Windows Batch Help - Decipher

[elwaysgod]

Hi,

Hopefully someone can look at this batch and help me figure out why it's not giving me desired output. I'm not understaning the 'for f tokens lines' and what they are saying :(

*************Current Directories that exist:**********************

D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\BU_CRTT\Crtt01\
D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\CapExp\Capital\
D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\CORPGA\Incstmt\
D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\testplan\

Note: In my current results it does not include a line for 'testplan' as it does not have a sub dir under it.


******** Current Batch athat creates Current Output********************


set ess_app_dir_source=D:\Hyperion\Essbase\App
set outFile_CopyAppDir=%~dp0CopyAppDir.bat
set excludeDirsAppCopy=$DM_APP$,migrationutils,ESSHFM,z_test


@echo off

setlocal

echo REM Begin to copy 'App' dir to backup location > %outFile_CopyAppDir%

pushd "%ess_app_dir_source%"

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /ad 2^>NUL') do call :PROCDIR "%%a"

popd

if not exist "%outFile_CopyAppDir%" echo Could not find anything to process&goto :EOF

echo Processing writing to %outFile_CopyAppDir%

goto :EOF

:PROCDIR

for %%a in (%excludeDirsAppCopy%) do if /i "%%a"=="%~1" goto :EOF

pushd "%~1"

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /ad 2^>NUL') do call :PROCESS "%%a" "%~1"

popd

goto :EOF

:PROCESS

for %%a in (%excludeDirsAppCopy%) do if /i "%%a"=="%~1" goto :EOF

echo xcopy "%ess_app_dir_source%\%~2" "%ess_app_dir_bkup%\%~2" /Y /S /E /i >> "%outFile_CopyAppDir%"

goto :EOF


**************Current Output*****************************:

REM Begin to copy 'App' dir to backup location
xcopy "D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\BU_CRTT" "E:\EssbaseBackup\Daily\App\BU_CRTT" /Y /S /E /i
xcopy "D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\CapExp" "E:\EssbaseBackup\Daily\App\CapExp" /Y /S /E /i
xcopy "D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\CORPGA" "E:\EssbaseBackup\Daily\App\CORPGA" /Y /S /E /i

***************Desired Output**************************

REM Begin to copy 'App' dir to backup location
xcopy "D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\BU_CRTT" "E:\EssbaseBackup\Daily\App\BU_CRTT" /Y /S /E /i
xcopy "D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\CapExp" "E:\EssbaseBackup\Daily\App\CapExp" /Y /S /E /i
xcopy "D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\CORPGA" "E:\EssbaseBackup\Daily\App\CORPGA" /Y /S /E /i
xcopy "D:\Hyperion\essbase\app\testplan" "E:\EssbaseBackup\Daily\App\testplan" /Y /S /E /i

[PeejAvery]

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[elwaysgod]

Also, when I add a dummy sub dir, the output is correct. However I can't add one manually as the dirs will be controlled by the software and I need it to be dynamic.

Thanks