Re: Any help gratefully appreciated
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 39794
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texte = Do something like:[listfiles orders] [append db=temp.db]filename=[filename] [/listfiles]Then do your searching, comparing and deleting based on the information in the temp database. Check the valid information that can be returned from [listfiles] to make sure you save/record what you need. Yu can also store the create date of the file in the database.But probably the more important question, what s the purpose of this checking? Maybe there is a better way to accomplish your goal.Dale on 10/31/2001 4:56 PM, Laeg Ent. at laeg_enterprises@yahoo.co.uk wrote:> --- dale
wrote: > It is not > safe to delete files within a listfiles. >> >> When you use listfiles it counts all the files, so >> if you have 10 files, >> then delete one, listfiles still thinks you have 10, >> which is why they do >> not delete as you think they should. > > Is it not ok in this case as the deleting is done > outside of the listfiles???? > >> You need to use a temporary database or otherwise >> store the results of your >> listfiles, then take action based on the temp >> database. >> >> The files don't match as you have files named with >> .new and .old. You would >> need to strip that out before doing your comparison. >> >> Dale >> >> >> on 10/31/2001 4:35 PM, Laeg Ent. at >> laeg_enterprises@yahoo.co.uk wrote: >> >>> I have a folder called Orders >>> I have a file in this folder calld filelist.db >>> >>> I list the filenames in Orders and list the >> filenames >>> in filelist.db, if they do not match, I delete the >>> filename in filelist.db. Its that simple. However >> this >>> keeps happening >>> >>> Filenames in Orders= 1.old >>> 2.old >>> 3.old >>> 4.old >>> 5.old >>> 6.old >>> 7.old >>> 8.old >>> 9.old >>> 10.old >>> >>> Filenames in Orders/filelist.db= >>> 1.new >>> 2.new >>> 3.new >>> 4.new >>> 5.new >>> 6.new >>> 7.new >>> 8.new >>> 9.new >>> 10.new >>> >>> Therefore no filenames are equal delete them all >> so. >>> When I run the code it only deletes every second >> one >>> so 1,3,5,7,9 will be deleted and not the others >>> >>> that leaves 2,4,6,8,10 >>> >>> if I run it again, it will again take the second >> ones >>> >>> and delete 2,6,10 leaving 4,8 >>> >>> Why does it do this, this is the code: >>> >>> >>> [text]doDelete=[F][/text] >>> [search >>> >> > db=orders/filelist.db&neFILENAMESdatarq=find_all&rank=on] >>> [founditems] >>> [listfiles orders] >>> [If [filenames]=[filename]] >>> [then] >>> [text]doDelete=[T][/text] >>> [/then] >>> [else] >>> [/else] >>> [/If] >>> [/listfiles] >>> [showif [doDelete]![T]] >>> [delete >>> >> db=orders/filelist.db&eqFILENAMESdatarq=[filenames]] >>> [FlushDatabases] >>> [/showif] >>> [text]doDelete=[F][/text] >>> [/founditems] >>> [/search] >>> Filelist database updated >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are >> subscribed to >> the mailing list >> . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: > http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > ____________________________________________________________ > Nokia Game is on again. > Go to http://uk.yahoo.com/nokiagame/ and join the new > all media adventure before November 3rd. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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Do something like:[listfiles orders] [append db=temp.db]filename=[filename] [/listfiles]Then do your searching, comparing and deleting based on the information in the temp database. Check the valid information that can be returned from [listfiles] to make sure you save/record what you need. Yu can also store the create date of the file in the database.But probably the more important question, what s the purpose of this checking? Maybe there is a better way to accomplish your goal.Dale on 10/31/2001 4:56 PM, Laeg Ent. at laeg_enterprises@yahoo.co.uk wrote:> --- dale wrote: > It is not > safe to delete files within a listfiles. >> >> When you use listfiles it counts all the files, so >> if you have 10 files, >> then delete one, listfiles still thinks you have 10, >> which is why they do >> not delete as you think they should. > > Is it not ok in this case as the deleting is done > outside of the listfiles???? > >> You need to use a temporary database or otherwise >> store the results of your >> listfiles, then take action based on the temp >> database. >> >> The files don't match as you have files named with >> .new and .old. You would >> need to strip that out before doing your comparison. >> >> Dale >> >> >> on 10/31/2001 4:35 PM, Laeg Ent. at >> laeg_enterprises@yahoo.co.uk wrote: >> >>> I have a folder called Orders >>> I have a file in this folder calld filelist.db >>> >>> I list the filenames in Orders and list the >> filenames >>> in filelist.db, if they do not match, I delete the >>> filename in filelist.db. Its that simple. However >> this >>> keeps happening >>> >>> Filenames in Orders= 1.old >>> 2.old >>> 3.old >>> 4.old >>> 5.old >>> 6.old >>> 7.old >>> 8.old >>> 9.old >>> 10.old >>> >>> Filenames in Orders/filelist.db= >>> 1.new >>> 2.new >>> 3.new >>> 4.new >>> 5.new >>> 6.new >>> 7.new >>> 8.new >>> 9.new >>> 10.new >>> >>> Therefore no filenames are equal delete them all >> so. >>> When I run the code it only deletes every second >> one >>> so 1,3,5,7,9 will be deleted and not the others >>> >>> that leaves 2,4,6,8,10 >>> >>> if I run it again, it will again take the second >> ones >>> >>> and delete 2,6,10 leaving 4,8 >>> >>> Why does it do this, this is the code: >>> >>> >>> [text]doDelete=[F][/text] >>> [search >>> >> > db=orders/filelist.db&neFILENAMESdatarq=find_all&rank=on] >>> [founditems] >>> [listfiles orders] >>> [If [filenames]=[filename]] >>> [then] >>> [text]doDelete=[T][/text] >>> [/then] >>> [else] >>> [/else] >>> [/If] >>> [/listfiles] >>> [showif [doDelete]![T]] >>> [delete >>> >> db=orders/filelist.db&eqFILENAMESdatarq=[filenames]] >>> [flushdatabases] >>> [/showif] >>> [text]doDelete=[F][/text] >>> [/founditems] >>> [/search] >>> Filelist database updated >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are >> subscribed to >> the mailing list >> . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: > http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > ____________________________________________________________ > Nokia Game is on again. > Go to http://uk.yahoo.com/nokiagame/ and join the new > all media adventure before November 3rd. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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