copy a file in use

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by jackie, Jan 20, 2004.

  1. jackie

    jackie Guest

    I am having difficulty copying a file in use. What's the workaround?Error
    messge is "permission denied."

    FileCopy "C:\file1", "C:\file2"

    thanks
     
    jackie, Jan 20, 2004
    #1
  2. jackie

    developer Guest

    FileCopy will not work on an open file. I work around it by shelling out and copying using an operating system command. You might also look into using a Windows API function to do this.
     
    developer, Jan 20, 2004
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