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To transfer a certain number of files in alphabetical order from a folder via a Windows Command Prompt batch file, you can follow these steps:

1. Open Notepad or any text editor.

2. Type the following command to navigate to the folder where the files are located:

cd C:\folder\subfolder

Replace "C:\folder\subfolder" with the actual path to the folder where the files are located.

1. Type the following command to list the files in alphabetical order:

dir /b /o:n > filelist.txt

This command will list the directory files in the alphabetical order and generate a file named "filelist.txt" that you can use to transfer the files.

1. Type the following command to copy a certain number of files from the directory in the alphabetical order:

for /f "tokens=1* delims=" %%a in (filelist.txt) do if %%a leq 10 copy "%%b" "C:\destination_folder\%%b"

Replace "10" with the number of files you want to transfer, and replace "C:\destination_folder\" with the actual path to the destination folder.

1. Save the file with the ".bat" extension.

2. Double-click the batch file to run it. The files in alphabetical order will be transferred to the destination folder.

Note: This process assumes that the files in the folder have unique names. If there are duplicate names, the batch file may not copy all the intended files.