I am working with a batch file that is being used to copy files from several remote servers to one central repository using robocopy. I am trying to zip the contents of a folder and then copy it but robocopy then returns the message:

"Warning: name not matched: z:\ExamplerServer\folder1 Error: No files were found for this action that match your criteria - nothing to do. (z:\ExampleServer\folder1\ExampleServerDailyBackup.zip)"

I am able to copy zipped files from other folders with out a problem....what is the reason that robocopy isn't able to find the newly created zip file for copy? Any help on this will be greatly appreciated.

here is a snippet of the batch file:

@echo off

::set logging path w/date stamp set log="y:\Backup Logs\%%adaily-%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%-%date:~10,4%.log"

::using txt file for list of port servers to backup for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (ExampleServers.txt) do (

::mapping source and destination paths net use z: \%%a\d$
net use y: "\ExampleServer\folderA\folder B" z: ::robocopy file copy parameters wzzip -ex z:\folder1\%%aDailyBackup.zip z:\folder1 robocopy z:\folder1\ y:\%%a /Z /R:1 /LOG:%log% wzzip -ex -s -ycAES128 y:\%%a\%%aDailyBackup.zip y:\%%a c: ::delete mapping after each file copy net use z: /delete net use y: /delete )

exit

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I love bat files :) Please, use <br> in your problem description at the end of the lines to separate them. See the result in preview box before posting. – kokbira Jul 14 '10 at 17:08
Use "echo.something to show %variable%" command to "debug" your bat, and "pause" to do it step-by-step. – kokbira Jul 14 '10 at 17:14
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I was able to find the fly in the ointment. the problem was with where I was trying to have robocopy copy the .zip file from. It turns out that I was telling robocopy to try calling from one level too deep.

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