[R] file.copy

[Jeff Newmiller]

Sorry.. typo...

file.copy(file.path(fromFolder,list.of.files), toFolder)

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On November 14, 2014 4:36:12 AM PST, Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
>Your list.of.files variable just has filenames without the fromFolder
>path. Try
>
>file.copy(file.path,fromFolder,list.of.files), toFolder)
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>On November 14, 2014 4:07:27 AM PST, "Muhuri, Pradip (SAMHSA/CBHSQ)"
><Pradip.Muhuri at samhsa.hhs.gov> wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>Here is something (file.copy) trivial but does not seem to work.  I
>>could not figure out what I am doing wrong.  
>>
>>The R script below creates folders (fromFolder and toFolder) and finds
>>the list of files (list.of.files) to be copied to the toFolder, which
>I
>>have verified using the print ()  command. But, the issue is that the
>>file.copy() command does not work.  
>>
>>Both the R.script and the console are shown below.
>>
>>Any help/hints will be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Pradip Muhuri
>>
>>#########################  R script 
>>#####################################################
>>#file.copy.R
>>
>>#identify the folders
>>fromFolder <- "H:/R/cis_study"
>>toFolder <- "F:/cis_study_backup"
>>
>># find the list of files to copy 
>>list.of.files <- list.files(fromFolder, ".R$")
>>
>># print objects
>>print(c(fromFolder, toFolder, list.of.files))
>>options(warn=1)
>>
>># copy the files to the toFolder  - THIS DOES NOT WORK WHILE
>EVERYTHING
>>PRIOR HAS WORKED
>>file.copy(list.of.files, toFolder)
>>
>>
>>
>>#####################  Below is from console ###################
>>#file.copy.R
>>> 
>>> #identify the folders
>>> fromFolder <- "H:/R/cis_study"
>>> toFolder <- "F:/cis_study_backup"
>>> 
>>> # find the list of files to copy 
>>> list.of.files <- list.files(fromFolder, ".R$")
>>> 
>>> # print objects
>>> print(c(fromFolder, toFolder, list.of.files))
>> [1] "H:/R/cis_study"          "F:/cis_study_backup"    
>> [3] "anl.in.scope_111114.R"   "create.oid.data.frame.R"
>> [5] "create_xd2012.R"         "file.copy.R"            
>> [7] "further.data.R"          "mrj.in.scope_111214.R"  
>> [9] "oid.in.scope_111114.R"   "oid_cohort.R"           
>>[11] "warning.max.R"           "xdate.R"                
>>[13] "years.before.anl.init.R" "years.before.mrj.init.R"
>>[15] "years.before.oid.init.R"
>>> options(warn=1)
>>> 
>>> # copy the files to the toFolder  - THIS DOES NOT WORK WHILE
>>EVERYTHING PRIOR HAS WORKED
>>> file.copy(list.of.files, toFolder)
>>Warning in file.copy(list.of.files, toFolder) :
>>problem copying .\anl.in.scope_111114.R to
>>F:\cis_study_backup\anl.in.scope_111114.R: No such file or directory
>>(other similar warning messages are not shown)
>>
>>
>>
>>Pradip K. Muhuri, PhD
>>SAMHSA/CBHSQ
>>1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 2-1071
>>Rockville, MD 20857
>>Tel: 240-276-1070
>>Fax: 240-276-1260
>>
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