Hi Chip
Ive come at this a bit late.
This how I copy a folder on windows 4D v13
Sorry, I cant remember what the MIR switch does, it will probably be in the
help file for RoboCopy
Launch External Process(("ROBOCOPY " +Source+" "+Destination+"
/MIR";$in;$out;$err)
dont forget the spaces
The Paths in Source and Destination are all escaped with ""
cheers
-pm
On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech <
[email protected]> wrote:
> sorry, i mistyped. The batch file does NOT contain the cmd.exe
> reference only the copy command.
> I have looked at the OS - it *is* 32 bit windows 7. There is only one
> copy of copy.exe.
>
> I am giving up on this line of inquiry.
> It appears to me that there is something fundamentally broken with LEP
> and v13.5.
> The batch file works as expected from the command line, & from the
> explorer interface (i.e. double click), but fails from LEP; and so far
> NOTHING has made the slightest bit of difference in getting the batch
> file to function as expected when called from LEP. The batch file does
> appear to be executed - as in an error file (empty) is generated when
> requested by the batch file.
>
> I started down this (endless it seems) rabbit hole by trying to execute
> the xcopy command directly from LEP - but that failed as well, even
> when the exact same command was given to the command line.
>
> So.. 2 different approaches to get the same functionality, using xcopy,
> with no functional result. Something in LEP is broken (at least in
> regards to this specific command). I do not know what, I can not change
> it, 4D will not change it now.
> I am moving on to a different means of attempting to accomplish the
> same task.
>
>
> On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 00:07:48 -0500, Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech wrote:
> > no Ill try that too
> > Thanks
> >
> >> Chip,
> >>
> >> have you tried to change the .bat file to eliminate the ‘cmd’ call
> >> and run xcopy directly, so that .bat would read just:
> >> "xcopy <source_path> <destination_path> 2>> <Error_file_path>”
> >>
> >> And then call the .bat directly in your LEP statement?
> >>
> >> Why do you need that “cmd.exe” for?
> >>
> >> julio
> >> '
> >>> On Nov 8, 2017, at 10:06 PM, Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> what is in the batch file is :
> >>> cmd.exe /C xcopy <source_path> <destination_path> 2>> <Error_file_path>
> >>>
> >>> All paths are valid.
> >>> when I execute the batch file from the OS (double click, or command
> >>> line) it works, and does NOT create an error file.
> >>> When run from LEP it does nothing, and creates an empty error file.
> >>>
> >>> I will have to check, but I am mostly sure that the windows OS (7)
> >>> is 32 bit
> >>>
> >>>> On 9 Nov 2017, at 4:44 am, Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
> >>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have tried all of the offered suggestions:
> >>>>> Start ?b
> >>>>> running without a call to cmd
> >>>>> \batchfilename\
> >>>>> extended this to cover the file paths in the batch file
> >>>>>
> >>>>> none of these result in file copying when started with LEP.
> >>>>> HOWEVER the batch file contains a redirect of stderr to a disk file,
> >>>>> when run though LEP the error file is created.
> >>>>> The error file is empty... but it is created.
> >>>>> SO.. LEP is actually executing the batch file, just not doing
> anything.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> any more ideas??
> >>>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Julio Carneiro
> >> [email protected]
> >>
> >>
> >>
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