1. problem with system()
Hi, all.
I'm trying to copy a text file from one directory into the directory from which
the Euphoria program is executing. Have run SET CAUSEWAY=LOWMEM:80 (even up
to 120)
before running ex. In all cases, the copied files contains 0 bytes. The source
file contains 10,430 bytes.
Ive tried every thing I can think of, with no difference in the results; always
an empty file.
No doubt, it's something obvious that I'm doing wrong. Any suggestions will be
much appreciated.
Pertinent portion of the program follows.
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GetMaFile = DownLoadDir&MaFile -- contents = "\\A5\\DOWNLOAD\\MA083100.TXT"
printf(1,"\n %s \n",{GetMaFile}) -- just to verify. (It is OK)
DosCommand = "copy "&GetMaFile
printf(1,"\n %s \n",{DosCommand}) -- just to verify. (It is OK)
system(DosCommand,0) -- copied file is empty (0 bytes; s/b
10,430)
-- try hard-coding it...
system("copy C:\\A5\\DOWNLOAD\\MA083100.TXT C:\\DATA\\MA083100.TXT",2) -- 0
bytes
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Thanks.
Jim
2. Re: problem with system()
Try this:
procedure CopyFile(sequence PathFrom,sequence PathTo)
--PathFrom and PathTo are respective file paths
--such as "c:\\euphoria\\files\\file1.txt"
system("copy "&34&PathFrom&34&" "&34&PathTo&34,0) -- 
end procedure
--Al
