PowerShell - Copy file with time stamp
Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me in setting up a PowerShell script that copies a file from the network to my local machine with a time stamp (Current date) on the front of the file name?
Currently I have it setup as batch file but need PowerShell.
The location of the file is for e.g. \\ghy-kih\Test\noname.xlsx
Thanks
Waqkas,
Another great question.
Take a look at the starter script below:
$targetdirectory = "<whatever the location path is>"
$sourcedirectory = "\ghy-kih\Test\noname.xlsx"
if (!(Test-Path -path $targetdirectory)) {New-Item $targetdirectory -Type Directory}
Copy-Item -Path $sourcedirectory\file.xslx -Destination $targetdirectory
This will get you started in the right direction. The only thing missing is the addition of the timestamp to the filename. For that you will need to use the following:
(Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd")
Take a look here to get a sense of how to put it all together:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1954203/timestamp-on-file-name-using-powershell
Good luck !!
Cheers,
Adam