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Copy Item

Copy Item [ Result; From; To; Replace ]

Copy Item copies a file or folder to a new location, optionally replacing any same-named items in the destination.

Parameter Description
Result An optional target field to receive any copying error. Will be left empty when there is no error.
From The path or container reference to the folder or file to be copied
To

The path or container reference to either:

  • a folder. The source item will be copied to that folder using its source name.
  • a file name. The source will be copied to destination folder as the specified name.
Replace When set to “Yes”, an item in Destination with the same name will be replaced. When “No” an error will be generated if copying would replace an existing item.

Examples

To copy a file named “MyDatabase.fmp12” on the Desktop to a USB flash drive named KINGSTON:
Copy Item [ Select; Result: MyTable::Result;
From: ".D/MyDataBase.fmp12" ;
To: "/KINGSTON" ;
Replace: No ]