Girardelli, Erin E wrote: > I can't figure out how to rename a file using the move task. I have a > zip file that I know the directory location of, but I don't know the > entire name of the file. So, I just need to find the single zip file in > the directory and rename it. At the command line, I can do this: > > move C:\test\BetaRelease*.zip C:\test\Prod\ProductionRelease.zip > > For whatever reason, move won't work from the exec task, and the move > > task won't allow a * in the file name. If I try the following I get an > error: > > <move file="C:\test\BetaRelease*.zip" > tofile="C:\test\Prod\ProductionRelease.zip" overwrite="true" /> > > I can't use <fileset> within the move task because move will only accept > the 'todir' option and not the 'tofile' option. > Move won't work from the exec task because it's handled by the DOS shell, which is cmd.exe. You could do it that way, by using cmd.exe as the program file name, and being sure to pass /C first so that the shell terminates. For example, <exec program="cmd.exe" commandline="/C move C:\test..." should work.
You can also do it within NAnt. Use the <foreach> task with item="File", and using <in><items><include ... This will find the file name, which you can then pass to the <move> command. This will also give you an opportunity for some error checking, specifically making sure you have exactly one matching source file. But let me ask this: Where did the BetaRelease*.zip file come from? Someone had to give it a full name. Can't that work also be put into NAnt, which would make the whole problem moot? Gary ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ NAnt-users mailing list NAnt-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
