file copy based on dictionary

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Hello,

I am trying to convert this Robo-copy script into VB.Net. Can anyone help me out?

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FOR %%E IN (
AAA
AAK
AAB
AAD
AAL
) DO (
robocopy "%CalSource%\esdn\data\%%E" "%CalDest%\esdn\data\%%E" /purge /e /NJH /NJS
)

I want to compare the files %calSource% datemodified with its destination file and if it is newer copy it from source and overwrite the existing. Any advice is welcome!
James

Posted 13-Oct-14 9:27am

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Updated 13-Oct-14 9:41am

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[no name] 13-Oct-14 15:34pm

Then you should go read up on the DirectoryInfo and FileInfo classes.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 13-Oct-14 16:22pm

Why doing that? File copying is well to simple. Anyway, you can always interpret your Robocopy script, generate code and build it. What's the problem?
But why? It would makes some sense if you created a Robocopy interpreter to copy without building any code, which could be an overkill...
—SA

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2014-10-13T14:01:00

That's not a "Robocopy script" as Robotscopy doesn't have a scripting language.

That's a DOS batch file. It just happens to execute Robocopy.

It's simple really. It's just a loop that enumerates the 5 items in a list, presumably filenames, and executes Robocopy on each path specified by its command line arguments.