Moving a file after processing

Ruby
1

I’m working on a script and trying to move the file processed to a
subdir after processing. Here’s an cut down extract of my code…

example code starts

require ‘ftools’
basedir = “#{RAILS_ROOT}/data_files/resort_photos/”
target = “#{RAILS_ROOT}/data_files/resort_photos/processed”

Dir["#{RAILS_ROOT}/data_files/resort_photos/."].each do |file|

process one file at a time

lets state the filename

puts “Processing: #{file}”

puts “Moving…”
file.move(basedir + file, target + file) # What should I be doing
here ?
puts “Moved…”

end

example code stops

At present it results in this error…

Moving…
rake aborted!
private method `move’ called for #String:0x1030a2f18

thanks

bb

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On 18.12.2009 14:24, bingo bob wrote:

example code stops

Ruby’s FileUtils should do what you want:
http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/FileUtils.html#M004331

require ‘fileutils’ #this is a guess, but should work
FileUtils.mv ‘badname.rb’, ‘goodname.rb’

3

On 18.12.2009 15:00, bingo bob wrote:

Sorry if this is a bit simple but something like this then in my
example?

FileUtils.mv file, target + file

That’s the theory, yes.

Mind, you can always fire up irb, or script/console, and fiddle there.
:slight_smile:

4

Sorry if this is a bit simple but something like this then in my
example?

FileUtils.mv file, target + file

bb