Hi Graham,
In that case I''ll have to redefine File.delete and Dir.rmdir in the
win32-file
package and win32-dir packages, respectively.
Please add a feature request on the project page so I don''t forget. I
should
have it done this weekend.
Dan
Foster, Graham wrote:> I want to create a long UNC based path.. Server and top level will exist,
> but subdirectories won''t (FileUtils.mkdir_p fails with a unc).
I''d like to
> remove a none empty filetree from a UNC (FileUtils.rm fails with a unc).
I''d
> like to recursively copy a filetree to a destination (FileUtils.cp_r fails
> with a UNC)
>
> All work with mapped drive letters... So I need to create / re-use a drive
> mapping and then iterate through my 1.7Tb of data.
>
> I tried rio, and that doesn''t work with drive letters, let alone
UNC''s :-)
> Graham
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Berger, Daniel [mailto:Daniel.Berger at qwest.com]
> Sent: 10 November 2005 14:52
> To: Foster, Graham
> Subject: RE: Windows UNC''s
>
>
> Hi Graham,
>
> The win32-file package handles UNC paths for those methods that
I''ve
> redefined, not all File methods. What method in particular are you
> trying to use?
>
> Dan
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Foster, Graham [mailto:graham_foster at merck.com]
>>Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:37 AM
>>To: Berger, Daniel
>>Subject: Windows UNC''s
>>
>>
>>Hi Daniel
>>
>>As the "guru" on all things Windows & Ruby I hope you can
>>answer a quick question.
>>
>>It seems that the Ruby FileUtils module doesn''t understand
>>UNC''s, and only works with mapped drives. (Ruby
>>out-of-the-box doesn''t seem to understand most things Windows
>>in fact! - so much for cross platform)
>>
>>Which Ruby module(s) do I need to dynamically map drive
>>letters please. (I couldn''t see it in the Win32/File module
either)
>>
>>Thx
>>Graham
>>
>>
>>
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