File.Copy Method (String, String, CopyOptions, Boolean, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object)

public static CopyMoveResult Copy(
	string sourceFileName,
	string destinationFileName,
	CopyOptions copyOptions,
	bool preserveDates,
	CopyMoveProgressRoutine progressHandler,
	Object userProgressData
)

Public Shared Function Copy ( 
	sourceFileName As String,
	destinationFileName As String,
	copyOptions As CopyOptions,
	preserveDates As Boolean,
	progressHandler As CopyMoveProgressRoutine,
	userProgressData As Object
) As CopyMoveResult

public:
static CopyMoveResult^ Copy(
	String^ sourceFileName, 
	String^ destinationFileName, 
	CopyOptions copyOptions, 
	bool preserveDates, 
	CopyMoveProgressRoutine^ progressHandler, 
	Object^ userProgressData
)

static member Copy : 
        sourceFileName : string * 
        destinationFileName : string * 
        copyOptions : CopyOptions * 
        preserveDates : bool * 
        progressHandler : CopyMoveProgressRoutine * 
        userProgressData : Object -> CopyMoveResult

Parameters

sourceFileName: Type: SystemString
The file to copy.
destinationFileName: Type: SystemString
The name of the destination file. This cannot be a directory.
copyOptions: Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemCopyOptions
CopyOptions that specify how the file is to be copied. This parameter can be .
preserveDates: Type: SystemBoolean
if original Timestamps must be preserved, otherwise.
progressHandler: Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemCopyMoveProgressRoutine
A callback function that is called each time another portion of the file has been copied. This parameter can be .
userProgressData: Type: SystemObject
The argument to be passed to the callback function. This parameter can be .

Return Value

Type: CopyMoveResult
Returns a CopyMoveResult class with the status of the Copy action.

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

Option NoBuffering is recommended for very large file transfers.

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