copy problem

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I have attempted to copy some files from one drive/folder to another
drive/folder but get an error msg "cannot copy." Attributes do not show
"read only." Problem seems to be limited to one file extension *.dbm (an old
database mgmt sys). Any suggestions?
 
Are you trying to copy from a cd because some cd's are copy-protected.
And there is no relation between "Attributes" and Copy.You can copy the file
even if the file is read-only.
 
Ed said:
I have attempted to copy some files from one drive/folder to another
drive/folder but get an error msg "cannot copy." Attributes do not show
"read only." Problem seems to be limited to one file extension *.dbm (an old
database mgmt sys). Any suggestions?
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You might get some more explicit messages when copying
from a Command Prompt:
- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
- Type this command:
xcopy /s /d /y "d:\Some Source Folder" "d:\Some Destination Folder\"

What do you see?
 
No I am trying to copy file and it gives me another page and copies in onto
other page not under the position I want
 
No I don't want to copy from there
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summer


Pegasus (MVP) said:
You might get some more explicit messages when copying
from a Command Prompt:
- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
- Type this command:
xcopy /s /d /y "d:\Some Source Folder" "d:\Some Destination Folder\"

What do you see?
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Sorry, I can't make sense of your reply.


Summer said:
No I am trying to copy file and it gives me another page and copies in onto
other page not under the position I want
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The command

xcopy /s /d /y "d:\Some Source Folder" "d:\Some Destination Folder\"

uses sample names. You must, of course, supply your
own drive, folder and file names!
 
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