HELP!!! MOVEFILE> wont overwrite

[Eric D]

I am trying to do a movefile and perform an overwrite if the file exists at the destination but it will not do that. I was hoping there would be a sys var like CFOverwrite but cannot locate one.

I don't want to use the GetFilelist> then copy then delete, Is there anyway to accomplish an overwrite on MoveFile>

Thanks

Eric

[Bob Hansen]

There is a Macro Scheduler variable that works with CopyFile. It may also work with MoveFile (I am not sure if I have ever tested the variable with MoveFile).

From the Macro Scheduler Help:
CF-OVERWRITE allows changing CopyFile to overwrite or rename on collision.

Add this line at the beginning of your macro to change the default for the entire macro:
LET>CF_OVERWRITE=1

Or add it before you do MoveFile and add
LET>CF_OVERWRITE=0
on the next line to set it back to default of 0.

Hope this helps......

[support]

Or use IfFileExists first. Just as with moving files in Windows Explorer you can't move files to existing files and have to delete them first, you can't with the MoveFile command.

IfFileExists>file,DeleteIt
Goto>MoveIt
Label>DeleteIt
DeleteFile>file
Label>MoveIt
MoveFile>srcfile,target_location

[Guest]

Or use IfFileExists first. Just as with moving files in Windows Explorer you can't move files to existing files and have to delete them first, you can't with the MoveFile command.

IfFileExists>file,DeleteIt
Goto>MoveIt
Label>DeleteIt
DeleteFile>file
Label>MoveIt
MoveFile>srcfile,target_location

Thanks for the reply. I wont know the file name ahead of time so I am forced to use the getfilelist> and CopyFile>

The MoveFile is sooo fast. That is why I went that route. Any chance of getting a MF_OVERWRITE=1 sys var?

Eric

[Bob Hansen]

Sorry, bu I am confused. You wrote:

I wont know the file name ahead of time so I am forced to
use the getfilelist> and CopyFile>

Please end my confusion: What name are you using with MoveFile? You must know the name at that time. Why can't you use the same name with IfFileExists?