Copy file from HDD to docs folder

[wedgea09]

I know that I can use HTTP.Download to copy from the web and place a file into my docs folder of my program. I want to be able to do the same from a LAN. Go to a folder on my network and copy a file from that folder to my docs folder.

[TJS]

Your best bet would be to use the File.Install() action. It will accept UNC path as source or destination and has some nice extras.

[wedgea09]

Here is the script I'm using with File.Install in place. It does the comparison part but when it comes to transferring the file to the docs folder its a no go.

ListBox.DeleteItem("ListBox1", LB_ALLITEMS)
size = File.GetSize("C:\\My Shared Folder\\full.wmv");
exist = File.DoesExist("Autoplay\\Docs\\full.wmv");
if exist == true then
size2 = File.GetSize("Autoplay\\Docs\\full.wmv");
if size ~= size2 then
ListBox.AddItem("ListBox1", "full.wmv", "")
StatusDlg.SetMessage("Downloading File.. Please be patient");
StatusDlg.SetTitle("Download In Progress");
StatusDlg.Show(MB_ICONNONE, false);
File.Install("C:\\My Shared Folder\\full.wmv", "Autoplay\\Docs\\full.wmv", FILE_INSTALL_ALWAYS, false, false);
StatusDlg.Hide();
end
end
if exist == false then
ListBox.AddItem("ListBox1", "full.wmv", "")
StatusDlg.SetMessage("Downloading File.. Please be patient");
StatusDlg.SetTitle("Download In Progress");
StatusDlg.Show(MB_ICONNONE, false);
File.Install("C:\\My Shared Folder\\full.wmv", "Autoplay\\Docs\\full.wmv", FILE_INSTALL_ALWAYS, false, false);
StatusDlg.Hide();
end

[TJS]

Two things to try:

1) Add an error check after the File.Install() actions. This should tell you why nothing is happening.


err = Application.GetLastError;
if err ~= 0 then
Dialog.Message("Error " .. err, _tblErrorMessages[err]);
end



2) I'd recommend using the full path to the network resource instead of the "C:\\My Shared Folder\\full.wmv"

Something like:

"\\\\MyServerName\\ShareFolderName\\full.wmv"

or

"\\192.168.1.101\\ShareFolderName\\fill.wmv"

[wedgea09]

No errors show up. But the problem isn't getting the source file it is getting the source file into the Autoplay\docs directory.

[TJS]

A couple things you mentioned:

It does the comparison part but when it comes to transferring the file to the docs folder its a no go.
and
the problem isn't getting the source file it is getting the source file into the Autoplay\docs directory.

How did you come to these conclusions? Does the Progress Dialog Popup?

[wedgea09]

Yes it is definitely a problem on the side of copying/installing the file into the Autoplay\Docs folder. If I specify the folder as being under f:\ , as is the case currently, I can get a transfer to my drive. Actually I forgot to put in my original post that this app is running on a usb flash drive and therefor the drive letter is not static. I need a way to identify the drive letter and have it automatically entered into the file.copy for the removable drive.

This works:
File.Copy("\\\\Guestbongo\\epubs\\E-Pubs.apz", "F:\\Autoplay\\Docs\\E-Pubs.apz", false, true, false);

This Doesn't
File.Copy("\\\\Guestbongo\\epubs\\E-Pubs.apz", "Autoplay\\Docs\\E-Pubs.apz", false, true, false)

[Mina]

Try this
File.Copy("\\\\Guestbongo\\epubs\\E-Pubs.apz", _SourceDrive.."\\Autoplay\\Docs\\E-Pubs.apz", false, true, false)

[wedgea09]

Thanks guys

This is what I ended up with.


tblDrives = Drive.Enumerate();
sDataDrive = "";
for n, DriveLetter in tblDrives do
nType = Drive.GetType(DriveLetter);
if nType == 2 then
sDataDrive = DriveLetter;
end
end
ListBox.DeleteItem("ListBox1", LB_ALLITEMS);
folder = Folder.DoesExist("\\\\Guestbongo\\epubs3\\");
if folder == true then
Dialog.Message("", "Downloading Updates From LAN", MB_OK)
size = File.GetSize("\\\\Guestbongo\\epubs3\\File compare download.zip");
exist = File.DoesExist(sDataDrive.."\\Autoplay\\Docs\\File compare download.zip");
if exist == true then
size2 = File.GetSize(sDataDrive.."\\Autoplay\\Docs\\File compare download.zip");
else if size ~= size2 then
ListBox.AddItem("ListBox1", "Network Existed", "")
StatusDlg.SetMessage("Downloading File.. Please be patient");
StatusDlg.SetTitle("Download In Progress");
StatusDlg.Show(MB_ICONNONE, false);
File.Copy("\\\\Guestbongo\\epubs3\\File compare download.zip", sDataDrive.."\\Autoplay\\Docs\\File compare download.zip", false, true, false);
StatusDlg.Hide();
end
end