Using Shell to copy files

[Dave]

Hi,

I've had a look and on the face of it the code seems ok. I only have  
a Mac, so I can't test it here. One thing I noticed from the docs:

Note:  In a standalone application the Common library is implemented  
as a hidden group and made available when the group receives its  
first openBackground message. During the first part of the  
application's startup process, before this message is sent, the  
revCopyFilecommand is not yet available. This may affect attempts to  
use this command in startup, preOpenStack, openStack, or  
preOpenCardhandlers in the main stack. Once the application has  
finished starting up, the library is available and the  
revCopyFilecommand can be used in any handler.

Not sure if this has any bearing.

Otherwise, here are some suggestions:

1.  add the lines:

     if there is a file source then
      answer "There is file:" && source
     end if

to Just before the revCopyFile call.

2.  Change the source folder to be on the same Machine as the  
destination folder as a Test, if this works then it's something to do  
with the source file being on a different machine.

3.  Try it without spaces in the path and name, I've tried it on a  
mac and it works ok, but don't have a PC.


All the Best
Dave

On 4 Apr 2007, at 12:24, Nic Prioleau wrote:

> Hi Dave,
> Here's the source....
>
> put the effective filename of this stack into tLocalPath
> set the itemDelimiter to "/"
> put "" into item -1 of tLocalPath
>
> if tempSFile = tempLFile then
>    if line 5 of thisSLine > line 5 of thisLFile then
>         put tServerPath & tempSFile into source -- So source looks  
> like this "\\83.143.28.54\netcaresource\filesToDownload 
> \AeroMedical.qrl"
>                                                                        
> --  And tLocalPath = "C:/Netcare991 Source/"
>         revCopyFile source,tLocalPath
>         if the result is empty then
>            put tempSFile & " File Updated Sucessfully..."&cr after  
> tempMessage
>         end if
>   end if
> end if
>
> Thanks for your assistance there Dave...
> Nic
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave" <dave at looktowindward.com>
> To: "How to use Revolution" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Using Shell to copy files
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> AFAIK it works ok with spaces, paste your code into an email and  
>> I'll take a look, it works fine for me.
>>
>> All the Best
>> Dave
>>
>> On 4 Apr 2007, at 11:52, Nic Prioleau wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah I hear you... Problem is my revCopyFile is returning a 1, so  
>>> I  am not too sure what this means(other than it's in error).  
>>> Does  this command also worry about spaces in the folder names?
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave" <dave at looktowindward.com>
>>> To: "How to use Revolution" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 12:38 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Using Shell to copy files
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> What problems are you having with the revCopyFile command?  
>>>> AFAIK  it works ok. This is a better way of doing since  
>>>> depending on  what you are doing, using the shell or an external  
>>>> copy command  may cause problems if you open the new file too  
>>>> quickly.
>>>>
>>>> All the Best
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> On 4 Apr 2007, at 11:35, Nic Prioleau wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> having tried, with no result, to copy files using revCopyFile,  
>>>>> I decided to try and use shell("copy"). The way I am doing it  
>>>>> may   seem a little odd but my syntax is this...
>>>>>
>>>>> put quote & "copy "&source&space&tLocalPath&quote into tTest
>>>>> set the hideConsoleWindows to true
>>>>> get shell(tTest)
>>>>>
>>>>> This works fine but only if the folder I am copying to does  
>>>>> not   have any spaces in it's name.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can someone tell me how I would get around this problem. It's  
>>>>> obviously a DOS issue but I am not sure of the syntax.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Nic
>>>>>
>>>>>
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