RE: File::Copy - Additional Parameters?

2003-06-12 Thread Ben Crane
Yep, I've thought of that, but with so many files (it's an internal backup) I don't want to slow the process down by checking the source/dest filename on both drives and their dates before copying, I was hoping for there might be an obscure module out there that handled it neatly... If not, no

Re: File::Copy - Additional Parameters?

2003-06-12 Thread Rob Dixon
Ben Crane wrote: Yep, I've thought of that, but with so many files (it's an internal backup) I don't want to slow the process down by checking the source/dest filename on both drives and their dates before copying, I was hoping for there might be an obscure module out there that handled it

Re: File::Copy - Additional Parameters?

2003-06-12 Thread Beau E. Cox
- Original Message - From: Ben Crane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:21 PM Subject: RE: File::Copy - Additional Parameters? Yep, I've thought of that, but with so many files (it's an internal backup) I don't want to slow the process down

Re: File::Copy - Additional Parameters? Thank you

2003-06-12 Thread Ben Crane
Okay, Some good leads to work with...Thanx for the heads up guys!! Ben __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands,

Re: File::Copy - Additional Parameters?

2003-06-11 Thread Rob Dixon
Hi Ben Ben Crane wrote: Anyone know if the perl module File::Copy can handle date checks? Or whether there is another module that only deals with copying files that are newer than the ones they are over-writing? Similar to the Xcopy /D: command [I don't want to use a batch file at the

RE: File::Copy - Additional Parameters?

2003-06-11 Thread Tim Johnson
You could always use stat() on the files to decide which ones you want to copy... -Original Message- From: Ben Crane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 4:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: File::Copy - Additional Parameters? Hi all, Anyone know if the perl