debugging DirCopy

[memnon]

Hello,

i made a script what copies a directory from a server to a client.

DirCopy("d:\1234", "\\" & $element & "\c$\1234", 1) ...$element is the clientname...

well it seems, that copiing the dir is working fine, but if i check the @errorlevel i get an error back

if @error=1 then

$copy=" -> copy ok!"

Else

$copy=" -> copy failed"

endif

--> always get "copy failed" back

anyway to debug this failure ? cant get it out...

could it be that there are opened files are a problem and WHEN, how can i resolve my problem then ?

[ResNullius]

According to the help file, DirCopy doesn't set @error, it just gives a return value:

Return Value

Success: Returns 1.

Failure: Returns 0 if there is an error copying the directory.

So you want something like:

$DirCopied = DirCopy("d:\1234", "\\" & $element & "\c$\1234", 1)    ...$element is the clientname...

if $DirCopied =1 then 
    $copy=" -> copy ok!"
Else
    $copy=" -> copy failed"
endif

[memnon]

According to the help file, DirCopy doesn't set @error, it just gives a return value:

So you want something like:

$DirCopied = DirCopy("d:\1234", "\\" & $element & "\c$\1234", 1)    ...$element is the clientname...

if $DirCopied =1 then 
    $copy=" -> copy ok!"
Else
    $copy=" -> copy failed"
endif

thx, working

BTW.... is it in all function (also user declared functions !!) so, that positive =1 ?

Edited September 17, 2007 by memnon

[SmOke_N]

thx, working

BTW.... is it in all function (also user declared functions !!) so, that positive =1 ?

No, you'll need to read the UDF's you get off this site to see what they return and how.

If you're talking about regular built in functions, just read the help file to see what they return, may be a boolean such as 1 for true, maybe an array, so your best bet is to read first, use 2nd.

Edited September 17, 2007 by SmOke_N