DWfile.copy()

Availability

Dreamweaver 3.

Description

This function copies the specified file to a new location.

Arguments

originalURL, copyURL

The originalURL argument, which is expressed as a file:// URL, is the file you want to copy.
The copyURL argument, which is expressed as a file:// URL, is the location where you want to save the copied file.

Returns

A Boolean value: true if the copy succeeds; false otherwise.

Example

The following code copies a file called myconfig.cfg to myconfig_backup.cfg:

var fileURL = "file:///c|/Config/myconfig.cfg";
var newURL ="file:///c|/Config/myconfig_backup.cfg"; 
DWfile.copy(fileURL, newURL);

Comments

No screen name said on Feb 3, 2007 at 9:24 AM :

I've written an implementation of Microsoft's xCopy function which allows you to copy a directory, all its contents and infinite sub-directory's check it out here
http://byron-adams.com/archives/10-xCopy-for-Dreamweaver.html

hope this helps someone.

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