' Synchronize two directories'' This routine compares source and dest directories and copies files' from source that are newer than (or are missing in) the destination directory' if TWOWAYSYNC is True, files are synchronized in both ways' NOTE: requires the CompareDirectories routine and a reference to' the Microsoft Scripting Runtime type librarySub SynchronizeDirectories(ByVal sourceDir As String, ByVal destDir As String, _ Optional ByVal TwoWaySync As Boolean) Dim fso As New Scripting.FileSystemObject Dim index As Long Dim copyDirection As Integer ' 1=from source dir, 2=from dest dir, ' 0=don't copy ' retrieve name of files in both directories Dim arr() As Variant arr = CompareDirectories(sourceDir, destDir) ' ensure that both dir names have a trailing backslash If Right$(sourceDir, 1) <> "" Then sourceDir = sourceDir & "" If Right$(destDir, 1) <> "" Then destDir = destDir & "" For index = 1 To UBound(arr, 2) ' assume this file doesn't need to be copied copyDirection = 0 ' see whether files are Select Case arr(1, index) Case cdeEqual ' this file is the same in both directories Case cdeSourceDirOnly ' this file exists only in source directory copyDirection = 1 Case cdeDestDirOnly ' this file exists only in destination directory copyDirection = 2 Case Else If arr(1, index) = cdeAttributesDiffer Then ' ignore files that differ only for their attributes ElseIf (arr(1, index) And cdeDateDiffer) = cdeSourceIsOlder Then ' file in destination directory is newer copyDirection = 2 Else ' in all other cases file in source dir should be copied ' into dest dire copyDirection = 1 End If End Select If copyDirection = 1 Then ' copy from source dir to destination dir fso.CopyFile sourceDir & arr(0, index), destDir & arr(0, index), _ True ElseIf copyDirection = 2 And TwoWaySync Then ' copy from destination dir to source dir ' (only if two-way synchronization has been requested) fso.CopyFile destDir & arr(0, index), sourceDir & arr(0, index), _ True End If NextEnd Sub


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