Copying Files Using NETBASIC
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Everett Young
System Test Engineer
Novell, Inc.
System Test Engineer
Novell, Inc.
01 Nov 2001
A limitation of NETBASIC is that it has difficulties copying files when using the command line, such as:
COPY Filename.Ext
Sometimes performing a file COPY in NETBASIC will fail if you use the "dot extension" of the file name. However, if you use a "dot asterisk," (.*), it will usually work.
Saying this another way, sometimes...
COPY Filename.Ext
will fail to copy, but
COPY Filename.*
will copy just fine. Be aware that the original date and time stamp of the file will be changed to the present date and time of the copied file.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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