Resolved - copying & over riding file

[VbAzza]

Hi Guys,

I have code that copies from path folder and then copies it over to the destination folder when button is clicked.

problem is it won't overide if there is bin file in that directory allready.

how can I over come this problem?

Imports System.IO

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

        
            Dim path As String = "c:\toolbox\nandpro\nand1.bin"
            Dim destination As String = "c:\toolbox\360multi\data\my360\nanddump.bin"
        If IO.File.Exists(path) And Not File.Exists(destination) Then
            IO.File.Copy(path, destination)
            Label1.Text = "File Copied Successfully"
        Else
            Label1.Text = "There is already a file called test.txt in the Destination Folder"

        End If
End Sub

End Class

[jmcilhinney]

All you had to do was what really should have been obvious: read the documentation. The MSDN documentation for the File.Copy method answers your question. That's about 30 seconds to a minute to open the documentation, find the topic and read. ALWAYS read the documentation first.

[VbAzza]

thanks for the input.

I' still confused sorry not every day vb programmer just self taught

sorry if I'm asking for sample

Regards
VbAzza

[jmcilhinney]

When you followed my instructions from my previous post and read the documentation, what exactly did you not understand? You have read the documentation, right?

[TrickyNick]

The VB.Net IDE could even tell you what jmcilhinney was talking about...

IO.File.Copy(path, destination)

is the same as

IO.File.Copy(path, destination, false)


The 3rd parameter is the overwrite flag. True = Overwrite, False = No Overwrite

[VbAzza]

do you have link for this

it seems we are not on the same page

thanks

VbAzza

[jmcilhinney]

Here's a link: http://www.google.com.au/search?q=vb...ient=firefox-a

If you can't search the web then maybe programming is a bit of a stretch.

[VbAzza]

jmcilhinney,

I do apologies for not being up to scratch - but there is no need to down talk people who have different learning capabilities.

now i know how you got those 70 odd thousand posts

I belong to various forums its seems this forum has egotistical issues. It must be some trend that people think it's cool.

maybe we should go back to the old days and bang on 2 rocks and some twigs & forget posting help questions in forums.

VbAzza

[OhGreen]

You have received help which is straight forward to follow.

No one has spoken down to you, instead you have ignored any help provided and as such provoked the quote below.

If you can't search the web then maybe programming is a bit of a stretch.

[Niya]

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
 
        Dim path As String = "c:\toolbox\nandpro\nand1.bin"
        Dim destination As String = "c:\toolbox\360multi\data\my360\nanddump.bin"
 
        IO.File.Copy(path, destination, True)
    End Sub

This will overwrite the file. The reason the guys above were a little rough with you is because the answer you needed was an overly trivial matter that a couple seconds reading the Intellisense could have helped you resolve. People here are not elitist and are always willing to help....but sometimes you really can help yourself.

[VbAzza]

thanks for the help and apologies I have mild autism which make learning little more difficult than the average person

I worked out a code which i think maybe right

Private Sub Button9_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button9.Click
        Dim FileToCopy As String
        Dim NewCopy As String

        FileToCopy = "c:\toolbox\nandpro\nand1.bin"
        NewCopy = "c:\toolbox\360multi\data\my360\nanddump.bin"

        If IO.File.Exists(NewCopy) = True Then

        End If
        Dim overwrite As Integer


        overwrite = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to overwrite the existing file", "Overwrite file?", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question)

        If overwrite = vbYes Then
            System.IO.File.Delete(NewCopy)

            System.IO.File.Copy(FileToCopy, NewCopy)
            MessageBox.Show("Successfully Copied" & vbNewLine & FileToCopy & "to" & NewCopy)
        ElseIf overwrite = vbNo Then
        End If

    End Sub