Re: listfiles, moving files

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17223
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks for the suggestion, beats writing a temporary database!Sandy >Looks like WebCat is relying on indexes for [listfiles] operations, like it >does with [FoundItems] (search the archive for Re: Date or time >comparisons have bugs ... for more info). > >Try this instead: > > >[listfiles /store/one folder] >[copyfile path=/one folder/[filename]&to=/anther folder/[filename]] >[/listfiles] > >[listfiles /store/one folder] >[deletefile /one folder/[filename]] >[/listfiles] > > >Having to do two [listfiles] may be kind of slow, but it does mean that all >of your files will be copied (moved) before any of them are deleted, so >WebCat shouldn't get confused... > >-Dave > > > >At 2:37 PM 4/23/98, Sandra L. Pitner wrote: >>I'm trying to move all the files in one folder to another folder after I >>process them in a batch manner. When I do the below code: >> >> >>[listfiles /store/one folder] >>[movefile path=/one folder/[filename]&to=/anther >>folder/[filename]][filename] >>[/listfiles] >> >> >>it moves every second file to the intended folder. I presume this is >>because of some index mix-up that occurs from removing files from the >>folder. >> >>Do I have to write a temporary databse of all the files in the folder >>then do the [movefile] within [founditems] context? Any better ideas? >> >> >>Thanks >> >> >>Sandy > > >o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+ >o----------- Digital Frontier --+ >o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+ > > > Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: listfiles, moving files (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  2. Re: listfiles, moving files (Peter Ostry 1998)
  3. Re: listfiles, moving files (Sandra L. Pitner 1998)
  4. Re: listfiles, moving files (Sandra L. Pitner 1998)
  5. Re: listfiles, moving files (Dave MacLeay 1998)
  6. listfiles, moving files (Sandra L. Pitner 1998)
Thanks for the suggestion, beats writing a temporary database!Sandy >Looks like WebCat is relying on indexes for [listfiles] operations, like it >does with [founditems] (search the archive for Re: Date or time >comparisons have bugs ... for more info). > >Try this instead: > > >[listfiles /store/one folder] >[copyfile path=/one folder/[filename]&to=/anther folder/[filename]] >[/listfiles] > >[listfiles /store/one folder] >[deletefile /one folder/[filename]] >[/listfiles] > > >Having to do two [listfiles] may be kind of slow, but it does mean that all >of your files will be copied (moved) before any of them are deleted, so >WebCat shouldn't get confused... > >-Dave > > > >At 2:37 PM 4/23/98, Sandra L. Pitner wrote: >>I'm trying to move all the files in one folder to another folder after I >>process them in a batch manner. When I do the below code: >> >> >>[listfiles /store/one folder] >>[movefile path=/one folder/[filename]&to=/anther >>folder/[filename]][filename] >>[/listfiles] >> >> >>it moves every second file to the intended folder. I presume this is >>because of some index mix-up that occurs from removing files from the >>folder. >> >>Do I have to write a temporary databse of all the files in the folder >>then do the [movefile] within [founditems] context? Any better ideas? >> >> >>Thanks >> >> >>Sandy > > >o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+ >o----------- Digital Frontier --+ >o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+ > > > Sandra L. Pitner

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