Specify the SAMECONSOLE option to resolve the problem. The xcopy command
is encountering the following problem described in section "8.12.2 START"
in the STAF User's Guide at
http://staf.sourceforge.net/current/STAFUG.htm#HDRPROCSRV:
Notes:
1. On Windows systems, if you are redirecting stdin/out/err and are not
using SAMECONSOLE, it is recommended that you redirect all three
input/output streams. If one or two streams are redirected, but not all
three, the non-redirected streams will not be available to the
application. For example, if stdout and stderr are redirected, but not
stdin, then the application will receive errors if it tries to read from
standard input. As another example, if stdin and stdout are redirected,
but not stderr, then you will not see any of the standard error output
displayed in the console window. This problem only occurs when using
NEWCONSOLE, which is the default. You may freely redirect any combination
of stdin, stdout, and stderr when using SAMECONSOLE. This problem is due
to a known limitation in the Windows API.
Your xcopy command does not require the destination to exist. I meant for
you to check if the source directory existed not the target. But now I
know the network drive is not the problem. The problem is because you
need to add the SAMECONSOLE option on your PROCESS START request. I
verified this with the following example:
C:\>xcopy g:\staf\test\*.txt c:\temp\test\*.txt /e /h
G:\staf\test\smallFile.txt
G:\staf\test\textfile.txt
2 File(s) copied
Running this xcopy request via a STAF PROCESS START request without the
SAMECONSOLE option does not copy any tiles (note that the file data
doesn't show the "2 File(s) copied" message):
C:\>STAF local PROCESS START SHELL COMMAND "xcopy g:\staf\test\*.txt
c:\temp\test\*.txt /e /h" RETURNSTDOUT STDERRTOSTDOUT WAIT
Response
--------
{
Return Code: 0
Key : <None>
Files : [
{
Return Code: 0
Data :
}
]
}
Running this xcopy request via a STAF PROCESS START request with the
SAMECONSOLE option works (note that the file data shows the "2 File(s)
copied" message):
C:\>STAF local PROCESS START SHELL COMMAND "xcopy g:\staf\test\*.txt
c:\temp\test\*.txt /e /h" SAMECONSOLE RETURNSTDOUT STDERRTOSTDOUT WAIT
Response
--------
{
Return Code: 0
Key : <None>
Files : [
{
Return Code: 0
Data : G:\staf\test\smallFile.txt
G:\staf\test\textfile.txt
2 File(s) copied
}
]
}
--------------------------------------------------------------
Sharon Lucas
IBM Austin, luc...@us.ibm.com
(512) 286-7313 or Tieline 363-7313
From: Cindy Zhu <c...@fekete.com>
To: Sharon Lucas/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
Cc: "staf-users@lists.sourceforge.net"
<staf-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: 04/14/2011 10:29 AM
Subject: RE: FW: [staf-users] Delete a folder with subfolders and
read-only files
J is a network drive. STAFProc in not a window service, it is started from
a command prompt.
No luck even try specifying the SHELL option.
"STAF local FS LIST DIRECTORY "D:/Temp/Silk/Apps/Harmony" failed. By the
way, when I use xcopy from STAF to copy files to a destination, does the
destination have to exist?
Thanks,
Cindy
From: Sharon Lucas [mailto:luc...@us.ibm.com]
Sent: April-13-11 4:49 PM
To: Cindy Zhu
Subject: Re: FW: [staf-users] Delete a folder with subfolders and
read-only files
Try specifying the SHELL option on the PROCESS START request.
Is J: a network drive not a local drive?
Does the following fail as well? STAF local FS LIST DIRECTORY
"D:/Temp/Silk/Apps/Harmony"
How are you starting STAFProc? If you're starting STAFProc as a Windows
service then STAFProc may not be able to access files on network drives.
So, try shutting down STAF and restarting it from a command prompt and
retry the PROCESS START request to see if that resolves the problem.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Sharon Lucas
IBM Austin, luc...@us.ibm.com
(512) 286-7313 or Tieline 363-7313
From: Cindy Zhu <c...@fekete.com>
To: Sharon Lucas/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
Date: 04/13/2011 05:31 PM
Subject: FW: [staf-users] Delete a folder with subfolders and
read-only files
Sorry, there is a mistake in my previous email.
