Create a batch script to use sendemail.exe in Task Scheduler

Question

I'm trying to create a little batch script to run via task scheduler but running into an issue with the multiple PDF files in the same directory.

My aim is:

1. map the remote NAS (this is to take load off the server, and as a backup)
2. move the existing PDFs into an archive folder (of the same directory) except newest 2 files
3. clean the archive to delete the oldest n
4. email the attachments to my address
5. unmount the NAS

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The code so far:

:: delete the old mapping
NET USE A: /DELETE

:: map the backup location
NET USE A: \\NAS\Share\BU

:: set the time and date YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.UUU
for /F "usebackq tokens=1,2 delims==" %%i in (`wmic os get LocalDateTime /VALUE 2^>NUL`) do if '.%%i.'=='.LocalDateTime.' set ldt=%%j
set ldt=%ldt:~0,4%%ldt:~4,2%%ldt:~6,2%-%ldt:~8,2%%ldt:~10,2%%ldt:~12,6%

:: archive older than the last one - local
pushd "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\My Database Backups"
echo :: Move these files  ::
echo ------------------------
for /f "skip=2 eol=: delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /o-d *.pdf') do MOVE "%%F" ".\archive"

:: clean the archive folder - local
echo :: Delete these files ::
echo ------------------------
pushd "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\My Database Backups\archive"
for /f "skip=46 eol=: delims=" %%a in ('dir /a-d /o-d /b /s *.pdf') do del "%%a"

:: go to export directory
cd "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\My Database Backups"

:: copy to NAS
copy /b *.pdf "\\NAS\Share\BU\File_PDF_BU_%ldt%.pdf"

:: archive older than the last one - remotely
pushd "A:\"
echo :: Move these files  ::
echo ------------------------
for /f "skip=2 eol=: delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /o-d *.pdf') do MOVE "%%F" "A:\archive"

:: delete old archives - remotely
echo :: Delete these files ::
echo ------------------------
pushd "A:\archive"
for /f "skip=46 eol=: delims=" %%b in ('dir /a-d /o-d /b /s *.pdf') do del "%%b"

:: send confirmation email
"C:\Program Files\sendEmail\sendEmail.exe" -o -f "FromServer" -t me@domain.ltd -a "\\NAS\Share\BU\File_PDF_BU_%ldt%.pdf" -s smtp.domain.ltd:25 -u "Subject: %ldt%" -m Script successfully run"

:: wait 60 seconds
TIMEOUT /T 60

:: delete the old mapping
NET USE A: /DELETE /Y

:: exit the script
exit

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At the moment, I am having issues with the files being generated from the programme itself. I am receiving two files Database01_YYYYMMDD-HHMMSSUUUU.pdf and Database02_YYYYMMDD-HHMMSSUUUU.pdf in the C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\My Database Backups folder. So when I am copying, there is no way to limit to the two PDFs.

Is there a way to move the current two files in the root folder into a folder, then move that into the archive folder. Then keep the most recent 11 folders (runs for 12 hours - 11 + 1 in root) in the archive folder. And attach the folder to the sendemail.exe?

Answer 1

I solved the issue with changing from sendEmail.exe to cMail.exe:

@ECHO OFF

:: set the time and date YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.UUU
for /F "usebackq tokens=1,2 delims==" %%i in (`wmic os get LocalDateTime /VALUE 2^>NUL`) do if '.%%i.'=='.LocalDateTime.' set ldt=%%j
set ldt=%ldt:~0,4%%ldt:~4,2%%ldt:~6,2%-%ldt:~8,2%%ldt:~10,2%%ldt:~12,6%

:: map the backup location
NET USE A: \\NAS\SHARE\DB_BU

:: archive the old files - local
pushd "C:/Users/Administrator/Documents/My Database Backups/"
for /f "skip=2 eol=: delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /o-d *.pdf') do MOVE "%%F" ".\archive"

:: clean the archive folder - local
pushd "C:/Users/Administrator/Documents/My Database Backups/archive/"
for /f "skip=22 eol=: delims=" %%a in ('dir /a-d /o-d /b /s *.pdf') do DEL "%%a"

:: go to export directory
cd "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\My Database Backups"

:: copy PDFs to A: drive
copy /b "*.pdf" "A:/"

:: archive the old files - local
pushd "A:/"
for /f "skip=2 eol=: delims=" %%F in ('dir /b /o-d *.pdf') do MOVE "%%F" ".\archive"

:: clean the archive folder - local
pushd "A:/archive/"
for /f "skip=22 eol=: delims=" %%a in ('dir /a-d /o-d /b /s *.pdf') do DEL "%%a"

:: send confirmation email
"C:\Program Files\cMail\CMail.exe" -host:smtp.domain.ltd:25 -from:backup@domain.ltd -to:me@domain.ltd -awild:"A:\Database_*.pdf" "-subject:PDF backup: %ldt%" "-body:Backup script successfully run at %ldt%\nPlease find attached database documents\n\nThis is automated"

:: wait 60 seconds
TIMEOUT /T 60

:: delete the old mapping
NET USE A: /DELETE /Y

:: exit the script
exit