Script to copy a file to a particular folder

This is not specifically an AutoCAD question (though it could be) so here
goes:
1. I have a file on the network that gets updated regularly - say...the
AutoCAD acad.pgp file
2. I want to deploy this to all the users in the office, who have
stand-alone versions of AutoCAD installed.
3. OS varies from XP Pro, to Windows2000 Pro, to Windows 98.
4. People have different software installed, so using a ~ symbol to identify
a folder won't work. On one machine that folder might be ~1, while on
another it might be ~2.

I've been trying to do this with a simple Batch routine in a login script,
to no avail. Does anyone know of a *free* way to do this in Windows? If not,
is there a moderately priced piece of software you could/would recommend?

Thanks!

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Reid M. Addis
Registered Architect
Architectural Applications Specialist
Granary Associates
411 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
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Reid,

What about adding something like this to your startup file for AutoCAD/ADT:

(vl-load-com)
(vl-file-copy "f:/NetworkFilePathGoesHere/Acad.pgp"
"c:/LocalFilePathGoesHere/Acad.pgp"
(vl-file-delete "c:/LocalFilePathGoesHere/Acad.pgp")
)

This should do what you are asking provided you are in a networked
environment. This deletes the local file first then copies the updated one
from your network location to the local folder.

As a suggestion if I may, if you want everyone to use the same acad.pgp file
then perhaps placing this in a network location and removing the local file
would be a better solution. This way when/if you update the content it
updates for everyone, of course your situation may be unique and not able to
utilize this method.

If you are looking for a way to do this in a standard windows startup
routine and not with AutoCAD/ADT a relatively easy way would be to either
old MS-Dos or VBScript.

hope this help,
beau

 

Reid,

I forgot to mention that if all the machines have different OS's, folder
locations, etc... but all have AutoCAD then lisp/Vlisp may be the way to go
as that would be the common element between them. With lisp you could then
set the script to run based on username, machinename, etc.. and push to
different folders based on this information.

just a thought.

-beau

 

Using VBS. Customize the path of the source file and rename the attached
file to have a vbs extension.
Not sure it works for Win98 though.

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Clean and dirty:
In my computer, environmental settings, system settings, make a new variable ACADDIR="c:\progra~1\AutoCA~2"
and yes indeed, because you are not standarized in OS or installation folder, you should do this manually on each CAD station.
In your login script you then can use
SET COPYCMD=/Y
SET SOURCEDIR=\\server\share\path
IF EXISTS ACADDIR COPY %SOURCEDIR%\acad.pgp %ACADDIR%\acad.pgp

Works fine over here in installation scrips...

 

Actually, it appears that Beau Turner's privately emailed response is the
simplest solution:

xcopy J:\CAD\Downloads\Kip\"PowerPrint 5.2.2"\WinReq.ini C:\"Program
Files"\"Windows Request"\WinReq.ini /d /c /y

The quote marks around the paths with spaces avoids the problems of using ~#
to find folders. The only occasional problem is that sometimes a prompt
appears to the effect: File or Folder. Not sure why.

Thanks everyone!
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Regards,
---------------
Reid M. Addis
Registered Architect
Architectural Applications Specialist
Granary Associates
411 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Ph. 215-665-7056
email:

 

we had that issue also. There seems to be a difference in the xcopy command in WinNT and Win2000 and WinXP.
When our script runs great in NT, in 2000 it asks for File/Directory and when overwritiung it asks all?
thats why i started using the OPYCMD variable to avoid some of these problems.