comparison of files to verify data

[mdcotter30]

Hello everyone,

I am brand new to autoit and I am trying add a line after a file copy script that does a comparison of the files that are in each directory to verify that the data copied correctly.

Here is my file copy script:

FileCopy, ("C:\Source Test", "C:\Dest Test")

thanks

[herewasplato]

...I am trying add a line after a file copy script that does a comparison of the files that are in each directory to verify that the data copied correctly...

Welcome to the forum.

I could be wrong, but I do not think that such a verification can be accomplished within AutoIt using only one line of code; however, a one line text file can make the file copy and verify the copy - enter xcopy /? at a command prompt and follow the help instructions.

[PsaltyDS]

Hello everyone,

I am brand new to autoit and I am trying add a line after a file copy script that does a comparison of the files that are in each directory to verify that the data copied correctly.

Here is my file copy script:

FileCopy, ("C:\Source Test", "C:\Dest Test")

thanks

First you have a stray comma that makes this code invalid...

Next, FileCopy() gives a return code to indicate if anything went wrong. From the help file:

Return Value

Success: Returns 1.

Failure: Returns 0.

If FileCopy() returns 1, why go looking for a compare?

If you don't want it to overwrite a possibly existing file, or something, then try:

$File1 = FileGetShortName("C:\Source Test")
$File2 = FileGetShortName("C:\Dest Test")
$RET = RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c FC /B ' & $File1 & " " & $File2, @TempDir, @SW_HIDE)
If Not $RET Then
    MsgBox(64, "Match", "File comapre matched")
Else
    MsgBox(16, "Error", "File compare did not match")
EndIf

Edited May 15, 2007 by PsaltyDS

[mdcotter30]

First you have a stray comma that makes this code invalid...

Next, FileCopy() gives a return code to indicate if anything went wrong. From the help file:

If FileCopy() returns 1, why go looking for a compare?

If you don't want it to overwrite a possibly existing file, or something, then try:

$File1 = FileGetShortName("C:\Source Test")
$File2 = FileGetShortName("C:\Dest Test")
$RET = RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c FC /B ' & $File1 & " " & $File2, @TempDir, @SW_HIDE)
If Not $RET Then
    MsgBox(64, "Match", "File comapre matched")
Else
    MsgBox(16, "Error", "File compare did not match")
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I didnt think there was such a command as _Filecompare in Autoit.

[PsaltyDS]

I didnt think there was such a command as _Filecompare in Autoit.

Well there is NOW!

All seriousness aside, there are REAL programmers on this forum, and my little UDF can probably be replaced with a REAL function. Till then, it works for me.

[ScriptUSER]

Well there is NOW!

All seriousness aside, there are REAL programmers on this forum, and my little UDF can probably be replaced with a REAL function. Till then, it works for me.

what about generating a file which lists the difference between two files , if they dont

match ?

[PsaltyDS]

what about generating a file which lists the difference between two files , if they dont

match ?

You can get that, but you need to script the FC.exe command more directly. Open a commandline and try "FC /?" to see what's there. That function I posted was a simple for a binary match because that's what mdcotter30 seemed to ask for.