CF_RESULT issue

[Gossie]

Hi
Having an issue with getting CF_RESULT to work; so would appreciate any advice!

The following script works perfectly and copies the database. It
is running as domain admin account. However, it returns a CF_RESULT value of FALSE?

//Set IGNORESPACES to 1 to force script interpreter to ignore spaces.
//If using IGNORESPACES quote strings in {" ... "}
//Let>IGNORESPACES=1
//Script to take a copy of the database and put it on the SHARE for the RECOVERY team to access
Let>filename=\\vrbhimagetest\c$\Recovery Databases\dbRecovery.mdb
Let>newfilename=\\vrbhimagetest\c$\Recovery Databases\Users\SuperUsers\dbRecovery.mdb
Let>CF_OVERWRITE=1
CopyFile>%filename%,%newfilename%
Wait>4
MSG>CF_RESULT
GetDate>date
GetTime>time
'MSG>CF_RESULT
'IF>CF_RESULT=TRUE
'WriteLn>\\vrbhimagetest\c$\Recovery Databases\RecoveryDatabaseReplication.txt,result,%date% %time% - Database copied to SuperUserShare
'Else
' WriteLn>\\vrbhimagetest\c$\Recovery Databases\RecoveryDatabaseReplication.txt,result,%date% %time% - Database NOT COPIED to SuperUserShare
'EndIF

[bnc1]

I also get a FALSE value for CF_RESULT even though the file copied OK. I am using MS v13.1.2 with Win 7 x64.

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let>CF_OVERWRITE=1
copyfile>C:\test.txt,G:\test.txt
mdl>CF_RESULT
exit>0

[Marcus Tettmar]

Doh! Looks like we've got things arse-about (in the help file, or software whichever way you look at it)

CF_RESULT gets its value from the operations "fAnyOperationsAborted" value.

So FALSE means it did NOT abort/cancel.

TRUE doesn't necessarily mean it was successful though. It just means the operation wasn't aborted or cancelled.

So look also at CF_RESULT_CODE which gives you any error code or zero if successful.

See the Windows docs for the function this is derived from:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... s.85).aspx

So, if CF_RESULT is FALSE (it didn't abort/wasn't cancelled) and CF_RESULT_CODE is zero, things should be fine.

Now, the question is whether we update the help file or reverse the result of CF_RESULT. Given its name it makes sense it should return TRUE if NOT aborted. But that could be awkward for backward compat. reasons (although this facility hasn't existed long).

[Gossie]

thank you. that works a treat

[Marcus Tettmar]

It turns out this got accidentally reversed in the last build. It has been fixed in 13.1.03.