Incramenting Counter

[Yardyy]

Hi, Not sure if this the right forum for this or not, but here goes. I have a batch file that renames a file, ideally want i want is for the script to run periodically, and increment the number in the file name each time.

Currently i have a file called, HaCA.tvs and require backups taken of it throughout the day.

what i have now is the following code..

copy /B /Y HaCA.tvs "C:\BKUPS\Backup_00%1_HaCA.tvs"

so when i run the argument 2 it renames the files as Backup_002_HaCA.tvs and so on.

would it be possible for the script to increment by itself, and would then check if Backup_002_HaCA.tvs exists, if so then it would increment the number to Backup_003_HaCA.tvs





Many Thanks
Yurov Ardyy

 

[feherke]

Hi

That is not Unix, but DOS/Windows.

Unless you install CygWin your question is off-topic here.

But a quick help anyway : If you use a newer Windows version which have cmd.exe, type [tt]help set[/tt] in its command line. That will give you a hint about incrementing.

For more, search for a DOS/Windows forum, matching your operating system.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[Yardyy]

Sorry for the post, but thanks for the hint anyway.

Many Thanks
Yurov Ardyy