Using Shell to copy files

Wed Apr 4 09:04:56 EDT 2007

Ok, I have found the problem but not the solution... Perhaps you may have an 
idea...

The server from which I am copying is asking for a username & password to 
gain access. Is there a way to pass the username and password?

Thanks again...
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 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: Using Shell to copy files

> 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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