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Is there a way to replicate the way explorer renames files if they already exist?

ive noticed back in the napster days, when you download a file, if it already exists, then it would rename it with a (1). i.e. test.txt, test(1).txt, test(2).txt.

how can I replicate this? I am just moving files from one folder to another.

are you moving files in explorer? or are you looking for a script that does the moving and renames the files accordingly?

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i am actually copying a txt file from the floppydrive to my c drive. not in explorer, from a script.



I have a bunch of floppies, all with the same file/filename, but different contents, so i do not want to overwrite, but i dont want it to NOT move/copy.

The help files say that errorlevel is set to the number of files that could be copied cause of overwrite. The files do not get moved. I want the files to be moved regardless, but not overwritten.

I hope this makes sense...it seems that this should be a simple process...

haven't tested it - but this should take care of what you need... hope it works out

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wow!...i dont know why i cant figure this kinds of things out. Thanks Jesse; youve been big help. Works well.

no problem man

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