zipArchiveTool_recursive.ps1
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Script
#James Bennett
#Environment variable to CD for top level source directory log file location
set-location C:\scripts\something\
#logfile location
$genericlogfile = 'c:\log.txt'
#Filelocked function
function filelocked ($filepath){
get-date | out-file -append $GenericLogFile
$filepath + ' is locked and has not been archived or deleted' | out-file -append $GenericLogFile
}
#DeleteZipped Function
function deletezipped ($filepath){
write-host $filepath -foregroundcolor "red"
if($filepath.attributes -ne "Directory") {remove-item $filepath -force}
}
#Function to zip files
function create-7zip([String] $aDirectory, [String] $aZipfile, $filemouth, $fileyear){
$ZipFileName = "u_ex_" + "$filemonth" + "$fileyear" + ".zip"
[string]$pathToZipExe = "C:\Program Files (x86)\7-Zip\7z.exe";
[Array]$arguments = "a", "-tzip", "$ZipFileName", "$filepath", "-r", "2>$1";
& $pathToZipExe $arguments;
}
################################################################################
#Source Directory - manually create
$oldtoplevel = "c:\scripts"
#Archive directory - manually create
$newtoplevel = "c:\archive"
#Source folder for logs - find all logs
$getFiles1 = get-childitem -recurse $oldtoplevel -exclude *.zip | Where-Object {$_.PSIsContainer -eq $false}
foreach ($file in $getfiles1){
#get file full path
$filepath = $file.fullname
write-host $filepath -foregroundcolor "green"
#get the directory name (only) of the file ($file)
$dirpath = $file.directoryname
write-host $dirpath -foregroundcolor "blue"
#Get the file properties to pass to zip function
$filemonth = $file.lastwritetime.month
$fileyear = $file.lastwritetime.year
#Destination path for zipped logs
$aDirectory = $dirpath
#Check your destiation path
#write-host ($dirpath -replace [regex]::escape($oldtoplevel), $newtoplevel)
#manipulate the path using replace for $adirectory to get created
$aDirectory = ($dirpath -replace [regex]::escape($oldtoplevel), $newtoplevel)
write-host $adirectory -foregroundcolor "yello"
write-host $adirectory -foregroundcolor "red"
#Check if folder doesn't exist
if(!(test-path -path $adirectory)) {new-item $aDirectory -itemtype directory}
#this is the destination of the zip
set-location $adirectory
#Call function
create-7zip $aDirectory $filemonth $filepath $fileyear
$filearray += $filepath
#If the file is locked dont delete it
if ($lastexitcode -ne 0) { filelocked $filepath } else {DeleteZipped $filepath}
}
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