copy a created file to another location.

Hi all,

I am still playing with an little app that creates an xml file and a text file. is there a simple way to get the created file to another location. The file is bieng created in C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\photos\ but when its wrtten I need to get it to here C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\ .I have included the code bieng used anybody got any ideas.

thanks in advance
R

VB Code:

Private Sub Command2_Click()
 
 
    Dim f1 As Integer, jpgurl As String, MyPath As String, Artist As String, xmlpath As String, songpath As String, slidenode As String, songname As String, mp3path As String, f2 As Integer, i As Integer
    Dim myFolder As String, mytext As String
 
    myFolder = "photos/"
    mytext = "your image Description here"
 
    
    mp3path = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\photos\"
    xmlpath = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\"
    
         f2 = FreeFile
    Open mp3path & "jpg.txt" For Output As #f2       ' if you don't need mp3.txt take out
     f1 = FreeFile
     
    Open xmlpath & "album.xml" For Output As #f1
    Print #f1, "<?xml version=\""1.0\"" encoding=\""UTF-8\""?>"
    Print #f1, "<slides>"
    songname = Dir(mp3path & "\*.jpg")   ' get first track
    i = 1
    While Not Len(songname) = 0
        'Print #f1, "<photo>"
 
        Print #f1, "<slideNode jpegURL="""; myFolder; songname; """>"; mytext; "</slideNode>"
Print #f2, songname
        Sleep 100                                ' slight pause, needed
        songname = Dir                           ' get next image
 
        'Print #f1, "</photo>"
    
    Wend
    Print #f1, "</slides>"
    
 
    
   Close

either change the path in out open/output or

use FileCopy() to copy it after u are done writing it...

Therefore, do you want two instances of the File (the orig, and a copy)?
If so, then use FileCopy().

Also, you have Opened two files but Close only one.....
(Inlude Close f1, and Close f2)

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Originally Posted by Bruce Fox

Therefore, do you want two instances of the File (the orig, and a copy)?
If so, then use FileCopy().

Also, you have Opened two files but Close only one.....
(Inlude Close f1, and Close f2)

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yes 2 copies is wht I was trying to get it to do in the firstplace but if I set the path which I hve called mp3 path from a similar thing I was doing the text file is empty so Im not sure how to do it

I have tried using file copy using this code but I get the error saying the file is already open and Im not sure how to close it any ideas

thanks
R

VB Code:

Private Sub Command2_Click()
 
 
    Dim f1 As Integer, jpgurl As String, MyPath As String, Artist As String, xmlpath As String, songpath As String, slidenode As String, songname As String, mp3path As String, f2 As Integer, i As Integer
    Dim myFolder As String, mytext As String
 
    myFolder = "photos/"
    mytext = "your image Description here"
 
    
    mp3path = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\photos\"
    xmlpath = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\"
    
         f2 = FreeFile
    Open mp3path & "jpg.txt" For Output As #f2       ' if you don't need mp3.txt take out
     f1 = FreeFile
     
    Open xmlpath & "album.xml" For Output As #f1
    Print #f1, "<?xml version=\""1.0\"" encoding=\""UTF-8\""?>"
    Print #f1, "<slides>"
    songname = Dir(mp3path & "\*.jpg")   ' get first track
    i = 1
    While Not Len(songname) = 0
        'Print #f1, "<photo>"
 
        Print #f1, "<slideNode jpegURL="""; myFolder; songname; """>"; mytext; "</slideNode>"
Print #f2, songname
        Sleep 100                                ' slight pause, needed
        songname = Dir                           ' get next track
 
        'Print #f1, "</photo>"
    
    Wend
    Print #f1, "</slides>"
    FileCopy "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\photos\jpg.txt", "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\"
 
    
   
Close
End Sub

Close the jpg file before you try to copy it. BTW, what is the "Close" you have at the end of your sub?

To close the file you would do

Close #f2

VB Code:

Private Sub Command2_Click()
 
    Dim myFolder As String, mytext As String
    Dim mp3path As String, xmlpath As String
    Dim songname As String, i As Integer
    Dim f1 As Integer, f2 As Integer
    
    '/// Dim jpgurl As String, MyPath As String, Artist As String, songpath As String, slidenode As String
    
    myFolder = "photos/"
    mytext = "your image Description here"
 
    mp3path = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\photos\"
    xmlpath = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\"
    
    f1 = FreeFile
    f2 = FreeFile
    
    Open mp3path & "jpg.txt" For Output As #f2       ' if you don't need mp3.txt take out
    Open xmlpath & "album.xml" For Output As #f1
    
    Print #f1, "<?xml version=\""1.0\"" encoding=\""UTF-8\""?>"
    Print #f1, "<slides>"
    
    songname = Dir(mp3path & "\*.jpg")   ' get first track
    i = 1
    
    While Not Len(songname) = 0
        'Print #f1, "<photo>"
        Print #f1, "<slideNode jpegURL="""; myFolder; songname; """>"; mytext; "</slideNode>"
        Print #f2, songname
        Sleep 100                                ' slight pause, needed
        songname = Dir                           ' get next track
        'Print #f1, "</photo>"
    Wend
    
    Print #f1, "</slides>"
    
    Close #f1
    Close #f2
    
    FileCopy mp3path & "jpg.txt", xmlpath & "album.xml"
 
End Sub

Thanks for the nicely formatted code thats what I need to learn to do before posting. I am still getting an error saying the files is still open and when I select debug its highlighting this line

VB Code:

Open xmlpath & "album.xml" For Output As #f1

but I thought that was bieng closed.

any other uggestions

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Originally Posted by rory

VB Code:

Private Sub Command2_Click()
 
    Dim myFolder As String, mytext As String
    Dim mp3path As String, xmlpath As String
    Dim songname As String, i As Integer
    Dim f1 As Integer, f2 As Integer
    
