multiplatform Samba CopyFile
lazarus / 38-Networking and Web Programming

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schreeckk · 2014-06-06 10:01

Hello,

string a is :     //192.168.1.42/e$/MY PROG/V1.2/Data/theBase.db

string b is :    ./Data/theBase.db

CopyFile (a,b, false)
gives the error :
Unable to open file "//192.168.1.42/e$/MY PROG/V1.2/Data/theBase.db".


The code worked under windows for copying windows file to windows file


Under linux, I found a solution with a TProcess launching a smbclient
command,  but it's not multiplatform.

I would like to have the SAME code for windows and linux to copy files
from / to samba shares  to/from linux paths.


Is it possible ? 
Is Samba included in the CopyFile function ?
Have you already done this ?
Do i have a security problem (firewalls, authentification, may include
password, computer confidence relation, same workgroup ? samba
configuration, etc..)


The point is to write a multiplatform Code (even with $IFDEF FPC)

Thank you for your help.

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BigChimp · 2014-06-06 11:18

FPC knows nothing about samba. If it is a mounted filesystem on your
Linux machine (e.g.
/home/userbob/mysambashare/some/subdirectory/bla.txt), you can copy.

What you are trying to do is provided by smbclient only; no support
for that in fpc. I'd suggest mounting the filesystem.

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schreeckk · 2014-06-06 13:52

Ok, thank you for this clear answer.

I mounted the filesystem.