moving subfolders

[fixertool]

using visual studio 2005, framework 2.0, winXP SP2
I have a winform with two text-boxes, both associated with a folder
browser dialog (no problem with this), and a button.
First text-box has the origin folder, and the other points to the
destination one.
Aditionally, I have a "backup" folder.
The CONTENT of the origin folder is copied into destination's. But
first, I have to move all the destination content to a new subfolder
inside "backup".
When I'm talking of the Content of a folder, I'm meaning all the
archives and subfolders (with all its content) inside that folder.
The problem is when I try to move destination content to the newly
created subfolder (inside backup), Destination folder disappears.
This is the code (very simple as you may see)

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Diagnost ics
// not using other references

Directory.Creat eDirectory(Back upSubFolder)
//created inside BackupFolder (no problem with this)
If Directory.Exist s(destinationFo lder) Then
// destination content is moved here. But after this,
destinationFold er disappears...
Directory.Move( destinationFold er, BackupFolder)
Else
MessageBox.Show ("BackupSubFold er Not Created")
End If

[fixertool]

I need to clarify something. The line
Directory.Creat eDirectory(Back upSubFolder) is useless, in fact.
Because when you try
Directory.Move( destinationFold er, BackupFolder), BackupFolder is
created, if not before. And if it already exists, a proper exception
is launched.
But the main problem still remains: Why destinationFold er disappears,
in spite of its content appear inside BackupFolder?
I want destinationFold er remains intact. Empty, without its content
now moved to backupFolder, but without disappearing.

[Patrice]

Directory.Move( destinationFold er, BackupFolder)

This is expected as you *move* the folder (i.e. you take it from one place
and put it at some other place)

You want likely to *copy* the folder instead :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xz2d9afk.aspx

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Patrice

[Patrice]

Ah ! So what you want is to move the *content* of this folder (of course you
can use GetFiles/GetDirectories to get the content)...

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I need to clarify something. The line
Directory.Creat eDirectory(Back upSubFolder) is useless, in fact.
Because when you try
Directory.Move( destinationFold er, BackupFolder), BackupFolder is
created, if not before. And if it already exists, a proper exception
is launched.
But the main problem still remains: Why destinationFold er disappears,
in spite of its content appear inside BackupFolder?
I want destinationFold er remains intact. Empty, without its content
now moved to backupFolder, but without disappearing.

[fixertool]

Thanks for your kind response. I'll see this later. And I'll post my
solution.

Ah ! So what you want is to move the *content* of this folder (of
course you
can use GetFiles/GetDirectories to get the content)...