Re: FileCopy vs. Read & Write or CopyFile API

Ewwww...the FSO? That's just another dependancy.

What's wrong with using the ShellOperation APIs? Those have always worked
out well with great functionality.

Even better, they work as they should under Vista, which cannot be said of
most things.

- Kev

"Jialiang Ge [MSFT]" <jialge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:JDHPZ92JIHA.4268@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Hello Peter,
|
| From your post, my understanding on this issue is: you wonder how to
| synchronize a document in server to its client with VB FileCopy function.
| If I'm off base, please feel free to let me know.
|
| Generally speaking, VB function FileCopy fails and pop out "Permission
| denied" exception when we attempt to copy a file that is opened or when
the
| destination file cannot be overwritten. Please check if the document in
the
| server is opened, and if the destination in client can be overwritten.
|
| If the file in the server is opened for a short time, in the client, we
| could loop to check if the file is locked:
| On Error Resume Next
| Dim errNum as Integer
| errNum = 1
| While errNum > 0
| FileCopy "server file", "client file"
| errNum = Err.Number
| Err.Clear
| Wend
| As long as the file is closed, the loop will stop and the file will be
| copied.
|
| Another approach is to use FileSystemObject
| (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2z9ffy99.aspx) , which can copy
a
| locked file:
| Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
| fs.copyfile "server file", "client file"
|
| It copies the last save of the file.
| Please have a try and let me know the result.
|
| if you have any other concerns, or need anything else, please feel free to
| let me know.
|
| Sincerely,
| Jialiang Ge (jialge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, remove 'online.')
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