Thanks Steven,
Sorry about the missing code and program exposition. Please see my "A Variant
on the Recursive Copy - Funny Problem thread".
Best regards.
Vincent Lim
Steve Howard wrote:
> It might be helpful if you posted at least the part of the code that is
> having trouble. it's difficult to say what went wrong when we can't really
> see what is even happening.
>
> Steve H.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vincent Lim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 9:35 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: I have a list of Directories and FIles, how do I sort them out
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a listing of directories and files in a root directory which I
> need to recreate at another Windows NT DOS shell machine.
> The alogrithm I have implemented in general works like this:
>
> # check if the listing exist in target machine
> # if exist, check if it is a file in target machine
> # if file, copy file over existing file in target
> # if directory, ignore
> # if not exist, check if it is a file in source directory
> # if file, create directory path and copy file to target
> # if directory, create directory only
>
> I am using the -e and -f test. Something is jinking the test and the -f
> does not work, so all my files always end up as directories in the
> target. What's wrong? Or is there a better way?
>
> TIA.
> Vincent
>
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