Calling a filename?

[kertofer]

Hi all, I am new to Autoit scripting and I am trying to use a variable to call a filename and am not sure of the syntax to do so.

For example I have a variable which is $UserName and I have a file in a directory that is called UserName.ini I want Autoit to grab the $Username variable, append .ini to it and copy that file over another file.

Can someone help me out with the proper syntax for this?

Thanks in advance!

[Valuater]

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Welcome to Autoit

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can you show what script you have so far??

a great place to learn alot quickly

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21048#

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Edited March 11, 2006 by Valuater

[theguy0000]

Welcome to the forums!

I'm not sure what you mean, but try looking at these functions:

FileWrite

FileWriteLine

IniWrite

FileCopy

Please let me know wether this is helpful

Edited March 11, 2006 by theguy0000

[SmOke_N]

I just did something like that here: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...ndpost&p=159997

[kertofer]

HEre is what I am doing:

$FilePath = (C:\program files\files\)

$Username = 'kertofer'

FileCopy = ($FilePath\$Username.ini,$FilePath\filename.ini,1)

What I am trying to accomplish is getting a group of files that can be copied over the main configuration file by using an AutoIt script.

[Valuater]

maybe

$FilePath = "C:\program files\files\"
$Username = "kertofer"

FileCopy = ($FilePath & $Username & ".ini" , $FilePath & "filename.ini",1)

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[kertofer]

Here is the error I get now:

Error:Error parsing function call

This error is thrown on the line with the FileCopy function in it.

[greenmachine]

maybe

$FilePath = "C:\program files\files\"
$Username = "kertofer"

FileCopy = ($FilePath & $Username & ".ini" , $FilePath & "filename.ini",1)

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Since when do you set something equal to a function call?

$FilePath = "C:\program files\files\"
$Username = "kertofer"

FileCopy ($FilePath & $Username & ".ini" , $FilePath & "filename.ini",1)

[Valuater]

ooopps!... twice today

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Edited March 11, 2006 by Valuater

[greenmachine]

then one of your files/folders is not there/correct

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What are you talking about? Did you reread your code you posted, and then the code I posted? Did you notice something different between the way you were calling the function and the way I was? That's where your error is.

[kertofer]

I got this to work, I created a simple DOS batch file within the files directory and had it copy the files the way I want them then in my AutoIt script I call that batch as follows:

Run($FilePath & $Username & ".bat",$FilePath)

This works, it is just something in that FileCopy function call that is not working and I am too much of a newb to figure out what it is.

[kertofer]

GreenMachine, you were right, I did not see that equal sign in the FileCopy funchtion line, that got it working!

Thanks a lot all!

[Valuater]

... I did not see that equal sign in the FileCopy funchtion line...

yea... then i followed your lead...

Dah!

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Edited March 11, 2006 by Valuater