Copy File to other PC

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Laurent

2002-12-10 10:01:21 UTC

Hi,

How can I copy a File to another computer in the network?
Especially, how should the second parameter in the function
CopyFile look like?

Regards,
Laurent.

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Jatin N. Bhoir

2002-12-10 10:36:43 UTC

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Post by Laurent
How can I copy a File to another computer in the network?
Especially, how should the second parameter in the function
CopyFile look like?

Help on CopyFile function cannot be found in Delphi Help. Instead you can
search help for CopyFile in Windows SDK. If ever you need to see an example
of WinAPI calls, search through VCL Source Code (if u have it !!) with the
necessary keyword. VCL Source Code is the best way to learn from Borland
themselves. Thats what source code is for :-)

{WinAPI}
BOOL CopyFile(
LPCTSTR lpExistingFileName, // pointer to name of an existing file
LPCTSTR lpNewFileName, // pointer to filename to copy to
BOOL bFailIfExists // flag for operation if file exists
);
{/WinAPI}

{Delphi}
CopyFile(PChar(Source), PChar(Destination), true)
{/Delphi}

You can also try looking for help on CopyFileEx with some extended flags.

Warm regards,
Jatin

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Laurent

2002-12-10 11:55:54 UTC

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Hi,

Thanks for the response, but I did already now al that.
What I need to know is how to write the second param (destination).

If you copy to a location on the pc, it will be sDest := 'C:\MyDir',
but what if the file must be copied to a another pc.
sDest := 'PC1:\MyDir' will not work!
sDest := '\\PC1\MyDir' neither ...

Laurent.

Post by Jatin N. Bhoir

Post by Laurent
How can I copy a File to another computer in the network?
Especially, how should the second parameter in the function
CopyFile look like?

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Jatin N. Bhoir

2002-12-10 12:15:02 UTC

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Hi Laurent,

{Delphi}
CopyFile(PChar('C:\WINNT\Clock.AVI'), PChar('\\DbServer\Music\Clock.AVI'),
False);
{/Delphi}

This one works just perfectly fine !!
Are your trying to copy directories / folders ??

Use CopyFolder instead..

{WinAPI}
HRESULT CopyFolder(ULONG cbEntryID, LPENTRYID lpEntryID, LPCIID lpInterface,
LPVOID lpDestFolder, LPTSTR lpszNewFolderName, ULONG ulUIParam,
LPMAPIPROGRESS lpProgress, ULONG ulFlags)
{/WinAPI}

Jatin

Post by Laurent
Hi,
Thanks for the response, but I did already now al that.
What I need to know is how to write the second param (destination).
If you copy to a location on the pc, it will be sDest := 'C:\MyDir',
but what if the file must be copied to a another pc.
sDest := 'PC1:\MyDir' will not work!
sDest := '\\PC1\MyDir' neither ...

Christian Gütter

2002-12-10 12:03:56 UTC

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Hi Laurent,

Post by Laurent
If you copy to a location on the pc, it will be sDest := 'C:\MyDir',
but what if the file must be copied to a another pc.
sDest := 'PC1:\MyDir' will not work!
sDest := '\\PC1\MyDir' neither ...

you have to do it the following way:

sDest := '\\PC1\MyDir\Filename.EXT

Windows needs to know the filename of the
destination file.

Cheers,
Christian

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p***@aucxistrading.com

2002-12-10 12:12:11 UTC

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Hi,

I think \\pc1\mydir will work, but MyDir is a sharename and not a
directoryname.

Regards,
Peter

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Onderwerp: Re: [Delphi] Copy File to other PC

Hi Laurent,

you have to do it the following way:

sDest := '\\PC1\MyDir\Filename.EXT

Windows needs to know the filename of the
destination file.

Cheers,
Christian

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Laurent

2002-12-10 12:35:35 UTC

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Thanks to all for the responses. It works.
Only try to copy some files; no folders.

Reagrds,
Laurent.

Post by Christian GÃ¼tter
Hi Laurent,
{Delphi}
CopyFile(PChar('C:\WINNT\Clock.AVI'), PChar

('\\DbServer\Music\Clock.AVI'),

Post by Christian GÃ¼tter
False);
{/Delphi}
This one works just perfectly fine !!
Are your trying to copy directories / folders ??
Use CopyFolder instead..
{WinAPI}
HRESULT CopyFolder(ULONG cbEntryID, LPENTRYID lpEntryID, LPCIID

lpInterface,

Post by Christian GÃ¼tter
LPVOID lpDestFolder, LPTSTR lpszNewFolderName, ULONG ulUIParam,
LPMAPIPROGRESS lpProgress, ULONG ulFlags)
{/WinAPI}
Jatin

Post by Laurent
Hi,
Thanks for the response, but I did already now al that.
What I need to know is how to write the second param

(destination).

Post by Christian GÃ¼tter

Post by Laurent
If you copy to a location on the pc, it will be

sDest := 'C:\MyDir',

Post by Christian GÃ¼tter

Post by Laurent
but what if the file must be copied to a another pc.
sDest := 'PC1:\MyDir' will not work!
sDest := '\\PC1\MyDir' neither ...

Sean & Teri Worle

2002-12-11 02:00:35 UTC

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Post by Laurent
How can I copy a File to another computer in the network?
Especially, how should the second parameter in the function
CopyFile look like?
From your message, I take it that you understand how CopyFile works, you

just need to know how to apply it to another PC.
The second parameter should be the destination file name. In this case,
this will be a UNC path. This will look somthing like this:
\\ComputerName\ShareName\Filename.extention
For example:
\\BobsBox\Common\blah.txt
In order for this to work, several things must be true. First of all, the
other computer must be on the network, and be accessable from your computer.
Secondly, they must have a shared folder (or drive) on that computer, and
finally, they must have given you write access to this share. Oh, and of
course the computer must be turned on. None of these conditions can be done
programmatically from your computer, for security reasons they must all be
done manually on the other computer.

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