moveItemAtPath:toPath:error:

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#1

Hello,

I want to implement a handler which copies files of a directory into another, given a “Replace existing Y/N” option.

I plan to do so (pseudo code):

on copyContents_(sender)
   set theListToCopy to getTheListOfSourceFolder(inSourceFolder)
   repeat with theFile in theListToCopy
      moveItemAtPath_toPath_error_(inSourceFolder&theFile,inDestFolder&theFile,missing value)
   end repeat
end

and as moveItemAtPath:toPath:error: requests that its delegate confirms the copy, add this handler:

on fileManager_shouldMoveItemAtPath_toPath_(gManager,inSourceFolder&theFile,inDestFolder&theFile)
   if gManager's fileExistsAtPath_(inDestFolder&theFile) and replaceCheckbox's intValue() = 0 
      return 0 -- do not proceed
   else
      return 1 -- copy file and eventually replace destination file
   end if
end

May I go for it?

Regards,

#2

I’m not sure why you need a delegate method to make the decision to move or not. But the fundamental problems is that moveItemAtPath:toPath:error: requires that its destination not yet exist.

You might be better to use moveItemAtPath:toPath:error:, and if the reply is false and your checkbox says go for it, follow up with replaceItemAtURL:withItemAtURL:backupItemName:options:resultingItemURL:error: (or just delete and moveItemAtPath:toPath:error: yourself).

#3

Shane,

I made a mistake because I want the file to be copied, not mpved (the original remains where it is)

and anyway I can’t get my file copied. What is wrong here:

    on importDone_(sender) -- called by the NSOpenPanel sheet
        if sender ≠ missing value then
            set thePath to POSIX path of (sender as text)
            manager's changeCurrentDirectoryPath_(thePath) -- manager is an instance of NSFileManager
-- Copy resources into the destination directory - replace if needed
            set theList to manager's contentsOfDirectoryAtPath_error_(thePath,missing value)
            repeat with theFile in theList
                if (gImportCtrl's iCards as integer = 1) and (theFile's pathExtension()as string = "atxt") then
                    manager's copyItemAtPath_toPath_error_((thePath&"/"&theFile) as string,gCurrentPath,missing value)
                end if 
            end repeat
            manager's changeCurrentDirectoryPath_(gCurrentPath) -- gCurrentPath is the destination directory
        end if
    end
#4

Why are you bothering with changeCurrentDirectoryPath_ for? It’s pretty irrelevant for most Mac apps. And you don’t define gCurrentPath.

#5

No, not in this piece of code, but it’s defined sooner in the program.

You’re right about changing the directory, it was just to avoid concatenating the document’s directory before its files.

But this should not interfere with:

if (gImportCtrl’s iCards as integer = 1) and (theFile’s pathExtension()as string = “atxt”) then
manager’s copyItemAtPath_toPath_error_((thePath&“/”&theFile) as string,gCurrentPath,missing value)
 end if

where:
thePath is the source directory;
gImportCtrl’s iCards is an outlet to the “type of files to import” checkbox.

#6

But the toPath_ has to be the full path, including the file name.

#7

Oops, I missed this one:

When a file is being copied, the destination path must end in a filename”there is no implicit adoption of the source filename

. and go on for the famous coercion nightmare:

                set srcFile to thePath as string & "/" & theFile as string
                set dstFile to gCurrentPath as string & "/" & theFile as string
                manager's copyItemAtPath_toPath_error_(srcFile,dstFile,missing value)

Ok, it works – thank you Shane.

#8

For this purpose there are convenient NSString methods


set srcFile to thePath's stringByAppendingPathComponent_(theFile)
set dstFile to gCurrentPath's  stringByAppendingPathComponent_(theFile)
#9

I also forgot NSString’s utilities. I need to sleep more. :cool:

Thank you Stefan.