HELP!!! Using FileCopy, having problems

I have written the following code to copy a file from one location to another:

For counter2 = 1 To List2.SelCount
Select Case List2.Selected(txtListItem2)
Case 1
FileCopy txtFileSource, txtFileDest

Case 0
MsgBox ("Will not be copied")
End Select

Next counter2

I am having trouble with the FileCopy command, it keeps returning an error '75' message the path/file access error.

HELP, PLEASE!!!

First:
Try FileCopy in a staightforward way

FileCopy "c:\.....", "d:\..."

does it do it?

If yes, check your loop and
list..

let us know

I am pulling files from various drives and adding them to a filelistbox, then the files are selected and copied to another location. The comes in when I use the FILECOPY statement to copy the files from the filelistbox to the new location. The full subroutine is shown below:

Private Sub CopyFiles()
Dim txtListItem2 As Integer
Dim counter2 As Integer
Dim txtFileDest As String
Dim txtFileSource As String
Dim intCopyFlag As Long


txtFileSource = List2.List(List2.ListIndex)
txtFileDest = "c:\newfiles\"
txtListItem2 = List2.ListIndex


For counter2 = 1 To List2.SelCount
Select Case List2.Selected(txtListItem2)
Case 1
FileCopy txtFileSource, txtFileDest

Case 0
MsgBox ("Will not be copied")
End Select

Next counter2

End Sub

It's because you do
txtFileDest = "c:\newfiles\"

you need to pass it the filename to:

txtFileDest = "c:\newfiles\MYFILE.EXT"

You can use the Dir function to iterate through all the files in a directory.

How to use the dir function, http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...8/vafctDir.htm.

If your listbox contains the full path of the file to copy, and you need to copy the file to a new folder, keeping the same file, try using the FileSystemObject to add the filename to the destination.

For example, if the listbox contains c:\testfile.txt, txtFileDest will contain c:\newfiles\testfile.txt.

Good luck !

Code:

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Private Sub CopyFiles()
    Dim txtListItem2 As Integer
    Dim counter2 As Integer
    Dim txtFileDest As String
    Dim txtFileSource As String
    Dim intCopyFlag As Long
    Dim fso As Object
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

   
    txtFileSource = List2.List(List2.ListIndex)
    txtFileDest = "c:\newfiles\"
    txtListItem2 = List2.ListIndex
   
    For counter2 = 1 To List2.SelCount
   
        Select Case List2.Selected(txtListItem2)
        Case 1
            txtFileDest = txtFileDest & fso.GetFileName(txtFileSource)
            FileCopy txtFileSource, txtFileDest
        Case 0
            MsgBox ("Will not be copied")
        End Select
   
    Next counter2

    Set fso = Nothing
End Sub

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What the heck. If you use the above with the FileSystemObject, you can use this code.

Code:

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        Case 1
            fso.copyfile txtFileSource, txtFileDest, True

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The copyfile takes care of carrying over the name of the file for you.

Agree with Jop on this one!

Filecopy "C:\Hello.txt", "C:\Hello2.txt"

[Edited by Nitro on 11-10-2000 at 02:46 PM]

I want to thank everyone who contributed to my search about FileCopy. A very big thank you to jbart. IT WORK!!!