I was recently setting up some build steps to use XCopy when I suddenly encountered the following error message:
Does destination specify a file name or directory name on the target (F = file, D = directory)?
Well, there was a lot of confusion about how to solve this issue even after reading this TechNet article: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491035.aspx
While the TechNet article advises using the /i switch, that will not work when you are dealing with just a single file.
Therefore, the better approach is to simply modify your XCopy command to use the following instead:
xcopy C:\SrcDir\SrcFile.txt C:\DestDir\* /Y
This will allow you to avoid getting the File or Directory prompt and allow you to run your scripts unattended!
Does destination specify a file name or directory name on the target (F = file, D = directory)?
Well, there was a lot of confusion about how to solve this issue even after reading this TechNet article: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491035.aspx
While the TechNet article advises using the /i switch, that will not work when you are dealing with just a single file.
Therefore, the better approach is to simply modify your XCopy command to use the following instead:
xcopy C:\SrcDir\SrcFile.txt C:\DestDir\* /Y
This will allow you to avoid getting the File or Directory prompt and allow you to run your scripts unattended!
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