Copy Method

Copies a specified file or folder from one location to another.

object.Copy destination[, overwrite]

Arguments

object

Required. Always the name of a File or Folder object.

destination

Required. Destination where the file or folder is to be copied. Wildcard characters are not allowed.

overwrite

Optional. Boolean value that is True (default) if existing files or folders are to be overwritten; False if they are not.

Remarks

The results of the Copy method on a File or Folder are identical to operations performed using FileSystemObject.CopyFile or FileSystemObject.CopyFolder where the file or folder referred to by object is passed as an argument. You should note, however, that the alternative methods are capable of copying multiple files or folders.

The following example illustrates use of the Copy method:

Dim fso, MyFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set MyFile = fso.CreateTextFile("c:\testfile.txt", True)
MyFile.WriteLine("This is a test.")
MyFile.Close
Set MyFile = fso.GetFile("c:\testfile.txt")
MyFile.Copy ("c:\windows\desktop\test2.txt")

See Also

CopyFile Method | CopyFolder Method | Delete Method | Move Method | OpenAsTextStream Method

Applies To: File Object | Folder Object