it sounded OK in my head

in the real world I have many groups of files spread out over multiple folders each group has the same file name within it e.g. Test01.jpg .. Test100.jpg so the first group will go into folder1 the second in folder2 etc. First test if Test1\Test01.jpg exists

If it does then create a new folder by adding a 1 to the end of the folder name and test again until the folder N does not exist then copy the old file into the new folder thus sorting into groups

What I need to know is why when I first run the script the folder Test1 is created but it still tries to copy the file over itself. Yet the second time I run it Test1 exist but is empty folder Test2 is created and the file is copied

Hope that make sence

In reply to Re^2: New Folders by Brian268
in thread New Folders by Brian268

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