FileCopy Procedure

FileCopy Procedure

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Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem

Syntax

     FileCopy(source, destination) 

source (required; String)

The path of the file to be copied

destination (required; String)

The path and name of the new target file

Description

The FileCopy procedure copies an existing file to a new location, optionally giving the file a new name.

Usage at a Glance

• The source and destination may contain absolute or relative paths, but they must always contain the old and new filenames. destination must include the filename; it cannot be the destination directory only.

• You cannot copy a file that is currently open.

• FileCopy raises errors on failure instead of returning an error code.

• If the destination file already exists, it will be overwritten without warning.

Version Differences

Visual Basic 2005 includes a My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile method that provides similar functionality.

See Also

Rename Procedure