>I understand that xcopy will copy files between machines using the >standard= > MS notation >xcopy <file> \\<serverName>\<path> >It can copy sub-directories as well. I prefer this as it only copies files that have changed on the server. (faster) Xcopy d:\opt\menus\*.* \\<servername>\ia\opt\menus /s /d /exclude:d:\opt\customer\data\excl.strings /y /i The /s = subdirectories The /d = newer date than today The /y = don't prompt to overwrite(do it anyway) The /i = list files being written The /exclude:<txt_file_name> = file containing directories not to copy The exclude is because I don't want to distribute a trends directory as I let the operators customize the look and feel of their trends on each station. Ever wanted the Mesh stations to all have the same trends? I bet this could be modified so that when a station closes a trend it copies the trend directory to all the other stations....hmmmm...somthing to think about. Ronald G. Schafer 10026 Old Ridge Rd. Ashland Va. 23009 804-227-4034 -- No attachments (even text) are allowed -- -- Type: text/x-vcard -- File: rschafer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Desc: rschafer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave