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General batch to move files between sub directories based on name not working


What is the current directory in a batch file?Batch file to recursively move a single subdirectory from multiple parent directories TO another single, defined directoryBatch File To Get It's Own Directory Or The Directory Defined In The “Start In” Property Of A ShortcutBatch file or script to move files up X levelsbatch script moving multiple file extensions to sub folder passing parameters to a single subroutineNeed batch program that moves files without copying then deleting themHow to run a batch on another server to copy a file to not shared directoryMoving files from one dynamic directory to another using batch scriptCreate new subfolder with same name and move files to the new folderWriting a batch file to move cluttered files into respective folders






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Creating a general batch that must run from the parent folder. It would serve to move...




  • PARENTphotosJan_2018.jpeg

  • PARENTphotosFeb_2018.jpeg

  • PARENTphotosMar_2018.jpeg

  • etc



into...




  • PARENTJan_2018_Backup

  • PARENTFeb_2018_Backup

  • PARENTMar_2018_Backup

  • etc



respectively



The final destination folder will always end with _Backup



This is what I have attempted and hit a dead end with:



for "%~dp0photos" %%A in (*.jpeg) do move "%%A" "%~dp0%%~nA_Backup"


However I keep getting the error:




PARENT/photos was unexpected at this time




PS: "PARENT" is not the actual folder name, but a placeholder for any directory that may be the parent folder to run the batch in.










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    You cannot specify a path after the FOR command. That can only be used with the FOR /R command.

    – Squashman
    Mar 25 at 4:23












  • @Squashman Thank you very much. That clarifies a lot. I think I can make it work now.

    – PunyTed
    Mar 25 at 4:29












  • Reading the help of a command helps a lot: type for /? into a command prompt window and learn how to use it...

    – aschipfl
    Mar 25 at 9:34

















1















Creating a general batch that must run from the parent folder. It would serve to move...




  • PARENTphotosJan_2018.jpeg

  • PARENTphotosFeb_2018.jpeg

  • PARENTphotosMar_2018.jpeg

  • etc



into...




  • PARENTJan_2018_Backup

  • PARENTFeb_2018_Backup

  • PARENTMar_2018_Backup

  • etc



respectively



The final destination folder will always end with _Backup



This is what I have attempted and hit a dead end with:



for "%~dp0photos" %%A in (*.jpeg) do move "%%A" "%~dp0%%~nA_Backup"


However I keep getting the error:




PARENT/photos was unexpected at this time




PS: "PARENT" is not the actual folder name, but a placeholder for any directory that may be the parent folder to run the batch in.










share|improve this question

















  • 2





    You cannot specify a path after the FOR command. That can only be used with the FOR /R command.

    – Squashman
    Mar 25 at 4:23












  • @Squashman Thank you very much. That clarifies a lot. I think I can make it work now.

    – PunyTed
    Mar 25 at 4:29












  • Reading the help of a command helps a lot: type for /? into a command prompt window and learn how to use it...

    – aschipfl
    Mar 25 at 9:34













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1








1








Creating a general batch that must run from the parent folder. It would serve to move...




  • PARENTphotosJan_2018.jpeg

  • PARENTphotosFeb_2018.jpeg

  • PARENTphotosMar_2018.jpeg

  • etc



into...




  • PARENTJan_2018_Backup

  • PARENTFeb_2018_Backup

  • PARENTMar_2018_Backup

  • etc



respectively



The final destination folder will always end with _Backup



This is what I have attempted and hit a dead end with:



for "%~dp0photos" %%A in (*.jpeg) do move "%%A" "%~dp0%%~nA_Backup"


However I keep getting the error:




PARENT/photos was unexpected at this time




PS: "PARENT" is not the actual folder name, but a placeholder for any directory that may be the parent folder to run the batch in.










share|improve this question














Creating a general batch that must run from the parent folder. It would serve to move...




  • PARENTphotosJan_2018.jpeg

  • PARENTphotosFeb_2018.jpeg

  • PARENTphotosMar_2018.jpeg

  • etc



into...




  • PARENTJan_2018_Backup

  • PARENTFeb_2018_Backup

  • PARENTMar_2018_Backup

  • etc



respectively



The final destination folder will always end with _Backup



This is what I have attempted and hit a dead end with:



for "%~dp0photos" %%A in (*.jpeg) do move "%%A" "%~dp0%%~nA_Backup"


However I keep getting the error:




PARENT/photos was unexpected at this time




PS: "PARENT" is not the actual folder name, but a placeholder for any directory that may be the parent folder to run the batch in.







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  • 2





    You cannot specify a path after the FOR command. That can only be used with the FOR /R command.

    – Squashman
    Mar 25 at 4:23












  • @Squashman Thank you very much. That clarifies a lot. I think I can make it work now.

    – PunyTed
    Mar 25 at 4:29












  • Reading the help of a command helps a lot: type for /? into a command prompt window and learn how to use it...

    – aschipfl
    Mar 25 at 9:34












  • 2





    You cannot specify a path after the FOR command. That can only be used with the FOR /R command.

    – Squashman
    Mar 25 at 4:23












  • @Squashman Thank you very much. That clarifies a lot. I think I can make it work now.

    – PunyTed
    Mar 25 at 4:29












  • Reading the help of a command helps a lot: type for /? into a command prompt window and learn how to use it...

    – aschipfl
    Mar 25 at 9:34







2




2





You cannot specify a path after the FOR command. That can only be used with the FOR /R command.

– Squashman
Mar 25 at 4:23






You cannot specify a path after the FOR command. That can only be used with the FOR /R command.

– Squashman
Mar 25 at 4:23














@Squashman Thank you very much. That clarifies a lot. I think I can make it work now.

– PunyTed
Mar 25 at 4:29






@Squashman Thank you very much. That clarifies a lot. I think I can make it work now.

– PunyTed
Mar 25 at 4:29














Reading the help of a command helps a lot: type for /? into a command prompt window and learn how to use it...

– aschipfl
Mar 25 at 9:34





Reading the help of a command helps a lot: type for /? into a command prompt window and learn how to use it...

– aschipfl
Mar 25 at 9:34












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