Copy File Method

The Copy File method copies a file. It does not return a value. You cannot use the following wildcards in any of the arguments:

• * (asterisk)

• ? (question mark)

The Copy File method cannot copy the file that the source argument identifies in the following situations:

• If Siebel VB opens this file for anything other than read access

• If other code has already opened and is using the file

Format

FileCopy [path1]source, [path2]target

The following table describes the arguments that you can use with this method.

Argument	Description
path1	The path of the file to copy. If the value in the source argument does not reside in the current directory, then this argument is optional.
source	The name and, if necessary, the path of the file to copy.
path2	The path to a directory. This method copies the file to this directory. If you require that this method not copy the file to the current directory, then the path2 argument is optional.
target	A name. This method copies the file to this name.

Example

The following example copies one file to another file:

Sub Button_Click
   Dim oldfile, newfile
   On Error Resume Next
   oldfile = "c:\temp\trace.txt"
   newfile = "c:\temp\newtrace.txt"
   FileCopy oldfile,newfile
   If Err <> 0 then
      msgtext = "Error during copy. Rerun program."
      Else
      msgtext = "Copy successful."
   End If
End Sub