    '/// Dim jpgurl As String, MyPath As String, Artist As String, songpath As String, slidenode As String
    
    myFolder = "photos/"
    mytext = "your image Description here"
 
    mp3path = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\photos\"
    xmlpath = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\"
    
    f1 = FreeFile
    f2 = FreeFile
    
    Open mp3path & "jpg.txt" For Output As #f2       ' if you don't need mp3.txt take out
    Open xmlpath & "album.xml" For Output As #f1
    
    Print #f1, "<?xml version=\""1.0\"" encoding=\""UTF-8\""?>"
    Print #f1, "<slides>"
    
    songname = Dir(mp3path & "\*.jpg")   ' get first track
    i = 1
    
    While Not Len(songname) = 0
        'Print #f1, "<photo>"
        Print #f1, "<slideNode jpegURL="""; myFolder; songname; """>"; mytext; "</slideNode>"
        Print #f2, songname
        Sleep 100                                ' slight pause, needed
        songname = Dir                           ' get next track
        'Print #f1, "</photo>"
    Wend
    
    Print #f1, "</slides>"
    
    Close #f1
    Close #f2
    
    FileCopy mp3path & "jpg.txt", xmlpath & "album.xml"
 
End Sub

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Maybe try this ..

Open xmlpath & "album.xml" For Output As #f1
Open mp3path & "jpg.txt" For Output As #f2

Also, is it possible the file is opened in another program or browser?

End your program. Then try to manually delete the file? If you can delete it what happens when you run the program again? BTW, what does the code you use to end the program look like?

you have the freefile numbers together

f1 = FreeFile
f2 = FreeFile

they will be getting the same number, try splitting them back up like in your first post.

casey.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by vbasicgirl

you have the freefile numbers together

f1 = FreeFile
f2 = FreeFile

they will be getting the same number, try splitting them back up like in your first post.

casey.

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You're right!

Quote:

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Originally Posted by vbasicgirl

you have the freefile numbers together

f1 = FreeFile
f2 = FreeFile

they will be getting the same number, try splitting them back up like in your first post.

casey.

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Hmmmm, so much for being neat .. :bigyello:
Thanks, i'll know that now ..

so basically it would be like this ..

VB Code:

Private Sub Command2_Click()
 
    Dim myFolder As String, mytext As String
    Dim mp3path As String, xmlpath As String
    Dim songname As String, i As Integer
    Dim f1 As Integer, f2 As Integer
    
    myFolder = "photos/"
    mytext = "your image Description here"
 
    mp3path = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\photos\"
    xmlpath = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\"
    
    f1 = FreeFile
    Open xmlpath & "album.xml" For Output As #f1
    
    f2 = FreeFile
    Open mp3path & "jpg.txt" For Output As #f2
    
    Print #f1, "<?xml version=\""1.0\"" encoding=\""UTF-8\""?>"
    Print #f1, "<slides>"
    
    songname = Dir(mp3path & "\*.jpg")   ' get first track
    i = 1
    
    While Not Len(songname) = 0
        'Print #f1, "<photo>"
        Print #f1, "<slideNode jpegURL="""; myFolder; songname; """>"; mytext; "</slideNode>"
        Print #f2, songname
        Sleep 100                        ' slight pause, needed
        songname = Dir                   ' get next track
        'Print #f1, "</photo>"
    Wend
    
    Print #f1, "</slides>"
    
    Close #f1
    Close #f2
    
    FileCopy mp3path & "jpg.txt", xmlpath & "album.xml"
 
End Sub

thanks for the replies, I have tried ammending my code to this as outlined in one of the posts but the files are still not bieng copied any other suggestions?

thanks R

VB Code:

Private Sub Command2_Click()
 
    Dim myFolder As String, mytext As String
    Dim mp3path As String, xmlpath As String
    Dim songname As String, i As Integer
    Dim f1 As Integer, f2 As Integer
    
    myFolder = "photos/"
    mytext = "your image Description here"
 
    mp3path = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\photos\"
    xmlpath = "C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\"
    
    f1 = FreeFile
    Open xmlpath & "album.xml" For Output As #f1
    
    f2 = FreeFile
    Open mp3path & "jpg.txt" For Output As #f2
    
    Print #f1, "<?xml version=\""1.0\"" encoding=\""UTF-8\""?>"
    Print #f1, "<slides>"
    
    songname = Dir(mp3path & "\*.jpg")   ' get first track
    i = 1
    
    While Not Len(songname) = 0
        'Print #f1, "<photo>"
        Print #f1, "<slideNode jpegURL="""; myFolder; songname; """>"; mytext; "</slideNode>"
        Print #f2, songname
        Sleep 100                        ' slight pause, needed
        songname = Dir                   ' get next track
        'Print #f1, "</photo>"
    Wend
    
    Print #f1, "</slides>"
    
    Close #f1
    Close #f2
    
    FileCopy mp3path & "jpg.txt", xmlpath & "album.xml"
 
End Sub

VB Code:

Close #f1
    Close #f2
    
    FileCopy mp3path & "jpg.txt", xmlpath & "album.xml"

xmlpath & "album.xml" already exists at this point, doesn't it? So you're overwriting album.xml with jpg.txt? So why create album.xml in the first place?

ah yes I see so I dont need the xml file copying becasue thats already in the correct location so some how I need to get then jpg.txt out of here C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\photos\ and into here C:\PROGRAM FILES\Image text Editor\

So would it be best just to copy the one folder?

I dont know what file you want to copy but play with this ..

FileCopy mp3path & "jpg.txt", xmlpath & "jpg.txt"

aesome that works exactly how I wanted to - thanks very much for all your help with this one. Well appreciated