windows system move command

[jtilden20]

Hey Paul,

The windows move command works slightly different than unix...
move [source file] [destination dir]

In your mel code, try something similar to this:
system ("move \"C:\\MAYA\\Scripts\\poseSelect\\tmp1.mel\" \"C:\\MAYA\\Scripts\\poseSelectNEW\"" );

Looking at your code though, it looks as if you're simply doing a rename. If thats the case, try the 'rename' command in windows ('rename /?' at the shell for a man page).

Please take note of the delimited backslashes for the window's paths, as well as the delimited quotes. if you have trouble with the slashes, read up on the 'toNativePath' and 'fromNativePath' commands. Additionally, Maya has some built-in commands under 'sysFile' to handle basic copies, moves, mkdirs, and (I think) renames. Hope this helps!

-Jon

[lucille]

Jon--

Thanks for the info--much appreciated--Paul

[pk_pk]

system ("move" + "C:\MAYA\Scripts\poseSelect\tmp1.mel" + " " +"C:\MAYA\Scripts\poseSelect\tmp2.mel");


i noticed that there is no space between the move keyword and your file path.


system ("move " + "C:\MAYA\Scripts\poseSelect\tmp1.mel" + " " +"C:\MAYA\Scripts\poseSelect\tmp2.mel");

[lucille]

Thanks all--I have setteled on mel's 'sysFile' "copy" for its simplicity and cross platform
compatibility...Paul

[thematt]

sysfile works but only for the file inside a folder not the folder itself..so it's good to know both way might be helpful sometime.



cheers

[lucille]

good catch--thanks

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