PRB: COPY FILE Command Gives "File Access Denied" Error (90032)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS 2.0
This article was previously published under Q90032

SYMPTOMS

When the COPY FILE command is used to copy a file, a "File access denied" error occurs.

CAUSE

The destination filename is not specified in the COPY FILE command.

RESOLUTION

Specify the fully qualified pathname for the destination file.

MORE INFORMATION

To copy the TEST.PRG file from the C:\FOXPRO2 directory to the C:\PROGRAM directory, enter the following command in the Command window: 
   COPY FILE C:\FOXPRO2\TEST.PRG TO C:\PROGRAM\TEST.PRG
Omitting the filename, as follows 
   COPY FILE C:\FOXPRO2\TEST.PRG TO C:\PROGRAM
causes a "File access denied" error message to appear. FoxPro interprets the PROGRAM directory as the name of a file and it is unable to open that directory as a file.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/23/2003
Keywords:kberrmsg KB90032
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