VFP9SP2 on Win10 Pro clients
We've got a document management system (DMS) we wrote for a client and we need to "archive" some files by moving them to a subfolder from the main one. The first idea is to use VFP's COPY FILE command and then just delete it once done. I wanted to ask if anyone had a better idea.
tia, --Mike
The vfp RENAME command:
RENAME (currentpath\file) TO (newpath\file)
On 03/25/20 3:44 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
VFP9SP2 on Win10 Pro clients
We've got a document management system (DMS) we wrote for a client and we need to "archive" some files by moving them to a subfolder from the main one. The first idea is to use VFP's COPY FILE command and then just delete it once done. I wanted to ask if anyone had a better idea.
Hmmm...I didn't realize that would work for this....figured it was just for the files in the directory where they existed, but sure enough, from the VFP help text: "If FileName1 and FileName2 are in different directories or folders, FileName1 is moved into the directory or folder of FileName2."
Thanks! --Mike
On 3/25/2020 3:51 PM, Vince Teachout wrote:
The vfp RENAME command:
RENAME (currentpath\file) TO (newpath\file)
On 03/25/20 3:44 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
VFP9SP2 on Win10 Pro clients
We've got a document management system (DMS) we wrote for a client and we need to "archive" some files by moving them to a subfolder from the main one. The first idea is to use VFP's COPY FILE command and then just delete it once done. I wanted to ask if anyone had a better idea.
Just my 2 cents, but I would venture a guess that what VFP is actually doing in the background to perform a "RENAME" is to -- copy the file to the new location -- delete the original
But, it is more convenient to do one step (for your application) than two.
Mike
MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
Hmmm...I didn't realize that would work for this....figured it was just for the files in the directory where they existed, but sure enough, from the VFP help text: "If FileName1 and FileName2 are in different directories or folders, FileName1 is moved into the directory or folder of FileName2."
Thanks! --Mike
On 3/25/2020 3:51 PM, Vince Teachout wrote:
The vfp RENAME command:
RENAME (currentpath\file) TO (newpath\file)
On 03/25/20 3:44 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
VFP9SP2 on Win10 Pro clients
We've got a document management system (DMS) we wrote for a client and we need to "archive" some files by moving them to a subfolder from the main one. The first idea is to use VFP's COPY FILE command and then just delete it once done. I wanted to ask if anyone had a better idea.
Actually, I think VFP is using the Windows "rename" API (whatever it's called) to do the function.
A long time ago I did a test between a C program to 'move files' and a VFP app to 'move files'. Something like several thousand files, over a Gigabyte as I recall. VFP was just as fast. In fact it was all so fast I had to run things a few times, different folders, immediately editing the moved files, etc, to convince myself it was really working (I did not want some weird 'Windows caching' to bite me).
-Charlie
On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 4:37 PM Mike mike@ggisoft.com wrote:
Just my 2 cents, but I would venture a guess that what VFP is actually doing in the background to perform a "RENAME" is to -- copy the file to the new location -- delete the original
But, it is more convenient to do one step (for your application) than two.
Mike
MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
Hmmm...I didn't realize that would work for this....figured it was just for the files in the directory where they existed, but sure enough, from the VFP help text: "If FileName1 and FileName2 are in different directories or folders, FileName1 is moved into the directory or folder of FileName2."
Thanks! --Mike
On 3/25/2020 3:51 PM, Vince Teachout wrote:
The vfp RENAME command:
RENAME (currentpath\file) TO (newpath\file)On 03/25/20 3:44 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
VFP9SP2 on Win10 Pro clients
We've got a document management system (DMS) we wrote for a client and we need to "archive" some files by moving them to a subfolder from the main one. The first idea is to use VFP's COPY FILE command and then just delete it once done. I wanted to ask if anyone had a better idea.
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Chances are it's using legacy Windows APIs. You can check out the vfp2c32.fll VFPX project, which has wrappers around a ton of more current Windows APIs, if you want to use them.
https://github.com/ChristianEhlscheid/vfp2c32
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rk
-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com On Behalf Of Charlie Coleman Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 4:58 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: Best way to move a file (other than COPY FILE and DELETE FILE)
Actually, I think VFP is using the Windows "rename" API (whatever it's called) to do the function.
A long time ago I did a test between a C program to 'move files' and a VFP app to 'move files'. Something like several thousand files, over a Gigabyte as I recall. VFP was just as fast. In fact it was all so fast I had to run things a few times, different folders, immediately editing the moved files, etc, to convince myself it was really working (I did not want some weird 'Windows caching' to bite me).
-Charlie
On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 4:37 PM Mike mike@ggisoft.com wrote:
Just my 2 cents, but I would venture a guess that what VFP is actually doing in the background to perform a "RENAME" is to -- copy the file to the new location -- delete the original
But, it is more convenient to do one step (for your application) than two.
Mike
MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
Hmmm...I didn't realize that would work for this....figured it was just for the files in the directory where they existed, but sure enough, from the VFP help text: "If FileName1 and FileName2 are in different directories or folders, FileName1 is moved into the directory or folder of FileName2."
Thanks! --Mike
On 3/25/2020 3:51 PM, Vince Teachout wrote:
The vfp RENAME command:
RENAME (currentpath\file) TO (newpath\file)On 03/25/20 3:44 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
VFP9SP2 on Win10 Pro clients
We've got a document management system (DMS) we wrote for a client and we need to "archive" some files by moving them to a subfolder from the main one. The first idea is to use VFP's COPY FILE command and then just delete it once done. I wanted to ask if anyone had a better idea.
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