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12 Oct 01 - 09:44 PM (#570968) Subject: backup Noteworthy files at DOS prompt? From: GUEST,leeneia I have a lot of music (over 400 pieces) on my computer under Noteworthy. Some of the files have an nwc extension, and some have a mid extension. I would like to back up all the nwc files once and for all. Using the list at "My Documents" is too time-consuming, as I have to highlight a few nwc pieces, then skip a few mid's, then get the nwc's copied. I would like to go to the DOS prompt and tell it to copy all files with an nwc extension to the A:, but no matter what I try, DOS says "file not found." What path can I use to get DOS to find the music files in Noteworthy? There ought to be a way to make the computer show the complete location (path) for a file, but I haven't found it yet. Does anybody know how to do this?
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13 Oct 01 - 12:55 PM (#571268) Subject: RE: Help: backup Noteworthy files at DOS prompt? From: MMario leeneia - you can resort the file list in explorer or in my documents by "type" - then all your nwc files will be together. you can click on the first one, shift click on the last one and copy them all at once. in dos - issue the following commands
cd\mydocu~1 [the prompt should change to mydocu~1 OR My documents - depending on the exact way your OS is setup]
copy *.nwc a: [this command will then copy all your files as you are currently in the correct sub-directory. |
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13 Oct 01 - 02:03 PM (#571300) Subject: RE: Help: backup Noteworthy files at DOS prompt? From: JohnInKansas Agree that the simplest is to click on the bar at the top of the "Type" column in WinExplorer to sort by filetype. This puts all files with the same extension together in the list, so you can Shift-Select them. Note that clicking the same bar again reverses the "sort-order" - which sometimes makes it easier to get to the type you want. Clicking the "Name" bar will put things back in order by filename. If files you want are scattered in several directories, the DOS xcopy command can be used to collect everything in one shot: Note: you cannot copy more than about 250 files to the root directory of a:. If you make a directory on a:, the number of files is not limited. In a DOS window: Type a: and hit enter to go to the floppy drive. Type MD NWC and hit enter to creat a directory named "NWC" on the floppy. You can replace "NWC" with whatever you like for a directory name, but in DOS it should not be more than 8 characters. Type c: and hit enter to go back to the c: drive, or replace "C:" with the appropriate other hard drive destination. Type cd\\ to go to the root directory of C: if you're not already there. Type xcopy *.nwc/s a:\nwc and hit enter. All files with the .nwc extension in the root of C: will be copied to a:\nwc. All subdirectories of C: that contain a file with the .nwc extension will be copied, with the .nwc files they contain. To see more about a DOS command, you can type the command followed by a "/?" as in "xcopy /?". For long command descriptions that scroll off screen, add a ¦MORE on the end - XCOPY /?¦MORE - and the description will fill the screen and stop. Hitting any key will then show the next screen. The ¦ is Shift-\, just above the Enter key on most PC keyboards - called a "brokenbar" or "pipe" symbol. To find files of a given (nwc) extension that might be somewhere on a hard drive, the command DIR *.nwc/S can be used from the root directory. And you can use the "pipe-more" with it for long lists: DIR/S¦MORE will display one screen at a time. Hit any key for the next screen. John
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13 Oct 01 - 02:22 PM (#571314) Subject: RE: Help: backup Noteworthy files at DOS prompt? From: IvanB Another technique you could use in Windows (assuming you have at least Win95 installed) is to click on Start/Find/Files or Folders, then enter *.nwc as the search criterion. The resulting list can be handled exactly like any Windows Explorer list, and it has the advantage of being able to list the files wherever they might be and to limit the search by date and/or size. Note that, unlike the use of Xcopy in DOS, the subdirectories will not be reproduced on your A; drive when you perform a copy from this listing. |
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13 Oct 01 - 04:09 PM (#571380) Subject: RE: Help: backup Noteworthy files at DOS prompt? From: GUEST,leeneia I'm back. Thanks to all of you for the tips. I'll print them out and archive save these immortal pieces. |
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13 Oct 01 - 04:22 PM (#571383) Subject: RE: Help: backup Noteworthy files at DOS prompt? From: Jon Freeman Another approach, assuming you just want a backup is to create an archive on floppy using a utility like WinZip. Jon |
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13 Oct 01 - 04:54 PM (#571394) Subject: RE: Help: backup Noteworthy files at DOS prompt? From: MMario hmmmmm....I suppose I really should get around to this as well, since I have about 1800 pieces of music on mine. |
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13 Oct 01 - 05:25 PM (#571404) Subject: RE: Help: backup Noteworthy files at DOS prompt? From: Joe Offer Yes, MMario, please do.... I suppose I should do the same. I'm trying to make sure to save everything until it comes out in the Digital Tradition. -Joe Offer- |