[R] file.copy

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 14/11/2014 8:21 AM, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
> Sorry.. typo...
>
> file.copy(file.path(fromFolder,list.of.files), toFolder)

Or construct the list of files containing full paths.  See ?list.files.

Duncan Murdoch
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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
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> >>Fax: 240-276-1260
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