Re: Copy, Move, Create Folders

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21302
interpreted = N
texte = >Can I move an entire folder of files (completed emails) to a diff directory, >append a date to that folder name, then create a new EmailCompleted folder >in the original place? > >Seems like I can only do this with individual files(?) I guess I could write >similar DNA to step through an entire folder, moving each file to a new, dated >folder, and do the new folder creation as the last step. Is there some fancy >way to do moving on a folder-by-folder basis?2.1 introduced [WriteFile], [MoveFile], [CreateFolder] and [DeleteFolder]. There are no built-in tags for moving entire folders, or bunches of files at once. So you'd have to write the WebDNA yourself to do something like that.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Copy, Move, Create Folders (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  2. Copy, Move, Create Folders (dave herriman 1998)
>Can I move an entire folder of files (completed emails) to a diff directory, >append a date to that folder name, then create a new EmailCompleted folder >in the original place? > >Seems like I can only do this with individual files(?) I guess I could write >similar DNA to step through an entire folder, moving each file to a new, dated >folder, and do the new folder creation as the last step. Is there some fancy >way to do moving on a folder-by-folder basis?2.1 introduced [writefile], [movefile], [createfolder] and [deletefolder]. There are no built-in tags for moving entire folders, or bunches of files at once. So you'd have to write the WebDNA yourself to do something like that.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ PCS Technical Support

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