Hello (again, meekly)

I cannot get the FileZip command to work - even the example from the help won't run. (I changed the source to C:\Temp\*.txt, and there are 3 text files there.) I get: "Invalid File Name. File C:\Temp\*.txt not found"

// For simplicity, this script automatically generates zip file name
// as a function of current date
Dim zip_file, string, "c:\\@T"mm-dd-yy".zip"

// Zip them
FileZIP zip_file, "c:\\Temp\\*.txt"

//Copyright © 1998-2000 SoftTree Technologies, Inc.

try this:

Dim file_list, string
Dir "c:\\Temp\\*.txt", file_list
FileZIP "c:\\@T"mm-dd-yy".zip", file_list

PS. The help topic for FileZip does not say that we can use wildcards in this statement, I guess the example is incorect.

: Hello (again, meekly)

: I cannot get the FileZip command to work - even the example from the help
: won't run. (I changed the source to C:\Temp\*.txt, and there are 3 text
: files there.) I get: "Invalid File Name. File C:\Temp\*.txt not
: found"

: // For simplicity, this script automatically generates zip file name
: // as a function of current date
: Dim zip_file, string, "c:\\@T"mm-dd-yy".zip"

: // Zip them
: FileZIP zip_file, "c:\\Temp\\*.txt"

: //Copyright © 1998-2000 SoftTree Technologies, Inc.

Yeah, I saw that bit about the wild cards, too, but fiddling with that got me more lost. I cut/paste and added a CD statement, but I still get errors:
//*********************************************************
Dim file_list, string
CD "c:\\Temp"
Dir "*.txt", file_list
FileZIP "c:\\@T"mm-dd-yy".zip", file_list
//*********************************************************
Generates: An error occured while executing 24x7 script: Line 4: Invalid file name. File "" not found.
//*********************************************************
C:\TEMP>dir *.txt
Volume in drive C is WINNT
Volume Serial Number is 0486-A890

Directory of C:\TEMP

07/31/00 11:05a 28,160 toc.txt
10/03/00 09:58a 43,752 VBD.txt
11/03/00 02:29p 1,323 XQ_XSET_Logfile.txt

3 File(s) 73,235 bytes

25,729,536 bytes free

C:\TEMP>
//*********************************************************

...any ideas...? My setup maybe...?

: try this: Dim file_list, string
: Dir "c:\\Temp\\*.txt", file_list
: FileZIP "c:\\@T"mm-dd-yy".zip", file_list

: PS. The help topic for FileZip does not say that we can use wildcards in this
: statement, I guess the example is incorect.

Which 24x7 version are you using? I've seen a message like this in v2.3.something and it was fixed in latest versions.

What about FileZIP "c:\\@T"mm-dd-yy".zip", "c:\\Temp\\toc.txt"
Does is work for you?

: Yeah, I saw that bit about the wild cards, too, but fiddling with that got me
: more lost. I cut/paste and added a CD statement, but I still get errors:
: //*********************************************************
: Dim file_list, string
: CD "c:\\Temp"
: Dir "*.txt", file_list
: FileZIP "c:\\@T"mm-dd-yy".zip", file_list
: //*********************************************************
: Generates: An error occured while executing 24x7 script: Line 4: Invalid file
: name. File "" not found.
: //*********************************************************
: C:\TEMP>dir *.txt
: Volume in drive C is WINNT
: Volume Serial Number is 0486-A890

: Directory of C:\TEMP

: 07/31/00 11:05a 28,160 toc.txt
: 10/03/00 09:58a 43,752 VBD.txt
: 11/03/00 02:29p 1,323 XQ_XSET_Logfile.txt

: 3 File(s) 73,235 bytes

: 25,729,536 bytes free

: C:\TEMP>
: //*********************************************************

: ...any ideas...? My setup maybe...?

Crud
yep, still on 2.3; upgraded to 2.4.1 and FileZip works fine.
sorry 'bout that

: Which 24x7 version are you using? I've seen a message like this in
: v2.3.something and it was fixed in latest versions.

: What about FileZIP "c:\\@T"mm-dd-yy".zip",
: "c:\\Temp\\toc.txt"
: Does is work for you?