Re: Problem Using CALL to DOS Copy using Wildcards

[Prasanna Menta <pmenta@UMUC.EDU>]

Hello David,
This is an example of call system code to merge two files, you are
missing the quotes, see if this is of use to you
let $merge = getenv('COMSPEC') || ' /C copy ' || '""C:\TEMP\FILE1"" +
""C:\TEMP\file2""  ""C:\TEMP\FILE3""'
 call system using $merge  #status
Thanks
Prasanna
"Chitty, David" wrote:
>
> I am issuing a CALL in an SQR to copy multiple files into one file.  The
> command works fine from the DOS prompt.  It also works from the SQR if I
> provide the full name for one of the files.  However, when I use the
> wildcard (WO*.POS)to reference all of the files, I receive an error.
>
> The program code is as follows:
>
>   let $InputFile    = 'c:\temp\hsnabchs.POS'
>   let $copy_command = getenv('COMSPEC') || ' /c copy ' || 'c:\temp\WO*.POS '
> || $InputFile
>
>   call system using $copy_command #copy_status WAIT
>
> I also tried replacing copy with xcopy (the rest of the command line was
> left as is).  It accepted the command but prompted me with a pop-up window
> (which I don't want) requesting an F or D to indicate whether a file or
> directory was being created.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Dave Chitty
>
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