File.Copy Method (KernelTransaction, String, String, Boolean)

FileCopy Method (KernelTransaction, String, String, Boolean)

[AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file. Overwriting a file of the same name is allowed.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0

Syntax

public static void Copy(
	KernelTransaction transaction,
	string sourceFileName,
	string destinationFileName,
	bool overwrite
)

Public Shared Sub Copy ( 
	transaction As KernelTransaction,
	sourceFileName As String,
	destinationFileName As String,
	overwrite As Boolean
)

public:
static void Copy(
	KernelTransaction^ transaction, 
	String^ sourceFileName, 
	String^ destinationFileName, 
	bool overwrite
)

static member Copy : 
        transaction : KernelTransaction * 
        sourceFileName : string * 
        destinationFileName : string * 
        overwrite : bool -> unit

Parameters

transaction: Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemKernelTransaction
The transaction.
sourceFileName: Type: SystemString
The file to copy.
destinationFileName: Type: SystemString
The name of the destination file. This cannot be a directory.
overwrite: Type: SystemBoolean
if the destination file should ignoring the read-only and hidden attributes and overwrite; otherwise, .

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Passed when the path parameter contains invalid characters, is empty, or contains only white spaces.
ArgumentNullException	Passed when path is .
DirectoryNotFoundException	Passed when the directory was not found.
FileNotFoundException	Passed if the file was not found.
IOException	Passed when an I/O error occurs.
NotSupportedException
UnauthorizedAccessException

Remarks

The attributes of the original file are retained in the copied file.

Whenever possible, avoid using short file names (such as XXXXXX~1.XXX) with this method.

If two files have equivalent short file names then this method may fail and raise an exception and/or result in undesirable behavior.

Reference

File Class

Copy Overload

Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem Namespace