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Old 09-13-2010
Archiving the files in a .txt file
HI ,

I have a file abc.txt, which has some .csv files listed.

example.

abc.txt

1.csv
2.csv
3.csv
4.csv
5.csv


I want to move all the files listed in abc.txt to a archive directory,and zip the moved files.

Can anyone help me with the script.

Thanks,sai
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Old 09-13-2010
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Originally Posted by saii
HI ,

I have a file abc.txt, which has some .csv files listed.

example.

abc.txt

1.csv
2.csv
3.csv
4.csv
5.csv


I want to move all the files listed in abc.txt to a archive directory,and zip the moved files.

Can anyone help me with the script.

Thanks,sai
Yes, we can but not with a ready-made solution.

If you post what you have tried so far and how it fails, we'll be happy to help you if you go wrong.

Regards
 
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