Works like a charm.  Many thanks!

Fred Holmes

At 02:36 PM 12/16/2008, Andy Gallant wrote:
>You can try xcopy.  I don't know how to do it with robocopy.  Using the /L 
>option is good for previewing what might happen.  Incomplete information on 
>xcopy follows:
>
>XCOPY
>....
>Syntax
>XCOPY /source/ [/destination/] [/options/]
>....
>/E Copy folders and subfolders, including Empty folders.
>May be used to modify /T.
>....
>/L List only - Display files that would be copied.
>....
>///T Create folder structure, but do not copy files. Do not
>include empty folders or subfolders.
>/T /E will include empty folders and subfolders.
>....
>
>Fred Holmes wrote:
>>Is there a process for copying a tree of folders without copying the files 
>>that are in those folders?
>>
>>I have a "2008" folder containing a large tree of folders with 2008 data in 
>>various categories. I want to create a "2009" folder (easily done), and then 
>>copy the folder tree, without data files, from the 2008 folder to the 2009 
>>folder. Yes, I can copy everything (wasteful), but then the process of 
>>deleting all of the data files from the destination tree is a tedious one 
>>(unless, perhaps, there is an automated process for doing that, but only as a 
>>last resort).
>>
>>Many thanks for any help.
>>
>>Fred Holmes


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