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[sjlouis]

Hi,

 

From a Dos session, I tried to find files on my ET9200 and I used generic characters. If I use *.ts, it's good but there is an error with *text.ts where text is what I want : Arrow or Violetta...

 

If I use *text.ts on windows computers on the same network, it works.

 

In fact, I want to use TeraCopy to download on the PC new series movies for my daughter.

 

Does somebody have an explanation?

 

Thank you .

[WanWizard]

You have to explain what you are exactly doing. How are you trying to search? With what?

[ims]

in DOS you must for operation with files put names into " ", when in path/name are spaces.

( if you wrote about it and if I understand it )

Edited by ims, 21 December 2014 - 16:25.

[WanWizard]

DOS? Haven't seen that in ages.

 

Ah, it's a Windows command box, with a CIFS mount to the box, and using the "find" command?

[40H3X]

If memory serves, you could use from the root of the source where you like to search.

 

dir *text.ts /s

 

kinda same as Linux

 

find / -name filename

Edited by 40H3X, 21 December 2014 - 16:41.

[sjlouis]

I want to use TeraCopy in a .bat file to copy new files on the computer. My daughter can click on a desktop icon (with the .bat file) to get her new series. And TeraCopy works as Dos.

 

Then if I want to test the * character, I test it with "dir" command, it's easier than using TearCopy and I write :

 

dir \\192.168.0.4\harddisk\movie\Alex\*.ts

 

It works, but if I write :

\\192.168.0.4\harddisk\movie\Alex\*Violetta.ts

or

\\192.168.0.4\harddisk\movie\Alex\”20121209 1750 - SYFY - Coraline”.ts

 

It doesn't work and I have this error message "unobtainable file" .

[WanWizard]

I wonder if the command has UNC support up until that level.

 

It would probably be easier to make a cmd script, mount the share using 'net use', do a drive letter search, do your thing, and then disconnect it again?

 

A quick test shows a "dir x:\*something.ext" works fine...

[40H3X]

Try using

dir \\192.168.0.4\hardisk\movie\Alex\*olleta.ts

[WanWizard]

\\192.168.0.4\harddisk\movie\Alex\”20121209 1750 - SYFY - Coraline”.ts

 

will not work, you need to enclose the entire path in quotes if it contains spaces...

[sjlouis]

Ok, dir "\\192.168.0.4\harddisk\movie\Alex\”20121209 1750 - SYFY - Coraline.ts" works but I have to use generic characters. I don't know if your solution with the drive letter isn't the same as mine but when, from Windows Explorer, I use "Connect a network drive" and I give z: to "\\ET9X00\harddisk", I have the same result :

dir z:\movie\Alex\*.ts works

dir z:\harddisk\movie\Alex\*Violetta.ts or dir "z:\harddisk\movie\Alex\*Violetta.ts" do not work.

 

40H3X, your solution is the same than mine, it doesn't work.

[WanWizard]

Correct, that doesn't work (and will never work), because of invalid syntax. The entire filename, including the path, needs to be enclosed in quotes. Not only the bit that contains the spaces.

[sjlouis]

Ok but as I write it, I've also tried :

dir "z:\harddisk\movie\Alex\*Violetta.ts"

And it doesn't work.

 

And dir z:\harddisk\movie\Alex\*Violetta.ts works fine on windows computer on the same network.

[40H3X]

Here it works without the " filename" that's strange?

Edited by 40H3X, 21 December 2014 - 18:30.

[sjlouis]

I use cmd.exe and I have a Dos windows. What do you do?

[40H3X]

same under run cmd on windows version 6.3.9600 (win 8)

[WanWizard]

Here it works fine too (Windows 7).

[sjlouis]

Waouaw, I have Windows 7 professional and it doesn't work .

[malakudi]

Unix provides more advanced ways of doing stuff like that. Assuming your hard disk is in Linux filesystem (ext3 for example), you can create a cron job that generates symbolic links on all recordings happened the last 24 hours. Somehing like:

 

rm -f /media/hdd/today/*

find /media/hdd/movie/ -type f -name \*.ts -mtime 0 -exec ln -s {} /media/hdd/today/ ';'

 

Then all ts files modified in the last 24 hours will be symbolically linked to /media/hdd/today, which you can mount it from your windows system.

[WanWizard]

C:\Users\wanwizard>net use * \\172.16.1.31\OpenPLi
Enter the user name for '172.16.1.31': wanwizard
Enter the password for 172.16.1.31:
Drive Z: is now connected to \\172.16.1.31\OpenPLi.

The command completed successfully.

C:\Users\hverton>dir "z:\*4seven*.ts" /s
 Volume in drive Z is OpenPLi
 Volume Serial Number is BEBF-3113

 Directory of z:\movie

06-07-2013  03:14     1.757.249.724 20130706 0308 - 4seven - Eye Spy.ts
               1 File(s)  1.757.249.724 bytes

     Total Files Listed:
               1 File(s)  1.757.249.724 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  1.683.951.853.568 bytes free

C:\Users\wanwizard>

[Erik Slagter]

I use cmd.exe and I have a Dos windows. What do you do?

No you don't. Windows ME was the last windows based on MS/DOS. You mean a window with a command interpreter aka shell aka command prompt aka command line interface.