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Asked: 2026-06-07T11:06:13+00:00

Found the same question here.. I am trying to use the code but for

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Found the same question here.. I am trying to use the code but for my data. I am in no way a programmer.. I can take almost any code and make it work for me however.

How to code a batch file to copy and rename the most recently dated file?

Here is my 

 @echo on
 setLocal DisableDelayedExpansion
 pushd  N:\
 setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion

 for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%G in ('dir/b/od') do (set newest=%%G)

 copy %newest% G:\Server_Files\AMI_DATA\TEXT_FILES\NewFile.csv

 PAUSE
 POPD

And the results…

C:\Documents and Settings\belcherj\Desktop\AMI_BATCH>setLocal DisableDelayedExpa
nsion

C:\Documents and Settings\belcherj\Desktop\AMI_BATCH>pushd  N:\

N:\>setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion

N:\>for /F "tokens=* delims= " %G in ('dir/b/od') do (set newest=%G )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-06-27 01_00_46.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-06-28 01_00_32.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-06-29 01_00_33.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-06-30 01_00_42.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-01 01_00_32.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-02 01_00_31.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-03 01_00_29.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-04 01_00_39.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-05 01_00_34.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-06 01_00_31.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-07 01_00_32.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-08 01_00_30.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-09 01_00_40.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-10 01_00_29.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-11 01_00_44.csv )

N:\>(set newest=System Blink Count__2012-07-12 01_00_34.csv )

N:\>copy System Blink Count__2012-07-12 01_00_34.csv G:\Server_Files\AMI_DATA\TE
XT_FILES\NewFile.csv
The system cannot find the file specified.

N:\>PAUSE
Press any key to continue . . .

I think it has something to do with the spaces in the file names.. I tried some other code i found and it gave the same results. Im close just need a little push.
Thanks for you time and help.

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  1. Editorial Team

    This should work

    @echo off
cd /d N:\
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /od') do set newest=%%a
echo f| xcopy "%newest%" G:\Server_Files\AMI_DATA\TEXT_FILES\NewFile.csv
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