Copy files that were created yesterday

[kkhalid]

Hello

Is there any way i can make robocopy to copy my backup files from server a to server b that were done last night and not copy the files that were created a day earlier.

kash

[Oleg]

See examples below.
Save the text of the task as a file and use menu Task->Import in order to import into RoboTask

1-st example copies files which newer than 1 day (24 hours). It's enough to use date filter of File Loop action

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;*****************************
;* RoboTask Task file
;* Do not edit in text editor!
;*****************************
 
[Root]
ActionAfterRun=INTEGER|0
Actions=FOLDER
Automat=INTEGER|-1
CatID=INTEGER|1663346572
Comment=STRINGLIST
ContinueOnError=INTEGER|0
ExternalName=STRING|"Task289"
Hide=INTEGER|0
ID=INTEGER|1351036233
LogOnAsUser=INTEGER|1
Name=STRING|"copy files last 24 hours"
OnErrorTaskID=INTEGER|0
Priority=INTEGER|3
RunOnClose=INTEGER|0
RunOnStartup=INTEGER|0
ToLog=INTEGER|3
WriteGeneralLog=INTEGER|0

[Actions]
Action1=FOLDER
Action2=FOLDER
Action3=FOLDER
Action4=FOLDER
Action5=FOLDER
Action6=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1\Params]
message=STRING|"******** begin ***************"
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action2]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_CREATE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Create local variable ""FILENAME"" with value """""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action2\Params]
expand=STRING|"0"
varkind=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"FILENAME"

[Actions\Action3]
ActionID=STRING|"A_LOOP_FILE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"File Loop"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action3\Params]
createmode=STRING|"3"
createormodified=STRING|"1"
date1=STRING|"20130813"
date2=STRING|"20130813"
destvar=STRING|"FILENAME"
DuringDays=STRING|"1"
DuringHours=STRING|"1"
DuringMinutes=STRING|"1"
DuringMonths=STRING|"1"
file0=STRING|"D:\incoming\*.*"
filecount=STRING|"1"
OlderDays=STRING|"1"
OlderHours=STRING|"1"
OlderMinutes=STRING|"1"
OlderMonths=STRING|"1"
savesize=STRING|"0"
searchkind=STRING|"0"
sort=STRING|"0"
sortby=STRING|"0"
sortorder=STRING|"0"
subdirs=STRING|"1"
timesize=STRING|"0"
WithoutPath=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action4]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FILE_COPY"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Copy/Move File"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action4\Params]
destdir=STRING|"d:\dest"
f_count=STRING|"1"
file0=STRING|"{filename}"
hidden=STRING|"1"
ifexists=STRING|"1"
move=STRING|"0"
subdir=STRING|"0"
system=STRING|"1"

[Actions\Action5]
ActionID=STRING|"A_LOOP_END"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"End Loop"

[Actions\Action6]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action6\Params]
message=STRING|"******** end ***************"
type=STRING|"3"

2-nd example is more complex and copies only yesterday's files

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;*****************************
;* RoboTask Task file
;* Do not edit in text editor!
;*****************************
 
[Root]
ActionAfterRun=INTEGER|0
Actions=FOLDER
Automat=INTEGER|-1
CatID=INTEGER|1663346572
Comment=STRINGLIST
ContinueOnError=INTEGER|0
ExternalName=STRING|"Task305"
Hide=INTEGER|0
ID=INTEGER|1779031543
LogOnAsUser=INTEGER|1
Name=STRING|"copy only yesterday files"
OnErrorTaskID=INTEGER|0
Priority=INTEGER|3
RunOnClose=INTEGER|0
RunOnStartup=INTEGER|0
ToLog=INTEGER|2
WriteGeneralLog=INTEGER|0

[Actions]
Action1=FOLDER
Action10=FOLDER
Action11=FOLDER
Action12=FOLDER
Action2=FOLDER
Action3=FOLDER
Action4=FOLDER
Action5=FOLDER
Action6=FOLDER
Action7=FOLDER
Action8=FOLDER
Action9=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1\Params]
message=STRING|"******** begin ***************"
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action10]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_ENDIF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"End If"

[Actions\Action11]
ActionID=STRING|"A_LOOP_END"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"End Loop"

[Actions\Action12]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action12\Params]
message=STRING|"******** end ***************"
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action2]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_CREATE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Create local variable ""FILENAME"" with value """""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action2\Params]
expand=STRING|"0"
varkind=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"FILENAME"

[Actions\Action3]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_CREATE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Create local variable ""FILETIME"" with value """""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action3\Params]
expand=STRING|"0"
varkind=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"FILETIME"

[Actions\Action4]
ActionID=STRING|"A_LOOP_FILE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"File Loop"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action4\Params]
createmode=STRING|"3"
date1=STRING|"20130813"
date2=STRING|"20130813"
destvar=STRING|"FILENAME"
DuringDays=STRING|"3"
DuringHours=STRING|"1"
DuringMinutes=STRING|"1"
DuringMonths=STRING|"1"
file0=STRING|"D:\incoming\*.*"
filecount=STRING|"1"
OlderDays=STRING|"1"
OlderHours=STRING|"1"
OlderMinutes=STRING|"1"
OlderMonths=STRING|"1"
savesize=STRING|"0"
searchkind=STRING|"0"
sort=STRING|"0"
sortby=STRING|"0"
sortorder=STRING|"0"
subdirs=STRING|"1"
timesize=STRING|"1"
timevar=STRING|"FILETIME"
WithoutPath=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action5]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_IF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"If Then"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action5\Params]
case=STRING|"0"
operator=STRING|"2"
type=STRING|"2"
value1=STRING|"{filetime}"
value2=STRING|"{DateIncDays(-1)}"

[Actions\Action6]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_IF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"If Then"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action6\Params]
case=STRING|"0"
operator=STRING|"5"
type=STRING|"2"
value1=STRING|"{filetime}"
value2=STRING|"{Date}"

[Actions\Action7]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action7\Params]
message=STRING|"copy file {filename}; {filetime}"
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action8]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FILE_COPY"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Copy/Move File"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action8\Params]
destdir=STRING|"d:\dest"
f_count=STRING|"1"
file0=STRING|"{filename}"
hidden=STRING|"1"
ifexists=STRING|"1"
move=STRING|"0"
subdir=STRING|"0"
system=STRING|"1"

[Actions\Action9]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_ENDIF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"End If"

I hope this helps you