I know this DOS command "xcopy J:\Automation\Silk\Apps\Harmony\*.*
D:\Temp\Silk\Apps\Harmony\*.* /e /h" can remove the read-only attribute
while copying files on windows. I tried it and it worked for me.
But when I use STAF command "STAF local PROCESS START COMMAND "xcopy
J:\Automation\Silk\Apps\Harmony\*.* D:\Temp\Silk\Apps\Harmony\*.* /e /h"
RETURNSTDOUT STDERRTOSTDOUT WAIT", nothing was copied over and I got this
error:
Response
------------
{
Return Code: 0
Key: <None>
Files: [
{
Return Code: 0
Data:0
}
]
}
Please help.
Thanks,
Cindy
From: Cindy Zhu
Sent: April-13-11 4:24 PM
To: 'Sharon Lucas'
Subject: RE: [staf-users] Delete a folder with subfolders and read-only
files
I know this DOS command "xcopy J:\Automation\Silk\Apps\Harmony\*.*
D:\Temp\Silk\Apps\Harmony\*.* /e /h" can remove the read-only attribute
while copying files on windows. I tried it and it worked for me.
But when I use STAF command "STAF local PROCESS COMMAND "xcopy
J:\Automation\Silk\Apps\Harmony\*.* D:\Temp\Silk\Apps\Harmony\*.* /e /h"
RETURNSTDOUT STDERRTOSTDOUT WAIT", nothing was copied over and I got this
error:
Response
------------
{
Return Code: 0
Key: <None>
Files: [
{
Return Code: 0
Data:0
}
]
}
Please help.
Thanks,
Cindy
From: Sharon Lucas [mailto:luc...@us.ibm.com]
Sent: April-13-11 2:48 PM
To: Cindy Zhu
Subject: RE: [staf-users] Delete a folder with subfolders and read-only
files
An absolute path.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Sharon Lucas
IBM Austin, luc...@us.ibm.com
(512) 286-7313 or Tieline 363-7313
From: Cindy Zhu <c...@fekete.com>
To: Sharon Lucas/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
Date: 04/13/2011 03:47 PM
Subject: RE: [staf-users] Delete a folder with subfolders and
read-only files
Hi Sharon,
"/tmp/myfiles" is relative path or absolute path?
Thanks,
Cindy
From: Sharon Lucas [mailto:luc...@us.ibm.com]
Sent: April-13-11 1:50 PM
To: Cindy Zhu
Cc: staf-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [staf-users] Delete a folder with subfolders and read-only
files
To delete a folder and all of its contents including subdirectories, you
can use the STAF FS service's DELETE ENTRY request with the RECURSE
option. For example:
STAF machine FS DELETE ENTRY /tmp/myfiles RECURSE CONFIRM
However, this won't delete any read-only files.
So, you could either change the permissions of any read-only files
contained within the directory so that they are not read only (e.g. using
a STAF PROCESS START request to run an OS command like chmod, etc) before
using the STAF FS DELETE request.
Or, you could run an OS command that allows you to delete read-only files.
For example, on Unix machines like Linux, you could use the "rm -Rf"
command with the Recursive and Force options to remove a directory and all
of its contents including subdirectories and read-only files. For
example:
STAF machine PROCESS START SHELL COMMAND "rm -Rf /tmp/myfiles"
RETURNSTDOUT STDERRTOSTDOUT WAIT
--------------------------------------------------------------
Sharon Lucas
IBM Austin, luc...@us.ibm.com
(512) 286-7313 or Tieline 363-7313
From: Cindy Zhu <c...@fekete.com>
To: "staf-users@lists.sourceforge.net"
<staf-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Date: 04/13/2011 02:32 PM
Subject: [staf-users] Delete a folder with subfolders and read-only
files
Hi,
How to delete a folder with subfolders and read-only files from STAF
command?
Thanks,
Cindy
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