WD97: FileCopy Statement Requires Destination File Name (159424)

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To copy a file to a folder without specifying the required file name for a destination, append the WordBasic property to the WordBasic CopyFile statement, as in the following example:

   Sub CopyFileToFolder()
      'Copies a file to a folder.
      WordBasic.CopyFile "C:\test.doc", "C:\myfolder"
   End Sub

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In earlier versions of Word, you can use the WordBasic CopyFile statement to copy a file directly to a folder without specifying the destination file name.

In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, the FileCopy statement requires a file name for a destination. In certain cases, naming a destination folder is optional.

In Visual Basic for Applications, use the following code to copy a file of the same name to a new destination:

   Sub CopyFileToFolder()
      FileCopy "C:\test.doc", "C:\myfolder\test.doc"
      'The destination folder must be included the destination argument
   End Sub

You can use the following code to copy a file to the same folder using a different file name:

   Sub CopyFileToFile()
      FileCopy "C:\test.doc", "C:\copytest.doc"
      'The folder name in the destination argument does not need to be
      'included.
   End Sub

When you attempt to copy a file to the same folder as the source without specifying a different name for the destination file, or when you attempt to copy a file that is currently open, you will get the following error:

Run-time error '70': Permission Denied

For more information about the FileCopy statement, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type FileCopy click Search, and then click to view "the FileCopy Statement.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Visual Basic Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

For information on how to do this in previous versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

134808 CopyFile Command Altered by Hide MS-Dos extension Option

WD97: FileCopy Statement Requires Destination File Name (159424)

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