Copy file from 1 directory to another 1

[Gandalf23]

Hello all,

Does anyone know the a function to copy one file from a directory to another, regardless of its type.

Greetings,

Gandalf.

 

[ramani]

HI
** If you want to copy a folder to another folder..
mySource = GETDIR("*.*","Select Source Directory","&quot+"*.*"
myDestination = GETDIR("*.*","Select Destination Directory","&quot
RUN /N XCOPY &mySource &myDestination /S

** If you want to copy only a file..
Use GETFILE() in the above in the place of myDource GETDIR

ramani
(Subramanian.G),FoxAcc, ramani_g@yahoo.com

 

[rgbean]

You can use the "built-in" COPY FILE command.

Rick

 

[Mike Gagnon]

According to the help file:

Duplicates any type of file.

COPY FILE FileName1 TO FileName2

 

[Gandalf23]

Thanks all,

I prefer the first one but Ramani isn't it better to use () instead of a macro substitution? For instance if a file has a space in its name.

I learned not to use macro substitutions because of all the anger my customers got when the used it for a name with space. Just a tip.

Greetings,

Gandalf.

 

[rgbean]

Gandalf,
Ramani's will work, if you just add "'s around the Macros. i.e.
RUN /N XCOPY "&mySource" "&myDestination" /S

Rick

 

[Gandalf23]

Yes indeed it works. Good to know. A star for Ramani...

 

[wgcs]

BTW, You can't use () instead of macro substitution in a RUN command... everything after RUN/N is taken literally, except for macro subs.

ie:

Command = "DIR *.*"
RUN (Command)

is the same at typing "(Command)" at the DOS prompt,
while

Command = "DIR *.*"
RUN &Command

is the same at typing "DIR *.*" at the DOS prompt.

 

[brucelee]

Is there a command in vfp that replace the dos command (COPY). There must be one somewhere. I don't want to issue the run command. any ideas will help. thanks.

 

[chpicker]

Yes. mgagnon mentioned it above. To copy all files from c:\windows to c:\winback, you would do this:
[tt]
IF !DIRECTORY("c:\winback&quot
MKDIR c:\winback
ENDIF

COPY FILE c:\windows\*.* TO c:\winback
[/tt]
Ian

 

[AChiado]

Yes but it recurse subdir? Andrea C.P.
Italy

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

AChiado

No - you need DOS commands xcopy.exe or xcopy32.exe plus switches.

You can run them hidden with WinAPI calls or WSH script HTH

Chris