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#172621 - 2007-01-10 01:45 PM COPY folder or file with blanks
Kerkhoff Offline
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I want to copy to a folder and a file name with spaces.

example
copy from c:\temp\ordrer.pdf to "u:\net\order archive\ordrer 715204.pdf"

How do I do this with kixtart COPY?

Also, I cannot use COMPAREFILETIMS, if the path includes spaces

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#172629 - 2007-01-10 05:05 PM Re: COPY folder or file with blanks [Re: Kerkhoff]
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The blanks are left alone when you put the file (including the path) in between quotes.
This works just fine for me.

Code:
Break on

Copy "d:\test folder\test file1.txt" "d:\test folder\test file3.txt"
$rc = CompareFileTimes("d:\test folder\test file1.txt", "d:\test folder\test file3.txt")

?$rc
Sleep 5
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#172678 - 2007-01-11 06:13 AM Re: COPY folder or file with blanks [Re: Mart]
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Or assign the file names to variables first.
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#172681 - 2007-01-11 09:33 AM Re: COPY folder or file with blanks [Re: Sealeopard]
Kerkhoff Offline
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When i type it manuelly with "", then it works.

But when I assign the path to a variable, then it won't accept it with "" - regardless if the path includes spaces or not.

Example:
$from = 'C:\TEMP\DOK.PDF'
$to = '"\\filsrv\archive folder\dok 23170 PETERSEN.PDF"'

copy $from $to (don't work)

copy $from "\\filsrv\archive folder\dok 23170 PETERSEN.PDF" (works fine)

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#172692 - 2007-01-11 04:02 PM Re: COPY folder or file with blanks [Re: Kerkhoff]
Glenn Barnas Administrator Offline
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You have quotes inside quotes, so the file name is "\\filsrv\archive folder\dok 23170 PETERSEN.PDF", not \\filsrv\archive folder\dok 23170 PETERSEN.PDF

Use single or double quotes, not both. Personally, I use single quotes in kix unless I'm printing a contraction (I'm, Can't, etc), especially when calling DOS type commands that require double quotes.

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#172701 - 2007-01-12 01:13 AM Re: COPY folder or file with blanks [Re: Glenn Barnas]
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There is also an FAQ on using quotes when / where / why
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