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kenmcn816 · Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 6

Is there a way to create a progress bar for a single large file (around 800 MB) to be copied from a network drive to a local hard drive. I want to mirror the Windows File Copy dialog box that I want it to show the progress of the file being copied and an estimation of time. I have been told I can't accomplish this under VDS using the FILE copy command, because the next line won't be processed until the file copy operation is completed. I have been told I would have to use a Windows API call to accomplish what I'm after. Is there an easy way to do this? Any help anyone could give me would be great, thanks.

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

I believe what you're looking for was already discussed:
http://www.vdsworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1172

kenmcn816 · Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 6

I read the code that was contained in the previous message, however I still have a few questions. I understand that the loop will repeat until the progress reaches 100% and then go back to the :Evloop where it will wait for user input. The question I have is would the FILE Copy command allow the loop to continue or would the loop stop processing until the copy command was completed? Would you have to make the FILE Copy command the event in which to create the loop? This would create almost a nested loop in which the copy command was inside the progress bar loop. I don't know if this is feasible or not that is why I thought a Windows API call would need to be used in order to accomplish this.

Mac · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 11:54 pm Post subject:

VDS doesn't multi-thread - once it starts a file copy it stays on
that line until finished.

The alternative is another EXE to monitor it, or another FILE COPY
routine (such as DOS copy, or a VDS prog that only copies) that ya
can call, then monitor from your original VDS prog (this would be my
choice - I like PGWARE's idea as well).

About the loop - you need a finished file size to check for, and when
the destination file reaches that size, it's done. Wink

Cheers, Mac Smile

Mac · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2003 12:03 am Post subject:

Found an old DOS copy routine with a progress bar - might give
ya some ideas. Wink

http://www.vdsworld.com/archive/index.php?page=topic&board=3&topic=139

Cheers, Mac Smile

iMPA · Newbie Joined: 26 May 2001 Posts: 9 Location: Spain

Hi kenmcn816!
this is an example of copying files using binfile and @binfile... it a little slow nor it works...
the code makes a copy of vdsrun40.dll from your windows\system directory to the script folder
hope that helps...

ACE · Valued Newbie Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 34

sorry but the monitoring idea was mine

Mad

Lioric

Mac · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 12:49 am Post subject:

kenmcn816 · Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 6

I wanted to thank everyone who responded. I have alot of good ideas to get started on making this work. Mac I really like your idea using the DOS copy command, and I will start there. I don't think there should be an issue even though we are using Windows XP, because the drive we will be copying to is a FAT32 drive.