ncopy replacement for Windows

Hey all:

I've got several users on the network here that are transferring files
that amount to several gigabytes from one directory on our Windows 2003
file server to another directory on the same server. Since they are
just copy and pasting, the file seems to pull down onto the the
workstation then push back up to the file server. I would like the
file to just copy from one directory to another without having to
transfer through the network.

It's my understanding that Novell's ncopy can make this happen, but
it's only for Netware servers. Does anyone know of a similar solution
for Windows?

Thanks in advance,
-chris

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Chris <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> Hey all:
>
> I've got several users on the network here that are transferring files
> that amount to several gigabytes from one directory on our Windows
> 2003 file server to another directory on the same server. Since they
> are just copy and pasting, the file seems to pull down onto the the
> workstation then push back up to the file server. I would like the
> file to just copy from one directory to another without having to
> transfer through the network.
>
> It's my understanding that Novell's ncopy can make this happen, but
> it's only for Netware servers. Does anyone know of a similar solution
> for Windows?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> -chris

You might consider Robocopy from the Windows resource kit (you can download
this for free from MS).

Lanwench:

No luck. I'm still seeing the file going through the workstation.

It's a nice tool though...I may have other uses for it.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,
-chris

You can setup a program called Second Copy to perform a directory copy at a
set time. I don't believe it works on the fly, on a set schedule. It's good
for moving large files from one place to another late a night when the
offices are closed... which sounds like it "might" fit your situation.

http://www.secondcopy.com/

I haven't used the most recent version but the older version seems to work
great.

Hope this helps,
--
Louis Vitiello Jr.
------------------------------
MCSE, MCSA, MCP, A+/N+
ERCP XP Pro / Net Concepts


"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Lanwench:
>
> No luck. I'm still seeing the file going through the workstation.
>
> It's a nice tool though...I may have other uses for it.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> -chris
>

have them use a telnet login to the server itself, then they would have
direct access to the local file system and avoid the network overhead.
remote desktop or vnc would work also.

they could also use the AT command, though that may not be as friendly...
though maybe it could be put in a batch file to make it nicer.

you could also set up a drop box on the server, basically set up a known
directory and file name where the users could drop a batch file that would
be run by a server process... it could be as simple as a scheduled task that
periodically runs a batch process that executes the copy commands the users
put in their file... or it could be a more interactive app that waits for a
file to show up and then runs it.


"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hey all:
>
> I've got several users on the network here that are transferring files
> that amount to several gigabytes from one directory on our Windows 2003
> file server to another directory on the same server. Since they are
> just copy and pasting, the file seems to pull down onto the the
> workstation then push back up to the file server. I would like the
> file to just copy from one directory to another without having to
> transfer through the network.
>
> It's my understanding that Novell's ncopy can make this happen, but
> it's only for Netware servers. Does anyone know of a similar solution
> for Windows?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> -chris
>

In news:%(E-Mail Removed),
Louis Vitiello Jr. <louv-(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> You can setup a program called Second Copy to perform a directory
> copy at a set time. I don't believe it works on the fly, on a set
> schedule. It's good for moving large files from one place to another
> late a night when the offices are closed... which sounds like it
> "might" fit your situation.
> http://www.secondcopy.com/
>
> I haven't used the most recent version but the older version seems to
> work great.

I'm a big fan of this product too, but one can use robocopy in a batch file
via a Scheduled Task very easily

>
> Hope this helps,
>
> "Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Lanwench:
>>
>> No luck. I'm still seeing the file going through the workstation.
>>
>> It's a nice tool though...I may have other uses for it.
>>
>> Any other ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -chris

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Chris <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> Lanwench:
>
> No luck. I'm still seeing the file going through the workstation.

Hmmm - you shouldn't, really. How are you seeing this?
>
> It's a nice tool though...I may have other uses for it.

Yes, very handy.

>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> -chris