/MIR = mirror a complete directory tree
-pm
BTW this is on Windows 7
On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 9:10 PM, Peter Mew <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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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