[shiek739]

On Win2k machine.
Have a large directory of 80k+ files.
Wish to Zip before FTP to another site, but WinZip only accepts 65,535 files in a zip.
Would like to split the directory into smaller subdirectories of 20k+ files automatically.
This isn't a one time usage. The large directory gets created every time we produce a product (weekly) with new files.

Can't find any existing utilities.

Thanks!

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If no one knows of a tool for this, you can write your own dos code. The following will create directories and copy files. Create a text file and save it as a name you like, such as, filesToSmallDirectories.bat where the name is your choice and the extension must be .bat. This example will copy files beginning with the letters a through f. Additional lines are required for g through z. Simply double click on the file's icon to run the .bat file.


mkdir "\My Documents\newFiles"
mkdir "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
mkdir "\My Documents\newFiles\g_m"
mkdir "\My Documents\newFiles\n_s"
mkdir "\My Documents\newFiles\t_z"
dir "\My Documents\newFiles"
pause
copy a* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
copy b* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
copy c* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
copy d* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
copy e* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
copy f* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
dir "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
pause

[bdlt]

If no one knows of a tool for this, you can write your own dos code. The following will create directories and copy files. Create a text file and save it as a name you like, such as, filesToSmallDirectories.bat where the name is your choice and the extension must be .bat. This example will copy files beginning with the letters a through f. Additional lines are required for g through z. Simply double click on the file's icon to run the .bat file.


mkdir "\My Documents\newFiles"
mkdir "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
mkdir "\My Documents\newFiles\g_m"
mkdir "\My Documents\newFiles\n_s"
mkdir "\My Documents\newFiles\t_z"
dir "\My Documents\newFiles"
pause
copy a* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
copy b* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
copy c* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
copy d* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
copy e* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
copy f* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
dir "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"
pause

[bdlt]

oops - add cd "\My Documents\dataFiles\" after the 1st pause as below:

pause
cd "\My Documents\dataFiles\"
copy a* "\My Documents\newFiles\a_f"

You will need to change "\My Documents\dataFiles\" to the directory path of the large directory.

[shiek739]

That's certainly the quickest way to do it.
I'll need to check if the filenames come out the same after each production run.
I was thinking they all start with the same letter, but using the first two or three with a wildcard after would work if they're consistent.
Thanks.

[bdlt]

You are welcome and good luck.

note: each week you can use explore to delete the previous week's files and new directories, which you probably do already.

[shiek739]

Here's an oddity.

The files are of format BAnnnn.xxx

The four digits represented by nnnn range from 3000 to 7900.

If I use wild cards, copy BA*, or copy BA*.*, it copies all the files.
I have to explicity state the extension for it to work.

BA3*.xxx
BA4*.xxx
etc.

However, it DID work, and took around 36 minutes to split up and copy 81k files to five individual directories.

[bdlt]

good job - congrats.

FYI - BA3* would probably works as well as BA3*.xxx.