Hello Michiel.

21 Jan 05 20:27, you wrote to me:

 RT>  MB>> Use mbfile adopt in a script for a buch of files in a
 RT>  MB>> directory. Something like:
 RT>>
 RT>  MB>> for file is `ls` ; do
 RT>  MB>>   mbfile adopt 12 $file "Dummy description"
 RT>  MB>> done
 RT>>
 RT>> That should work for the *.zip files, and possibly the *.exe and
 RT>> *.com files too. Noticed that mbfile doesn't like wildcards, or do
 RT>> they need to be escaped one or other way?

 MB> Mbfile needs the full filenames only. But that's what the script will
 MB> do, the $file will have the full filename.

Understood ....

 MB> I see a spelling error in the example:

 MB> for file in `ls` ; do

 MB> should be the right one.

Yep, it has been running for 8-9 minutes so far .... 

 RT>  MB>> (I should have added this to the faq)
 RT>>
 RT>> Might help someone else ....
 RT>>
 RT>> Will try,

 MB> Tell me if it goes well, then I will add this into the faq.

Like I said above, it is still running, and I am reasonably happy with it, is 
not a total solution, but it does the donkey work.

How will it handle dupefiles, exit on dupe, skip etc.?

Okay, worked a treat, got 120 files imported, unfortunately, about 20 or so 
don't have file_id.diz so I will have to do those manually ...

Like I said, I am reasonably happy ... 

Now I know I can move them into my filebase easy enough, will check each file, 
add a file_id.diz if missing, then move it to a temp dir and
"adopt" it. :-)

 MB> ... Microsoft Windows:  The first virus with Mouse Support

Nice .... 


Russell

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