Powershell - Using ROBOCOPY to iterate the file paths and open this files in new folder

Question

I am trying to iterate the file path in the notepad (New_Test_File.txt) and by using the script I will open all these 5 files in a new file called "file_2"

My "New_Test_File.txt" is -

My Expectation Output is -

My script is -

 $paths = Get-Content -Path C:\Users\JamesAlam\Desktop\New_Test_File.txt 
 foreach($path in $paths) {
 Write-Host $path
 ROBOCOPY /ZB /XO /R:3 /W:10 $path C:\Users\JamesAlam\Desktop\File_2
 }

I am a newbie in PowerShell and I am not sure how to use the ROBOCOPY method to copy these file paths and open them in the new folder. Please help me with this. Thanks in advance

Answer 1

For each robocopy action you should have, in your case - "source", "destination", and "file" (optional - arguments).

So... You will need to specify the source folder as the directory only, and the file name.

Try to run this, it should work:

$paths = Get-Content -Path C:\Users\JamesAlam\Desktop\New_Test_File.txt

 foreach($path in $paths) {
    $directory = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($path)
    $fileName = Split-Path $path -leaf
 
 robocopy $directory C:\Users\JamesAlam\Desktop\File_2 $fileName
 }