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plain copying files - 9/1/2008 9:05:11 PM

snorris792

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Hi sorry to bother you all again with something I am sure is quiet simple, I have done some searching but have not found what im looking for.

Alot of applications I work with are in house developed and once installed just require to have files updated, usually the exe but occationally dll's and xml files.

What is the best way through sccm to just do a plain file copy to the machines?

Thank you

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RE: plain copying files - 9/2/2008 2:54:07 AM

amartensson

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This is a script I use on my sccm. Create a package with the script, run it with "cscript.exe script.vbs" and it should work. I didn't write the script myself, borrowed it from somewhere on the net:)

Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strCommand = oShell.Run("Xcopy ""Path:\your files"" ""Path:\Your destination"" /S /Y", 0, True)
If strCommand <> 0 Then
MsgBox "File Copy Error: " & strCommand
Else
MsgBox "Done"
End If

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RE: plain copying files - 9/2/2008 5:09:37 PM

mhudson

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We run all the copy commands via a CMD or BATCH file. You just need to be aware if you copying it via the DP or from the client local cache to the destination folder since this changes the way some things work.

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RE: plain copying files - 9/3/2008 9:54:48 PM

snorris792

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Yeah thats what I thought I was hoping i didnt have to use scripts, The range of things sccm does and there is no simple file copy built in.

Any advise on having a variable in the script for the DP, If i run the batch script or vb script on the machine to copy files i would like to pull them from the local DP and not a central point, is there anything on hand I could use or is it something im going to have to go out of my way to make happen?

Thanks heaps for all the help guys

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RE: plain copying files - 9/4/2008 8:45:35 AM

mhudson

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You can push the files down to the local cache and run the copy. Since the batch file doesn't like UNC paths very much I typically do this
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Map \\server\path\pathc drive to X: (any drive you know will be open)
copy x: to c:\xxxx (or xcopy depending on what I am doing)
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Now no matter where it runs it will get the actual file from a specfic server. There are many ways to do this and everyone has their own way. So mainly you just need to test what works best for your enviroment.

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RE: plain copying files - 9/4/2008 9:02:33 AM

eschloss

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Batch files handle UNC paths just fine if you use the right commands.
try this command in your batch file:
copy "%~dp0*.*" C:\Folder1\Folder2

it will copy all files in the folder where the bat file resides to C:\Folder1\Folder2. one thing to remember about the %~dp0 variable is that it contains the trailing slash '\'.
If you batch file is on \\server1\smspkgd$\sms000001, then the value of $~dp0 will be \\server1\smspkgd$\sms000001\.

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RE: plain copying files - 9/4/2008 11:55:17 AM

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Righto. I've recently written something up on this too, just an FYI

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jnelson/archive/2008/08/15/121348.aspx

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