exclude specific file

[sshree43]

Hi Expert,

I am trying to move the file to archive except for 2 files and just want to copy this files to archive..
but getting the error message input parameter is invalid

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$sourcedir = 'C:\Users\garang\Documents\input_files\Advisory_rate'
$destdir   = 'C:\Users\garang\Documents\input_files\Advisory_rate\Archive'
Get-ChildItem -File -Path $sourcedir |
Move-Item $sourcedir $destdir[b] -Exclude "ven late sapping.xlsx","Qk PU waisting.xlsx"[/b] 

files are
ven late sapping.xlsx
Qk PU waisting.xlsx
ven late sapping_1.xlsx
Qk PU waisting_1.xlsx

thanks

[jvierra]

Try it like this:

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$sourcedir = 'C:\Users\garang\Documents\input_files\Advisory_rate\*'
$destdir   = 'C:\Users\garang\Documents\input_files\Advisory_rate\Archive'
Get-ChildItem -File -Path $sourcedir -Exclude 'ven late sapping.xlsx','Qk PU waisting.xlsx'|
    Move-Item  =Destination $destdir 

[sshree43]

sorry not working and not moving any file

[jvierra]

Sorry. I forgot the parameter name:

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$sourcedir = 'C:\Users\garang\Documents\input_files\Advisory_rate\*'
$destdir   = 'C:\Users\garang\Documents\input_files\Advisory_rate\Archive'
Get-ChildItem -File -Path $sourcedir -Exclude 'ven late sapping.xlsx','Qk PU waisting.xlsx'|
    Move-Item  =Destination $destdir 

[sshree43]

no still not moving

[jvierra]

Perhaps your selection criteria is wrong. Do you get an output from the selection part?

]b]$sourcedir = 'C:\Users\garang\Documents\input_files\Advisory_rate\*'
$destdir = 'C:\Users\garang\Documents\input_files\Advisory_rate\Archive'
Get-ChildItem -File -Path $sourcedir -Exclude 'ven late sapping.xlsx','Qk PU waisting.xlsx'[/b]

[sshree43]

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*'

i removed this from the source directory due to giving an error with your first solution

It's working now moving all files the except two files..How to copy that two files to destination directory in the same statement

I tried with pipe to your statement but not working

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$sourcedir = 'C:\Users\garang\Documents\input_files\Advisory_rate\*'
$destdir   = 'C:\Users\garang\Documents\input_files\Advisory_rate\Archive'
Get-ChildItem -File -Path $sourcedir -Exclude 'ven late sapping.xlsx','Qk PU waisting.xlsx'|
    Move-Item  =Destination $destdir |
Copy-Item $sourcedir -Destination $destdir -Recurse

[jvierra]

You can't. It requires a completely different coding approach. Just write two statements.

[sshree43]

How can i give helpful and correct solution remarks

[jvierra]

How can i give helpful and correct solution remarks

I don't understand this question.