Thanks for the replies but this method changes the file date and time to be the current date and time; it does not preserve the original timestamp. I will continue to use my method that uses the host's copy command to preserve this information.
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 6:03 PM 'robert therriault' via Programming < programm...@jsoftware.com> wrote: > I do see it defined in addons/general/dirtrees/dirtrees.ijs in the way > that Raul has suggested > > NB. ========================================================= > NB. Verbs local to rgstrees locale > > NB.*fcopy v Copies file from one filename to another > NB. form: ToFile fcopy FromFile > fcopy=: fwrite~ fread > > Cheers, bob > > > On Feb 12, 2020, at 14:54, Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > If I were defining fcopy in J (rather than deferring to the host > > operating system), I'd do it like this: > > > > fcopy=: fwrite~ fread > > > > Data flow would be right to left (so source file name on the right, > > and destination file name on the left). Result is the length of the > > copied file. > > > > I hope this helps, > > > > -- > > Raul > > > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 5:50 PM Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Is there, or did there used to be, a file copy command called "fcopy"? > I > >> see it in some old code but cannot find its definition. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Devon > >> -- > >> > >> Devon McCormick, CFA > >> > >> Quantitative Consultant > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA Quantitative Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
