Hi
I am trying to test for the presence (or absence) of a file on the Client machine. Is there a simple way of doing this without getting a PRO-IV message. When I do a PUT.CLIENT command I get a "Cannot open File....." when it is not there. I tried a SYSTEM GUI Dir ..... command and I get the message "Returning to Pro-IV OK" command.
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Posted 28 September 2005 - 02:24 PM
Don't think there is an easy way. We use an AX control
on each client that enables us to do 'that sort of thing'.
on each client that enables us to do 'that sort of thing'.
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Posted 28 September 2005 - 04:13 PM
George,
Here is an very ugly solution.
Use a #stat GUI Windows command to do a directory listing of the file that you want to see. Redirect the output to a text file.
Client.Receive the text file to the server
Read the text file and determine if the file exists.
hth,
Joseph
Here is an very ugly solution.
Use a #stat GUI Windows command to do a directory listing of the file that you want to see. Redirect the output to a text file.
Client.Receive the text file to the server
Read the text file and determine if the file exists.
hth,
Joseph
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Posted 29 September 2005 - 01:06 PM
George,
According to the manual:
On Pro-IV version 1.1, SYSTEM resets the terminal connection characteristics before and after executing the external command. This does not happen on version 1.2 and later, and if you already use SYSTEM with an input/output screen, you may be required to use SYSTEM-CRT.
HTH
Mike
According to the manual:
On Pro-IV version 1.1, SYSTEM resets the terminal connection characteristics before and after executing the external command. This does not happen on version 1.2 and later, and if you already use SYSTEM with an input/output screen, you may be required to use SYSTEM-CRT.
HTH
Mike
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Posted 29 September 2005 - 09:40 PM
George,
It sounds like you may have a Unix back end and did not do SYSTEM(GUI WINDOWS dir... > file)
The presence of a telnet window indicates that it tried to run the command on the server and wanted to show you the output.
I tried messing with this a bit and the following to work somewhat - it briefly opens a window and closes it.
#STAT = SYSTEM('GUI WINDOWS CMD /C DIR > C:\ATC\TEMP\JB.TXT')
Anyhow, good luck.
Regards,
Joseph
hth,
Joseph
Joseph I tried the SYSTEM(GUI Dir... but it opens a Telnet window! Is there any way of suppressing this window?
It sounds like you may have a Unix back end and did not do SYSTEM(GUI WINDOWS dir... > file)
The presence of a telnet window indicates that it tried to run the command on the server and wanted to show you the output.
I tried messing with this a bit and the following to work somewhat - it briefly opens a window and closes it.
#STAT = SYSTEM('GUI WINDOWS CMD /C DIR > C:\ATC\TEMP\JB.TXT')
Anyhow, good luck.
Regards,
Joseph
hth,
Joseph
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Posted 03 December 2005 - 11:13 PM
George
Just came across this piece of info - haven't tried it, so if you do - please let me know if it is correct :
#STAT = CLIENT.Execute($FILE,'','','SHOWMINNOACTIVE')
which returns a code of 2 if the file doesn't exist.
Apparently.
Probably got that from this site too - but maybe it was missed.
Just came across this piece of info - haven't tried it, so if you do - please let me know if it is correct :
#STAT = CLIENT.Execute($FILE,'','','SHOWMINNOACTIVE')
which returns a code of 2 if the file doesn't exist.
Apparently.
Probably got that from this site too - but maybe it was missed.
Half of what he said meant something else, and the other half didn't mean anytthing at all
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