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Syntax
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FileCopy
source$, destination$
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Description
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Copies a source$ file to a destination$ file.
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Comments
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The
FileCopy
function takes the following parameters:
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Parameter
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Description
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source$
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String containing the name of a single file to copy.
The source$ parameter cannot contain wildcards (
?
or
*
) but may contain path information.
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destination$
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String containing a single, unique destination file, which may contain a drive and path specification.
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The file will be copied and renamed if the source$ and destination$ filenames are not the same.
Some platforms do not support drive letters and may not support dots to indicate current and parent directories.
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Example
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This example copies the autoexec.bat file to "autoexec.sav", then opens the copied file and tries to copy it again--which generates an error.
Sub Main()
On Error Goto ErrHandler
FileCopy "c:\autoexec.bat","c:\autoexec.sav"
Open "c:\autoexec.sav" For Input As # 1
FileCopy "c:\autoexec.sav","c:\autoexec.sv2"
Close
Exit Sub
ErrHandler:
If Err = 55 Then 'File already open.
MsgBox "Cannot copy an open file. Close it and try again."
Else
MsgBox "An unspecified file copy error has occurred."
End If
Resume Next
End Sub
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See Also
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Kill (statement); Name (statement).
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CIMPLICITY