problem cp
 

how to make a function cp
who would go like
I read the name of the old file I it copis in a variable $variable I
re-elect the new file and I copy it towards the old file while keeping the
same name of the file

Re: problem cp
 

john.swilting wrote:

> how to make a function cp
> who would go like
> I read the name of the old file I it copis in a variable $variable I
> re-elect the new file and I copy it towards the old file while keeping the
> same name of the file
en français
je lis le nom de l'ancien fichier je le copis dans une variable $variable je
renomme le nouveau fichier et je le copie vers l'ancien fichier tout en
gardant le meme nom du fichier

Re: problem cp
 

john.swilting wrote:

> how to make a function cp
> who would go like
> I read the name of the old file I it copis in a variable $variable I
> re-elect the new file and I copy it towards the old file while keeping the
> same name of the file
why not

open (FH , $old_fichier);
select(FH);
rename $new_fichier, $old_fichier;
`cp $new_ficier /image1`

its nice that

Re: problem cp
 

john.swilting wrote:

> john.swilting wrote:
>
>> how to make a function cp
>> who would go like
>> I read the name of the old file I it copis in a variable $variable I
>> re-elect the new file and I copy it towards the old file while keeping
>> the same name of the file
> why not
>
> open (FH , $old_fichier);
> select(FH);
> rename $new_fichier, $old_fichier;
> `cp $new_ficier /image1`
>
> its nice that
not
open (FH , $old_file);
select(FH);
rename $old_file ,$new_file;
`cp $new_file /image1`;


I had to reverse the files in the rename

Re: problem cp
 

Michele Dondi wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:54:05 +0100, "john.swilting"
> <john.swilting@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
>>open (FH , $old_fichier);
>>select(FH);
>>rename $new_fichier, $old_fichier;
>>`cp $new_ficier /image1`
>>
>>its nice that
>
> IMHO you want either to do it all in Perl or use OS native commands
> altogether. Personally, I would perfer the former.
>
>
> Michele
ok

File::*

all
its nice

Re: problem cp
 

Abigail wrote:

> Michele Dondi (bik.mido@tiscalinet.it) wrote on MMMMCMXXIV September
> MCMXCIII in <URL:news:vtntt2ptjjljafukbpp1bsiqse57i1vbg0@4ax.c om>:
> && On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:54:05 +0100, "john.swilting"
> && <john.swilting@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> &&
> && >open (FH , $old_fichier);
> && >select(FH);
> && >rename $new_fichier, $old_fichier;
> && >`cp $new_ficier /image1`
> && >
> && >its nice that
> &&
> && IMHO you want either to do it all in Perl or use OS native commands
> && altogether. Personally, I would perfer the former.
>
>
> I very much prefer the latter.
>
>
>
> Abigail
why

Re: problem cp
 

john.swilting wrote:

> Abigail wrote:
>
>> Michele Dondi (bik.mido@tiscalinet.it) wrote on MMMMCMXXIV September
>> MCMXCIII in <URL:news:vtntt2ptjjljafukbpp1bsiqse57i1vbg0@4ax.c om>:
>> && On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:54:05 +0100, "john.swilting"
>> && <john.swilting@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>> &&
>> && >open (FH , $old_fichier);
>> && >select(FH);
>> && >rename $new_fichier, $old_fichier;
>> && >`cp $new_ficier /image1`
>> && >
>> && >its nice that
>> &&
>> && IMHO you want either to do it all in Perl or use OS native commands
>> && altogether. Personally, I would perfer the former.
>>
>>
>> I very much prefer the latter.
>>
>>
>>
>> Abigail
> why
I do not know how I will program the change image to order. on sale

Re: problem cp
 

Abigail wrote:

> use File::Copy;
> copy $file => $destination;
>
> needs two lines just to copy one file, is broken, is hopelessly inflexible,
> and will delete your files if you think 'copy' might mimic the 'cp' command.

Huh? Just how can copy() cause the input file to be deleted?

-Joe