From: Phillip Gawlowski <pg@...>
Date: 2009-12-18T22:41:52+09:00
Subject: Re: moving a file after processing

On 18.12.2009 14:24, bingo bob wrote:
> 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

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'

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Phillip Gawlowski