Weird problem with DOS Command

[akshaycjoshi]

I am developign one application where i copy one file to other location using
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt

In developement the command is just running fine .
The command is

/c copy C:\app\mainstru cture.mdb C:\traffic\traf ficmanagement\t rafficmanagemen t\bin\Debug

/c rename C:\traffic\traf ficmanagement\t rafficmanagemen t\bin\Debug\mai nstructure.mdb 1999fine.mdb

But when i create setup package of it and run the application it can not copy and rename the file.
I had used the application.pat h to get a general software.

the exact command running are

/c copy C:\app\mainstru cture.mdb C:\Program Files\Bell Solutions\Traff icLedger


/c rename C:\Program Files\Bell Solutions\Traff icLedger\mainst ructure.mdb 2008fine.mdb

Even when i run these commands in Comamnd window it gives invalid syntax error.

I can see the file infront of me and everything is ok.

I know it's a silly question but it's realy killing me.

Please help me guys.

Thanks !

[Plater]

So you are really running cmd.exe and applying those strings as arguments?
Frequently it is the case that you would need to surround the path and filenames with quotes, since they (could) have spaces in them. And be sure to end directories with a "\" otherwise how would it know you didn't want to copy the file to the name "Debug".
Which leads me to another thing, that operation can be done in one step, no need for two.

/c copy "C:\app\mainstr ucture.mdb" "C:\traffic\tra fficmanagement\ trafficmanageme nt\bin\Debug\19 99fine.mdb"

[Curtis Rutland]

But the real question is, why? Why do you need to use the shell copy command, when you have classes like FileInfo and DirectoryInfo that let you do that in managed code?

[akshaycjoshi]

Thanks a zillion times Plater !

BTW insertAlias i wanted to embed one blank database to my project so that at the begining of each year i will just copy the embeded blank database and rename it to current year.SO that i have a seperate database for each year.


Guys , I cold have started a new thread but I think it's unncesary to do that so i am asking it here.

Which is the best book for SQL server , i am a beginer and wanted to learn SQL server 2006 from scratch.

[Curtis Rutland]

I understand what you want to do, I'm saying that you can copy and rename files from within .NET. You don't have to use shell commands. If you look up System.IO.FileI nfo, there are methods for renaming, moving and copying, along with several other useful tools for file manipulation.

As to the new question, that's called hijacking threads, even if they are your own. Please start a new one. But this forum is for technical QA only, so if you do start one, start it in Misc Questions.

Thanks.

[akshaycjoshi]

Ohh i am sorry I used those shell commands coz i dont know about .NET I/O.
As far as highjacking is concerned , i didn't know hat either.
Will start a new thread.

Thanks !