Strange file copy problem

• kentozier Strange file copy problem Jul 02 2006, 23:51
  Hi
  
  I'm sure this is an easy one but it has me temporarily stumped. I'm trying to copy a file from a Windows server to a folder on the user's desktop but NSFileManager's copyPath:toPath:handler method won't do it.
  
  The strange thing is that I can open the file on the server and I can also write files to the exact path I want to copy to (such as writing a dictionary with [dict writeToFile: path atomically YES]) but no go on copying from the server to that path.
  
  Does NSFileManager's copy method work cross-volume?
  
  Here are two example paths for reference
  
  sourcePath = @"/volumes/Windows Server/a folder/a subfolder/source_file_name"
  destPath = @"/users/a_user/desktop/a folder/dest_file_name
  
  [[NSFileManager defaultManager] copyPath: sourcePath toPath: destPath handler: nil];
  
  Result: copy fails
  
  Any help appreciated
  
  Ken
• Adam R. Maxwell Re: Strange file copy problem Jul 03 2006, 00:01
  On Jul 2, 2006, at 14:51, <kentozier...> wrote:
  
  

  > Hi
  >
  > I'm sure this is an easy one but it has me temporarily stumped. I'm
  > trying to copy a file from a Windows server to a folder on the
  > user's desktop but NSFileManager's copyPath:toPath:handler method
  > won't do it.
  >
  > The strange thing is that I can open the file on the server and I
  > can also write files to the exact path I want to copy to (such as
  > writing a dictionary with [dict writeToFile: path atomically YES])
  > but no go on copying from the server to that path.
  >
  > Does NSFileManager's copy method work cross-volume?
  

  
  I've used it across volumes.
  
  

  > Here are two example paths for reference
  >
  > sourcePath = @"/volumes/Windows Server/a folder/a subfolder/
  > source_file_name"
  > destPath = @"/users/a_user/desktop/a folder/dest_file_name
  >
  > [[NSFileManager defaultManager] copyPath: sourcePath toPath:
  > destPath handler: nil];
  >
  > Result: copy fails
  

  
  Use the handler parameter to supply an object that implements
  fileManager:shouldProceedAfterError: and investigate the error.
  
  Adam
• kentozier Re: Strange file copy problem Jul 03 2006, 00:22
  -------------- Original message ----------------------
  From: "Adam R. Maxwell" <amaxwell...>
  

  >
  > Use the handler parameter to supply an object that implements
  > fileManager:shouldProceedAfterError: and investigate the error.
  >
  

  
  Thanks Adam
  
  Well I tried your suggestion which returned the following
  
  {Error = "Couldn't open"; Path = "FMG-DATA/CON-PAG/TEMPLATES/AA_template"; }
  
  Only thing that looks different is that NSFileManager seems to be lopping off the "volumes" part of the path. Other than that, It's correct.
  
  I checked the permissions and I have read/write access to both the source and destination folder so It should work...
• Uli Kusterer Re: Strange file copy problem Jul 03 2006, 11:28
  Am 02.07.2006 um 23:51 schrieb <kentozier...>:
  

  > sourcePath = @"/volumes/Windows Server/a folder/a subfolder/
  > source_file_name"
  > destPath = @"/users/a_user/desktop/a folder/dest_file_name
  

  
    This is just a guess, but: Have you checked the case of the file
  names? Some file systems are case-sensitive.
  
  Cheers,
  -- M. Uli Kusterer
  http://www.zathras.de