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From: ZECHES@FRECP12.BITNET (Nicolas Zeches)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: MOVE files, not copy.
Message-ID: <91063.120855ZECHES@FRECP12.BITNET>
Date: 4 Mar 91 16:08:55 GMT
References: <2851@krafla.rhi.hi.is> <5yN0X2w163w@cybrspc>
 <1991Mar4.044236.4842@cs.mcgill.ca> <1011@caslon.cs.arizona.edu>
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In article <1991Mar4.044236.4842@cs.mcgill.ca>, storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc
WANDSCHNEIDER) writes:
>>
>> After a rather lengthy search through the MSDOS manual, I still am at a loss
>> on how to MOVE files instead of just copying them.
>>
>> IS there a way to do this without the aid of software, or do I have to copy
>> each file, and then go back and delete it...?
In article <1011@caslon.cs.arizona.edu>, tlglenn@cs.arizona.edu (Ted L. Glenn)
replies :
>
>     I've always wondered if DOS had the move command. To the best of my
>knowledge there is none. The closest I could come was to write a batch file
>to do the job myself.
>
>      move this.fil that.fil
>
>      echo off
>      if %1l == l goto err
>      if %2l == l goto err
>      copy %1 %2
>      del %1
>      goto end
>      :err
>      echo Insufficient parameters
>      :end
>
>I typed this from memory, but I think it'll work.
>--
>        -Ted L. Glenn             "Don't worry, be happy!" <--Ack! Pffffhhht!

What i would just had is a 'ERRORLEVEL statement after the 'COPY' statement..
Indeed, if an error occurs on the copy command, it would erase the original
file. Just try the following :

  @echo off
  If %1.==. goto param
  If %2.==. goto param
  copy %1 %2
  If errorlevel 1 goto copyerr
  del %1
  goto end
  :param
  echo Insufficient parameters...
  goto end
  :copyerr
  echo Error copying %1
  :end

and invoke it with MOVE <path/>file1.typ <path/>file2.typ

I hope this will answer your question :)

     Nicolas Zeches
   ZECHES@FRECP12.BITNET