Copy file to a path and leave message on log

Question

HiTeam.

I'm not very powershell savvy but I need some help or guidance to do the following:

I need to copy 2 files from a network path to a path on the computer.

File 1 to this path: C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions if the file exists don't copy it but leave a message in a .log or .txt log, if it doesn't exist copy it.

File 2 to this path: C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US, if the file exists, do not copy it but leave a message in a .log or .txt file, if it does not exist, copy it.

Where can I start?

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

Hi @Rafael Aguilar ,

maybe this helps:

$filename = "filename.txt"  
$sourcefolder = "\\networkpath\share"  
$targetfolder = "C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions"  
$logfile = "c:\junk\copyfilelog.txt"  
if (Test-Path -Path "$targetfolder\$filename" -PathType Leaf) {  
  Write-Output "File $filename exists in folder $targetfolder"  
  Out-File -FilePath $logfile -Encoding utf8 -Append -InputObject "File exists in folder"  
}  
else {  
  Copy-Item -Path "$sourcefolder\$filename" -Destination $targetfolder  
  Write-Output "File copied to folder"  
}  

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(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Hi @Rafael Aguilar ,

maybe this works for you with date and time:

$filename = "filename.txt"  
$sourcefolder = "\\networkpath\share"  
$targetfolder = "C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions"  
$logfile = "c:\junk\copyfilelog.txt"  
$currentDateTime = Get-Date -Format "MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss"  
if (Test-Path -Path "$targetfolder\$filename" -PathType Leaf) {  
  Write-Output "File $filename exists in folder $targetfolder  - $currentDateTime"  
  Out-File -FilePath $logfile -Encoding utf8 -Append -InputObject "$currentDateTime | File $filename exists in folder $targetfolder"  
}  
else {  
  Copy-Item -Path "$sourcefolder\$filename" -Destination $targetfolder  
  Write-Output "File copied to folder"  
}  

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(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards
Andreas Baumgarten