Create new folder and move files based on creation date

[dstiff]

Hi Forum,

I am fairly new to scripting and am looking for a solution that will create
a new subfolder for each month and then move files into that folder from the
main folder based on the creation date. Ran on a daily basis.

i.e. - text.txt created 01-01-2008
(Create folder within c:\Folder\Date to January....then move all files
within c:\Folder\Date that were created from 01-01-2008 to 01-31-2008 to the
newly created folder.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[McKirahan]

Post by dstiff
Hi Forum,
I am fairly new to scripting and am looking for a solution that will create
a new subfolder for each month and then move files into that folder from the
main folder based on the creation date. Ran on a daily basis.
i.e. - text.txt created 01-01-2008
(Create folder within c:\Folder\Date to January....then move all files
within c:\Folder\Date that were created from 01-01-2008 to 01-31-2008 to the
newly created folder.

Will the January folder be called: C:\Folder\Date\January

Will files created in January of other years also be moved there too?

Perhaps you want C:\Folder\2008\January?

[Al Dunbar]

Post by dstiff

Post by dstiff
Hi Forum,
I am fairly new to scripting and am looking for a solution that will

create

Post by dstiff
a new subfolder for each month and then move files into that folder from

the

Post by dstiff
main folder based on the creation date. Ran on a daily basis.
i.e. - text.txt created 01-01-2008
(Create folder within c:\Folder\Date to January....then move all files
within c:\Folder\Date that were created from 01-01-2008 to 01-31-2008 to

the

Post by dstiff
newly created folder.

Will the January folder be called: C:\Folder\Date\January
Will files created in January of other years also be moved there too?
Perhaps you want C:\Folder\2008\January?

and when you move another file named text.txt into the same monthly
subfolder, do you want it to replace the older one of the same name, or do
you want its name changed somehow to avoid this?

/Al

[new_to_the_game]

Hello,

I have been looking to do exactly the same thing.

By year, by month.

So it would be
c:\folder\2009\November

etc...

Is this possible? Would you run this through a cron job once per month?


Hope you can help...