[RESOLVED] copy flags

ive made a program to backup all my files but the problem i have is when it runs in to a problem with copying the files. i dont know what the problem is ie file corrupt or canceled by user.

so im wantig to add some sort of way or flag for handling this.

the code below works great for me
i have used lngReturn = SHFileOperation(typFO) for returning cancel but cannot figure out how to get error message on file/folder/disk error

i hope someone out there can help me???

Code:

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Private Type SHFILEOPSTRUCT
    hWnd As Long
    wFunc As Long
    pFrom As String
    pTo As String
    fFlags As Long
    fAnyOperationsAborted As Long
    hNameMappings As Long
    lpszProgressTitle As String
End Type

Private Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHFileOperationA" (lpFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT) As Long
Private Const FO_DELETE = &H3
Dim Dro
Dim DS As String
Dim DW As String
Dim MM
Dim portable
Dim DD
Dim NewSer As String
Dim prompt As String
Dim DFolder As String
Dim Dpath As String
Dim m, d
Dim XX As String
Dim SHFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT
Dim lngReturn As Long

Public Sub CopyFolder(ByVal Source As String, ByVal Dest As String)
    Const FO_COPY As Long = &H2
    Const FOF_NOCONFIRMATION As Long = &H10
    Const FOF_CREATEPROGRESSDLG As Long = &H0
    Const FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR As Long = &H200
    Const FILE_FLAGS = FOF_NOCONFIRMATION Or FOF_CREATEPROGRESSDLG Or FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR
    Dim typFO As SHFILEOPSTRUCT
 
   
    With typFO
        .wFunc = FO_COPY
        .fFlags = FILE_FLAGS
        .pFrom = Source
        .pTo = Dest
    End With
    lngReturn = SHFileOperation(typFO)
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
CopyFolder "c:\windowsggg", "F:\New Folder" 'this will create the problem im trying to sort out
If lngReturn = "1026" Then
    MsgBox "problem with file"
    End If
If lngReturn = "1223" Then
    MsgBox "canceled"
    End If

End Sub

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Thread moved from CodeBank forum (which is for you to post your code examples, not questions)

See this blog post.

thanks Joacim Andersson after looking at your link gave me a bigger picture

this how i did if it if someone else comes across same problem
i put in Const FOF_SILENT As Long = &H4 and added it to
Const FILE_FLAGS = FOF_NOCONFIRMATION Or FOF_CREATEPROGRESSDLG Or FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR Or FOF_SILENT

finished code(just cut and past in to a new project

vb Code:

Private Type SHFILEOPSTRUCT
    hWnd As Long
    wFunc As Long
    pFrom As String
    pTo As String
    fFlags As Long
    fAnyOperationsAborted As Long
    hNameMappings As Long
    lpszProgressTitle As String
End Type
 
Private Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHFileOperationA" (lpFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT) As Long
Private Const FO_DELETE = &H3
Dim Dro
Dim DS As String
Dim DW As String
Dim MM
Dim portable
Dim DD
Dim NewSer As String
Dim prompt As String
Dim DFolder As String
Dim Dpath As String
Dim m, d
Dim XX As String
Dim lngReturn As Long
Dim SHFileOp As SHFILEOPSTRUCT
 
 
Public Sub CopyFolder(ByVal Source As String, ByVal Dest As String)
'On Error GoTo errorhanlder
 
    Const FO_COPY As Long = &H2
    Const FOF_NOCONFIRMATION As Long = &H10
    Const FOF_CREATEPROGRESSDLG As Long = &H0
    Const FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR As Long = &H200
'new bit to keep silent and just return arror number
   Const FOF_SILENT As Long = &H4
'-------------------------------------------------
    Const FILE_FLAGS = FOF_NOCONFIRMATION Or FOF_CREATEPROGRESSDLG Or FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR Or FOF_SILENT
    
    Dim typFO As SHFILEOPSTRUCT
    
    
    With typFO
        .wFunc = FO_COPY
        .fFlags = FILE_FLAGS
        .pFrom = Source
        .pTo = Dest
    End With
    lngReturn = SHFileOperation(typFO)
    
    'MsgBox SHFileOperation(fAnyOperationsAborted)
'errorhanlder:
   ' MsgBox Err.Number
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
CopyFolder "c:\windowsggg", "F:\New Folder'this will creat error for the function
If lngReturn = "1026" Then
    MsgBox "problem with file"
    End If
If lngReturn = "1223" Then
    MsgBox "canceled"
    End If
 
End Sub