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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
Nov 15 '05 #1
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Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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?


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.

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Nov 15 '05 #2
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

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Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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?


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.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
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Nov 15 '05 #3
Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
So i can't just copy all the files from one spot to another?
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


That's why you use Directory.GetFiles to find out what the files are
first...

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Nov 15 '05 #4
So since I just need only the files with .HTM extensions, i just can't use a
wildcard?
File.Copy("location\*.htm)


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Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
So i can't just copy all the files from one spot to another?


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


That's why you use Directory.GetFiles to find out what the files are
first...

--
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Nov 15 '05 #5
Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
So since I just need only the files with .HTM extensions, i just can't use a
wildcard?


No, you can't. File.Copy copies *a file*, not a whole load of files.

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Nov 15 '05 #6
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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Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
So since I just need only the files with .HTM extensions, i just can't use a wildcard?


No, you can't. File.Copy copies *a file*, not a whole load of files.

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Nov 15 '05 #7
Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
OK thanks for your information and help, so it appears that i can't automate
this process of my app then. thanks again


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?

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Nov 15 '05 #8
Actually i just tried that it i get, "can't a files that already exsist"
when i try the file.copy piece
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
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Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
OK thanks for your information and help, so it appears that i can't automate this process of my app then. thanks again


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?

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
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Nov 15 '05 #9
Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Actually i just tried that it i get, "can't a files that already exsist"
when i try the file.copy piece


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.

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Nov 15 '05 #10
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
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
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Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Actually i just tried that it i get, "can't a files that already exsist"
when i try the file.copy piece


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.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

Nov 15 '05 #11
Mike <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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


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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Nov 15 '05 #12

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