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I want to be able to copy a directory of files (all .HTM files) from a
network drive to a local drive on the machine c:\HTMFiles , How can i do
that?

I tried File.Copy(source, dest) but i need to put the file name in the dest
section. I just want to copy the entire directory since I don't know all the
file names just the extensions. Would
File.Copy("\servername\folder", "c:\\HTMFiles\*.HTM") work or no?

thx
 
Mike said:
I want to be able to copy a directory of files (all .HTM files) from a
network drive to a local drive on the machine c:\HTMFiles , How can i do
that?

I tried File.Copy(source, dest) but i need to put the file name in the dest
section. I just want to copy the entire directory since I don't know all the
file names just the extensions. Would
File.Copy("\servername\folder", "c:\\HTMFiles\*.HTM") work or no?
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No, I wouldn't expect it to. File.Copy expects the name of *a* file.
You need something like Directory.GetFiles to find out which files to
copy, and then copy each of them in turn.
 
So i can't just copy all the files from one spot to another?
I need each file name? If so that won't work for me since the file names
will be different everytime
 
Mike said:
So i can't just copy all the files from one spot to another?
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Not in one call to File.Copy, no.
I need each file name? If so that won't work for me since the file names
will be different everytime
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That's why you use Directory.GetFiles to find out what the files are
first...
 
So since I just need only the files with .HTM extensions, i just can't use a
wildcard?
File.Copy("location\*.htm)
 
Mike said:
So since I just need only the files with .HTM extensions, i just can't use a
wildcard?
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No, you can't. File.Copy copies *a file*, not a whole load of files.
 
OK thanks for your information and help, so it appears that i can't automate
this process of my app then. thanks again
 
Mike said:
OK thanks for your information and help, so it appears that i can't automate
this process of my app then. thanks again
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Yes, you can. Very easily. Just not in one line of code.

I repeat:

Use Directory.GetFiles to find the list of HTML files.
Go through each of the files it returns, and call File.Copy with it.

What's the matter with that solution?
 
Actually i just tried that it i get, "can't a files that already exsist"
when i try the file.copy piece
 
Mike said:
Actually i just tried that it i get, "can't a files that already exsist"
when i try the file.copy piece
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Then you presumably either want the version that will overwrite
existing files, or check whether or not the destination file exists
first, and ignore that file if so.
 
were can i find a snippet of code or an example that does this? I want to
see verify that my syntax is correct. I'm getting a new error everytime I
run the app
 
Mike said:
were can i find a snippet of code or an example that does this? I want to
see verify that my syntax is correct. I'm getting a new error everytime I
run the app
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Why don't you write a test console app then? That way you won't need to
go through much to find the problems.
 
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