Subj : Moving files between Filebases
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Feb 01 2022 07:15 pm

  Re: Moving files between Filebases
  By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Tue Feb 01 2022 06:17 pm

 >   Re: Moving files between Filebases
 >   By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Tue Feb 01 2022 05:11 pm
 >
 >  >> If one wanted to move a file from one Filebase to another, I don't see
 >  >> a specific function in the JS object model documentation for doing so.
 >  >> Would this be the correct way?
 >
 >  >> 1. Get the file's metadata object using FileBase.get(filename,
 >  >> FileBase.DETAIL.EXTENDED)
 >
 >  >> 2. Remove the file from the FileBase using FileBase.remove(filename,
 >  >> false)
 >
 >  >> 3. Move the file to the other filebase directory, open that filebase,
 >  >> and use FileBase.Add(meta-data object)
 >
 >
 >  DM> I think that would work, but it would *not* retain the
 >  DM> last_downloaded/times_downloaded (and some other stats) property values
 >  DM> of the file. :-(
 >
 >  DM> This was an oversight on my part. I can fix that for a future release,
 >  DM> but it's too late for v3.19b.
 >
 > I think that would be useful to have.  As I've been working on my file
 > lister, I've implemented a sysop action to move a file from one FileBase to
 > another and have implemented it as above for now.

Does that action work as expected (save for those 3 'stats' properties)?
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