[Resolved] objFS copy Problems...

I'm using the following code:

VB Code:

Private Sub Copy_Folder(From_ As String, To_ As String)
 
If Len(Dir$(To_, vbDirectory)) > 0 Then
       objFS.DeleteFolder To_
       objFS.CreateFolder To_
   Else
       objFS.CreateFolder To_
End If
 
objFS.CopyFolder From_, To_ 
 
End Sub

I'm trying to copy all the contents off my K drive into D:\Backup.
The program i'm trying to create automatically backs up my USB key apon being plugged in (that bit i'm still working on), for now i'm trying to just get it to copy the contents of the USB device!

The error i get is:

Run-time Error '5':
Invalid procedure call or argument

I have code that creates another folder inside the backup folder (with the date and time inside the name), but i don't think that that is causing the problem.

VB Code:

Private Sub Backup_Event()
Dim Tmp_Dest As String
 
If ChkOverWrite.Value = 0 Then
 
Tmp_Dest = BackUpDirTxt.Text & "\BU (" & DriveLetter.Text & ") - " & Get_Date_Time
Copy_Folder DriveLetter.Text & ":\", Tmp_Dest
 
Else
 
If ChkOverWrite.Value = 1 Then
 
Tmp_Dest = BackUpDirTxt.Text & "\BU (" & DriveLetter.Text & ")"
Copy_Folder DriveLetter.Text & ":\", Tmp_Dest
 
End If
End If
 
End Sub
 
Public Function Get_Date_Time()
Dim sTime As SYSTEMTIME
GetLocalTime sTime
    
Get_Date_Time = sTime.wYear & sTime.wMonth & sTime.wDay & sTime.wHour & sTime.wMinute & sTime.wSecond
 
End Function

Please note that the overwrite checkbox isn't used for overwriting. It detmines whether a new folder should be made with the date & time, or if it just saves to the one folder each time.

I have tried putting a True or False on the end of

VB Code:

objFS.CopyFolder From_, To_

but it doesn't make a difference.

Thank you!

ok, you get an error, but you don't say what line it's on.

also, place

VB Code:

Debug.Print From_, To_

before the .CopyFolder line and see what the values are

From Debug.Print i get

"K:\ D:\Backup\BU (K) - 200672623251"
.....^ Should have a bigger space however.

VB Code:

Private Sub Copy_Folder(From_ As String, To_ As String)
 
If Len(Dir$(To_, vbDirectory)) > 0 Then
       objFS.DeleteFolder To_
       objFS.CreateFolder To_
   Else
       objFS.CreateFolder To_
End If
 
[B]objFS.CopyFolder From_, To_ 'This is the line [/B] 
 
End Sub

I don't know the reason for this error? Isn't it usually for when you don't call something correctly? The parameters are correct arn't they?

VB Code:

Dim objFS As New Scripting.FileSystemObject
Dim objFolder As Scripting.Folder

I have put at the declarations section

I hope this can help you help me :p

Thanks.

ok. the first parameter for the fso.CopyFolder is wrong:

VB Code:

' These are OK:
objFS.CopyFolder "C:\MyFolder", "C:\DestFolder"
objFS.CopyFolder "C:\MyFolder\*", "C:\DestFolder"
 
' this isn't
objFS.CopyFolder "C:\MyFolder\", "C:\DestFolder"

so for your code you'll have to pass the * as well:

VB Code:

Copy_Folder DriveLetter.Text & "[B]:\*[/B]", Tmp_Dest

also, since you're already using FSO, you might as well use it to check if the folder exists:

VB Code:

If objFS.FolderExists(To_) Then

Yes, thank you this fixed the problem.

Just a quick question before i paste [Resolved]...

Is ther anyway to stop my program from freesing while this happens? & is it possbile to have a progress bar involved too?

Thank you.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Slyke

Is ther anyway to stop my program from freesing while this happens? & is it possbile to have a progress bar involved too?

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yes, but you need a completely different approach using SHFileOperation API - check out this example at VBnet