Network support

[dinodod]

What i am trying to do is pretty simple. I want to create a backup application that copies data from a network folder to either another network folder or a local folder. Seems simple. However, I have tried both a mapped drive letter and using the full URL in my scripts to copy from the network to a local folder but no luck.

G: is a mapped network folder

FileCopy("g:\*.DBF", "c:\backups") = nothing copied

Is there a way to do this in Autoit ?

Please advise and thanks!

[sandyd]

Don't think you can use wildcards in the filecopy command (i could be wrongm, dont have the help file here).

You would have to build a fileliast and copy each one seperately.

Could always created a batch file with the "g:\*.DBF", "c:\backups" in it and RunWait that instead.

[BigDod]

G: is a mapped network folder

FileCopy("g:\*.DBF", "c:\backups") = nothing copied

Is there a way to do this in Autoit ?

See FileFindFirstFile in help files

[Dickb]

What i am trying to do is pretty simple.  I want to create a backup application that copies data from a network folder to either another network folder or a local folder.  Seems simple.  However, I have tried both a mapped drive letter and using the full URL in my scripts to copy from the network to a local folder but no luck.

G: is a mapped network folder

FileCopy("g:\*.DBF", "c:\backups") = nothing copied

Is there a way to do this in Autoit ?

Please advise and thanks!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have just tested it and it works with wildcards from a network disk. But... the destination directory must exist, so you have to create it before the FileCopy.

[dinodod]

From the network? Unless I'm doing something wrong, I can't access network folders / drives with autoit.

So you can map a network folder and copy files to and from it with an autoit script?

[BigDod]

So you can map a network folder and copy files to and from it with an autoit script?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You can map anetwork drive using DriveMapAdd

[Dickb]

From the network?  Unless I'm doing something wrong, I can't access network folders / drives with autoit.

So you can map a network folder and copy files to and from it with an autoit script?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Indeed. I had a mapped drive (mapped under windows ad P: to a server) and a local directory on the C: disk. I did a FileCopy the same way as you described in the first post and it worked. I copied only files, no subdirectories.