Alternative FileCopy

[Mark Sreeves]

If you try to use the FileCopy statement on a currently open file, an error occurs.

Does anyone know how I can copy a file which may or may not be open?

This must be possible because you can do it in Windows Explorer

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Mark Sreeves
Analyst Programmer

[email protected]
A BMW Group Company

[mcleran]

Use the objects provided by the Microsoft Scripting Runtime dll (FileSystemObject & File). Set a reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime and try something like this:

Dim f as FileSystemObject
Dim fil as File

'instantiate file system object
Set f = New FileSystemObject

'set file reference
Set fil = f.GetFile(path)

'copy the file
fil.Copy(sDestination, Overwrite(True or False))

[Mark Sreeves]

OK! OK! you can all stop looking now!
The CopyFile API does the job