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Not sure if this is only available to files... Trying to create a folder locally (C: drive) and then copy the folder (and contents) to another folder on the network...
var foSource = new Folder(myPath);
foSource.copy(strTarget);
This throws an error... any ideas?
Thanks!
Hi funsekon,
here's one way to do that:
...var NewFileName;
var oFiles;
var oNewFolder
var StartFolder = "C:\\temp"; // preselection for Windows Explorer
var locFolder = new Folder(StartFolder);
var oOldFolder = locFolder.selectDlg ("Folder");
if (oOldFolder != null)
{
oNewFolder = new Folder(oOldFolder + "\\NewFolder") ;
if (oNewFolder.exists)
{
// alert("overwrite?")
// ......
}
else
{
oNewFolder.create();
}
oFiles = o
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What is your "strTarget"?
How is it build? It should be something like "C:\\Users\\User\\MyFolder";
IMPORTANT: backslash must be double( means: masked)
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It may be because the Folder object does not have a copy() function.
I had a quick look at this and I believe that you will have to create your own recursive folder copy function. That will need to create a new folder, then copy each file into it. A recursive function will allow it to also create/copy sub-folders.
By the way, I normally use URI notation for all paths as it saves all that double backslash nonsense and it's how the File and Folder objects store the paths anyway.
Ian
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Hi Ian,
you're absolutely right.
Only a file can be copied, but not a folder.
@funsekon: You have to create the (sub-)folder and copy the FILES.( file by file)
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Hi funsekon,
here's one way to do that:
var NewFileName;
var oFiles;
var oNewFolder
var StartFolder = "C:\\temp"; // preselection for Windows Explorer
var locFolder = new Folder(StartFolder);
var oOldFolder = locFolder.selectDlg ("Folder");
if (oOldFolder != null)
{
oNewFolder = new Folder(oOldFolder + "\\NewFolder") ;
if (oNewFolder.exists)
{
// alert("overwrite?")
// ......
}
else
{
oNewFolder.create();
}
oFiles = oOldFolder.getFiles ("*.fm");
for (var i = 0; i < oFiles.length; i++)
{
NewFileName = oFiles.fsName.replace(oOldFolder.fsName,oNewFolder.fsName);
oFiles.copy(NewFileName);
}
}
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Thanks Klaus, this procedure works wonders. Yes, my target folder looks like: "C:\\Users\\User\\MyFolder";
Thanks @Ian Proudfoot for your suggestions and comments...