Shell script whatever output you want. For example...
if cp -R -p foo bar; then echo 0; else echo -1; fi;
That will output 0 or -1 to stdout depending on the success of cp.
-Matt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn McKee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 6:07 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Directory copies on UNIX systems
>
> If I do this:
>
> <cfexecute name="/bin/cp" arguments="-R -p #dirName1#
#dirName2#/fred"
> outputfile="#outName#/cpOut"></cfexecute>
>
> where 'fred' doesn't exist I get this in the output file:
>
> /bin/cp: cannot create directory `/ftp/ahb/ahb/bkm/fred': No such file
or
> directory
>
> If it succeeds the file is empty
>
> Neither case is a "single integer."
>
> Documentation says this:
>
> outputFile - Optional. The file to which to direct the output of the
> program. If not specified, the output is displayed on the page from
which
> it
> was called.
>
> This is all CF5 on RH-Linux
>
> Shawn
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 6:27 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Directory copies on UNIX systems
>
>
> You don't have to parse the file. All the file will contain is a
single
> integer. What's so hard about that?
>
> -Matt
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Shawn McKee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 4:22 PM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: RE: Directory copies on UNIX systems
> >
> > As I said.
> >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Shawn McKee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:44 PM
> > > > To: CF-Talk
> > > > Subject: RE: Directory copies on UNIX systems
> > > >
> > > > That will work but I kind of like getting some sort of success
or
> > > failure
> > > > back without having to dump things to a log file that I then
have
> to
> > > parse
> > > > through.
> > > >
> > > > Shawn
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 6:15 PM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: RE: Directory copies on UNIX systems
> >
> >
> > You output what cp returns to a file and then read the file.
> >
> > -Matt
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Shawn McKee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:57 PM
> > > To: CF-Talk
> > > Subject: RE: Directory copies on UNIX systems
> > >
> > > I know cp does but does cfexecute translate that back to the
calling
> > > program. The docs don't indicate that it does.
> > >
> > > Exception
> > > cfexecute throws the following exceptions:
> > >
> > > If the application name is not found: Application File Not Found
> > exception
> > > If the output file cannot be opened: Output File Cannot exception
> > > If the effective user of the ColdFusion executing thread does not
> have
> > > permissions to execute the process, a security exception is
thrown.
> > > The time out values must be between 0 and the longest time out
value
> > > supported by the operating system
> > >
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 5:50 PM
> > > To: CF-Talk
> > > Subject: RE: Directory copies on UNIX systems
> > >
> > >
> > > cp returns a success/failure code.
> > >
> > > -Matt
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Shawn McKee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:44 PM
> > > > To: CF-Talk
> > > > Subject: RE: Directory copies on UNIX systems
> > > >
> > > > That will work but I kind of like getting some sort of success
or
> > > failure
> > > > back without having to dump things to a log file that I then
have
> to
> > > parse
> > > > through.
> > > >
> > > > Shawn
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 5:12 PM
> > > > To: CF-Talk
> > > > Subject: RE: Directory copies on UNIX systems
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Use <cfexecute> and call the cp program.
> > > >
> > > > -Matt
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Shawn McKee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 11:34 AM
> > > > > To: CF-Talk
> > > > > Subject: Directory copies on UNIX systems
> > > > >
> > > > > I need to be able to copy complete directory structures from
one
> > > > location
> > > > > to
> > > > > another on various UNIX systems. I have gotten close using a
> > > variety
> > > > of
> > > > > custom tags I have found but the underlying problem is that I
> > really
> > > > need
> > > > > to
> > > > > maintain the group, and preferably the owner. I am trying to
> > avoid
> > > > > creating
> > > > > CFX tag simply because of lack of resources.
> > > > >
> > > > > Suggestions?
> > > > >
> > > > > Shawn McKee
> > > > > Manager, Web Development
> > > > > NewsStand, Inc.
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> > > > > Austin, TX 78757 USA
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> > > > way.
> > > > > NewsStand delivers them to your PC without paper and without
> > delay!
> > > > > Try: http://www.newsstand.com?NSEMC=EMNSI000001
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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