using environment variables in unc path

[mfdoom]

Hello folks,

i´m trying to write my first script using autoit where i want to use an UNC PATH to copy a file from source to destination, but i can´t get it to work. i also searched the wiki - but without any luck.

my script so far:

$myvar = EnvSet("USERPROFILE")

FileCopy( "\\server\folder\file.txt", "$myvar\folder\file.txt" ,9)

Can anybody understand what i´m trying to do?

thx in advance

[jchd]

First, welcome to the AutoIt forum!

Next you need to remember something very important and true: from now on, your best friend is AutoIt help file!

Now, I suppose the target filename should be $myvar & "\folder\file.txt"where the & is string concatenation.

It's always good to check for error value after a function call This way you could have narrowed the issue to "FileCopy returns no error on this but the file isn't copied". And that's much easier for those ready to help than just posting code (whatever simple it may be) and declare "It doesn't work!".

Finally, pleas next time use AutoIt button to bracket your code. It doesn't really matter when only two lines are posted in pain text, but gets really awfull for longer code. This the blue button just below the bold button. Click on it, click Add and then paste your code between the tags.

Have fun.

Edited March 31, 2010 by jchd

[PsaltyDS]

my script so far:

$myvar = EnvSet("USERPROFILE")

FileCopy( "\\server\folder\file.txt", "$myvar\folder\file.txt" ,9)

That's very confused.

You want EnvGet() vice EnvSet().

After that you can fix it with what jchd told you about the append operator.

[mfdoom]

First, welcome to the AutoIt forum!

Next you need to remember something very important and true: from now on, your best friend is AutoIt help file!

Now, I suppose the target filename should be $myvar & "\folder\file.txt"where the & is string concatenation.

It's always good to check for error value after a function call This way you could have narrowed the issue to "FileCopy returns no error on this but the file isn't copied". And that's much easier for those ready to help than just posting code (whatever simple it may be) and declare "It doesn't work!".

Finally, pleas next time use AutoIt button to bracket your code. It doesn't really matter when only two lines are posted in pain text, but gets really awfull for longer code. This the blue button just below the bold button. Click on it, click Add and then paste your code between the tags.

Have fun.

Hello jchd,

thank you for the quick response. I searched the help file for like 60 minutes for variable declaration and so on but didn´t know the term for my problem in plain english - string concatentation is truly solving this mystery. next time i will try to search harder ;-D.

The next time i post my problem will be a "real one".

greetings

mfdoom

[jchd]

For AutoIt "basics": Help File > Language Reference is a good start.

Have fun and success!