Command Prompt Scripting - batch-file

Question

This is going to be hard to explain, I'll try my best.
I'm using a shell scripting (Test Executor) in command prompt to automate our regression testing. However i'm stuck on one thing.
Basically I have to copy this dynamically created folder in a location into another folder after the automated script is done (in CMD via scripting)
:: create an achieve directory
#SET ACHIEVE_DIR=C:\Test Result\LOG_Files
mkdir "%ACHIEVE_DIR%"
xcopy /y /s /e "%TEST_SOURCE_DIR%"\*.* "%ACHIEVE_DIR%"
This will copy all the files in the TEST_SOURCE_DIR, but i only want this dynamically created folder which changes according to the date stamp (BUT this date stamp is calculated by second - so i can't use that as a variable).
For example: After i run a test it'll create a folder under lets say C:\temp\ another folder named "TEST RUN - _2014-06-30 15_48_01_"
So if go into C:\temp i'll find a folder named "TEST RUN - _2014-06-30 15_48_01_" along with other folders. BUT i only want to copy this dynamic folder into Test Result\LOG_Files
What we are given is that the starting string will always be "TEST RUN -" but the ending string will interchange according to the time to the second (BUT we cannot go by that since it is the second of the starting test result).
I found out if i am in command prompt and i type in "cd TEST RU" and hit tab it'll finish it for me "cd TEST RUN - _2014-06-30 15_48_01_" Is there a way to script this tab hit or something?
Thanks!

Answer 1

This should work in a batch file to isolate the folder:
If there are a number of folders starting with test run - then tell us.
#echo off
SET "ACHIEVE_DIR=C:\Test Result\LOG_Files"
cd /d "c:\temp"
for /d %%a in ("test run -*") do xcopy "%%a\*.*" "%ACHIEVE_DIR%\" /s/h/e/k/f/c
This code looks for a test folder as discussed in the comments:
#echo off
SET "ACHIEVE_DIR=C:\Test Result\LOG_Files"
cd /d "c:\temp"
for /d %%a in ("test run -*") do (
pushd "%%a"
for /d /r %%b in ("test*") do (
xcopy "%%b\*.*" "%ACHIEVE_DIR%\" /s/h/e/k/f/c
)
popd
)

Answer 2

This batch file should do the job:
#echo off
rem Find the directory starting with "TEST RUN -" created last in C:\Temp.
set ACHIEVE_DIR=C:\Test Result\LOG_Files
for /F "usebackq delims=" %%D in ( `dir "C:\Temp\TEST RUN -*" /AD /B /O-D /TC` ) do (
set TEST_SOURCE_DIR=%%D
goto CopyDir
)
echo No directory starting with "TEST RUN -" found in C:\Temp.
pause
exit /b
:CopyDir
rem Copy all files and subdirectories from last test run to achieve
rem directory whereby xcopy automatically creates the achieve directory.
xcopy /E /I /Q /S /Y "%TEST_SOURCE_DIR%" "%ACHIEVE_DIR%"
set ACHIEVE_DIR=
set TEST_SOURCE_DIR=
Read the Microsoft pages about
dir
for
xcopy
for details about the used parameters of those 3 commands.
Or execute in a command prompt window the commands
dir /?
for /?
xcopy /?
one after the other to get the shorter help for those 3 commands output in the window.