Copying a Directory
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I am sorry if there is a post regarding this already, however, I was unable to find it.
Basically what I want to do is copy a directory and place that copy someplace else. Here is my code. I am using a workspace because I plan to zip the file before copying the file from the workspace to its new home.
Basically what I want to do is copy a directory and place that copy someplace else. Here is my code. I am using a workspace because I plan to zip the file before copying the file from the workspace to its new home.
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<project name="Copy Folder" mainModule="Main" version="2.0" logLevel="verbose">
<module name="Main">
<createWorkspace version="1.0" />
<copy destDir="${system.job.workspace}" version="1.0">
<fileset dir="C:\X\*">
<wildcardFilter>
<include pattern="*" />
</wildcardFilter>
</fileset>
</copy>
<copy destDir="C:\Y" version="1.0">
<fileset dir="${system.job.workspace}" />
</copy>
<deleteWorkspace version="1.0" />
<exitProject version="1.0" />
</module>
</project>
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- Joined: Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:12 pm
- Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Artis,
You're close! :)
When selecting your fileList, just put the wildcard in the filter, like this:
<fileset dir="C:\X"\>
If you are getting ALL files from the folder, you do not have to specify the wildcard. Only use that when you're wanting something like *.csv or ABC*.txt.
So, I would use something like this instead:
<copy destDir="${system.job.workspace}" destinationFilesVariable="myFiles" version="1.0">
<fileset dir="C:\X"/>
</copy>
Then, use the variable ${myFiles} as input into your zip:
<zip inputFilesVariable="${myFiles}" outputFile="MyZippedFiles.zip" outputFileVariable="zipFile" version="1.0" />
Then, copy your zip file to another location:
Copy ${zipFile} to C:\DestLocation
Try it!
You're close! :)
When selecting your fileList, just put the wildcard in the filter, like this:
<fileset dir="C:\X"\>
If you are getting ALL files from the folder, you do not have to specify the wildcard. Only use that when you're wanting something like *.csv or ABC*.txt.
So, I would use something like this instead:
<copy destDir="${system.job.workspace}" destinationFilesVariable="myFiles" version="1.0">
<fileset dir="C:\X"/>
</copy>
Then, use the variable ${myFiles} as input into your zip:
<zip inputFilesVariable="${myFiles}" outputFile="MyZippedFiles.zip" outputFileVariable="zipFile" version="1.0" />
Then, copy your zip file to another location:
Copy ${zipFile} to C:\DestLocation
Try it!
Rick Elliott
Lead Solutions Consultant
(402) 944.4242
(800) 949-4696
Lead Solutions Consultant
(402) 944.4242
(800) 949-4696
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Tue Dec 06, 2016 2:33 pm
Support_Rick wrote:Artis,Guten Tag,
You're close! :)
When selecting your fileList, just put the wildcard in the filter, like this:
<fileset dir="C:\X"\>
If you are getting ALL files from the folder, you do not have to specify the wildcard. Only use that when you're wanting something like *.csv or ABC*.txt.
So, I would use something like this instead:
<copy destDir="${system.job.workspace}" destinationFilesVariable="myFiles" version="1.0">
<fileset dir="C:\X"/>
</copy>
Then, use the variable ${myFiles} as input into your zip:
<zip inputFilesVariable="${myFiles}" outputFile="MyZippedFiles.zip" outputFileVariable="zipFile" version="1.0" />
Then, copy your zip file to another location:
Copy ${zipFile} to C:\DestLocation
Try it!
This worked perfectly but I have one more question. Is there a way I can have it copy the sub directories within the folder that I am copying as well as all of its contents as well? It copied the files just fine but it ignored the folders.
Thanks!
-Artis
- Support Specialist
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- Joined: Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:12 pm
- Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Where you set the fileset Dir (C:\X\) .. there's an option for Recursive... just set that value to true.
Rick Elliott
Lead Solutions Consultant
(402) 944.4242
(800) 949-4696
Lead Solutions Consultant
(402) 944.4242
(800) 949-4696
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Tue Dec 06, 2016 2:33 pm
Thank you, this worked perfectly. It did not work at 1st in testing but I learned that there has to be a file in the folder for it to work.
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