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Copy Method (String, String)

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Copies an existing file to a new file. Overwriting a file of the same name is not allowed.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  System.IO (in System.IO.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Sub Copy ( _
    sourceFileName As String, _
    destFileName As String _
)
public static void Copy(
    string sourceFileName,
    string destFileName
)
public:
static void Copy(
    String^ sourceFileName, 
    String^ destFileName
)
static member Copy : 
        sourceFileName:string * 
        destFileName:string -> unit 
public static function Copy(
    sourceFileName : String, 
    destFileName : String
)

Parameters

  • destFileName
    Type: System. . :: . .String
    The name of the destination file. This cannot be a directory or an existing file.

Remarks

This method is equivalent to the Copy(String, String, Boolean) method overload with the overwrite parameter set to false.

The sourceFileName and destFileName parameters can specify relative or absolute path information. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory. To obtain the current working directory, see the Directory..::..GetCurrentDirectory method.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

File Class

Copy Overload

System.IO Namespace