Batch file to transfer files with certain phrase in name - file

I currently use a batch code which transfers files from one place to another. I wish to elaborate on that code to only transfer files which have a certain phrase in their file name.
I did not write the code, and I do not fully understand it but I know what is does.
REM choose desired drive
cd \
Z:
REM change to required directory
cd out
REM cpy all files using * to the desired directory
copy *.dat \\server\f\rug_data\received_transfer
REM delete all files in the folder
REM del *.usr
All I want to do now is add a bit which says only transfer files with 'D0036' in their name.
I have spent time googling but could not find exactly what I was after.
Any help greatly appreciated.

change
copy *.dat \\server\f\rug_data\received_transfer
to
copy *D0036* \\server\f\rug_data\received_transfer
OR, if you mean "All .dat files with D0036 in their name"
copy *D0036*.dat \\server\f\rug_data\received_transfer
* means "match any number of any characters"

Like this?
copy *D0036*.dat \\server\f\rug_data\received_transfer

This works like a charm!
move /-y "C:\(Folder that the contains files)*(Specify a certain character)*" "C:\(Dest Folder)"
This will move everything in the folder with the name that you wrote.
Hope it works!
Logan

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I success to copy one file to one folder.
Regards,
Ramzy
Like this? Seriously, just add a line for each folder.
copy C:\file.txt C:\dir1\
copy C:\file.txt C:\dir2\
copy C:\file.txt C:\dir3\
copy C:\file.txt C:\dir4\
Yes, this is an old thread, but still, i spotted some code that definitely needs an improvement!
Here is a much better movement code!
copy C:\Folder file is in (Here you can specify certain extension/keyword) C:\destination\
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-Logan

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Hi, I have many zip files located at g:\toto. These zips contain some files. I would like to extract all zip in a same directory (g:\toto\extracted) then rename various files of the zip.
Example 1 :
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I would like after extraction, files are renamed with the name of the zip
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Example 2 :
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)
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One other note is, the above assumes that the archives do not contain subdirectories or, at least, that the files are extracted without subdirectories.
UPDATE
If you are using the 7-Zip archiver to work with .zip files, then this is how your extract command might look:
7z e "%%Z" -o"%tmpdir%"
Disclaimer: I'm not an active user of 7-Zip. This is what I used as a reference to come up with the above command:
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I am completely new to this, but I am trying to create a .bat file that will allow me to rename a pair of files within a designated folder and move them into a subfolder. The part I am having trouble with is that I am wanting a prompt to come up to identify/select the files to be renamed and moved.
Example file names are:
A1234, A1235, A1236, B1234, B1235, B1236, etc.
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Suggested approach
for part of problem
part I am having trouble with is that I am wanting a prompt to come
up to identify/select the files to be renamed and moved. Is there a
way to bring up a prompt that allows the user to type the shared name
(ex 1234)of the files and rename and move both files to the designated
subfolder?
Do a search operation using wildcard, like "?1234" for the case highlighted above ( should be made generalized for all acceptable and expected patterns "*1234*" is the generic most )
Now do a RENAME inside a For loop on the results obtained by search.
As you suggest you are a newbie with Batch, following tutorials will help you build your file. Look for elements like Variables, For Loop
Batch Tutorial
Here you go
#echo off
set /p file=Please type shared name:
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ren "subdir\%%a" newname.*
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I need help making a batch file in ms dos to do certain commands like:
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Print one of the text files copied to your new subdirectory.
for 5. I think I need to make a call to a command to print
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pause
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dir c:\windows
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md c:\ro
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type file.txt > LPT1
To create a .bat file, you should type in:
copy con filename.bat
... print the relevant lines above
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copy con filename.bat
pause
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md c:\ro
copy c:\windows\*.txt c:\ro
type file.txt > LPT1
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