, 2013 at 11:43

rojo · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-08 12:05:55Z

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Just add a check to see whether %destination_folder% exists within %%~pF.

FOR /R "%folder%" %%F IN (*.*) DO (

    rem --- add this ---
    set "loopfolder=%%~pF"
    if "%%~pF"=="!loopfolder:%destination_folder%=!" (
    rem ----------------

        if !n!==1 (
        etc.

... which basically means, after stripping the value of %destination_folder% from the value of the path of %%F, if nothing changed, then the path doesn't include the destination folder. Proceed.

answered Apr 8, 2013 at 12:05

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Jack Over a year ago

Please can you can be more specific? If i found %destination_folder% what i can do? I need to exclude that, not include. Thanks

rojo Over a year ago

I'm not sure what you're asking. If your loop value %%F contains "Destination Folder", you want to continue to the next iteration without any action, right? That's what this does. If the loop value %%F does not contain the text "Destination Folder", then whatever is within the if statement should execute.

Jack Over a year ago

If have test it, not work as expected. It create the correct number of folder ( example 40 files = 4 folder ) but it put all the file in the last folder, not 10 number of file in each folder. Thanks

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