plugins.file.moveFile() does not work on OS X

Classic Servoy
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Hello,

the plugin function plugins.file.moveFile() does not work on OS X if I want to move a file from one server volume to another folder on that server volume:

plugins.file.moveFile('/Volumes/server1/folderX/file1.txt', '/Volumes/server1/folderY/file1.txt')

I get no error, but the file will not be moved.
If I try that on a local volume everything works fine.

To ‘solve’ that problem I copy the file and delete it afterwards in the source folder.

Greetings,
Christoph

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Hi Christoph,

What protocol do you use for that server mount? AFP? SMB?

3

Hi Robert,

it’s AFP.

4

Hi Christoph,

I can reproduce the issue although you do get feedback when it doesn’t move the file.
The functions returns true/false if it’s successful or not.

Maybe it has something to do with setting the owner/group because when I do the same thing in the command line using the mv command then I get the following error:

mv: /Volumes/server1/test.zip: set owner/group (was: 501/501): Operation not supported

But the file does get moved though.

Anyway, I suggest you file this as an issue in the Servoy support system.

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this behavior is not yet supported now with move.
Currently move is a rename thing only and what you want is a copy and delete.

We have to fix the move function for that.