Copies a file located on the local machine to a Hadoop server.
// Connection
MyConnection is hdfsConnection
MyConnection.namenode = "MyServer"
MyConnection.User = "Admin"
hdfsOpenConnection(MyConnection)
// Copy from the local computer to the server
hdfsCopyTo(MyConnection, "c:\temp\test.data", "/tmp/test.data")
Syntax
<Result> = hdfsCopyTo(<Connection> , <Source file> , <Destination file> [, <Options> [, <Permission> [, <Progress Bar>]]])
<Result>: Boolean
- True if the copy was performed,
- False if a problem occurs. ErrorInfo is used to identify the error.
<Connection>: hdfsConnection variable
Name of the hdfsConnection variable that corresponds to connection to the Hadoop server.
<Source file>: Character string
Path of local file to copy (up to 260 characters). This parameter can correspond to:- a file name. This file will be automatically sought in the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir).
- a file name with its full or relative path. A UNC path can be used.
<Destination file>: Character string
Absolute path of file copied onto the Hadoop server. This path is case sensitive.
<Options>: Optional constant
Options for copying: | |
hdfsDefault
(Default value) | If the destination file already exists on the server, it is not averwritten. |
| hdfsOverwrite | If the destination file already exists on the server, it is replaced by the file copied from the local computer. |
<Permission>: Optional hdfsRights variable
Name of the hdfsRights variable defining the rights of the destination file on the server.
By default, all the rights are granted to all the users.
<Progress Bar>: Optional control name
Name of the Progress Bar control used to see the progress of file copy.
Business / UI classification: Business Logic