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Q95333: Copying a File

Article: Q95333
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300
Last Modified: 04-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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COPYTEST is a sample that contains a complete code module to copy a file of any
size and set its file date/time stamp.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

Copytest.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Windows contains its own set of file I/O functions to perform the basic
operations such as file open, close, read, write, and so forth; however, there
is no function to copy a file. The COPY.C module included in this sample can be
plugged into any application or dynamic-link library (DLL). Some of the features
of this module are:

- The ability to rename the output file

- The ability to copy the file date/time stamp and attributes

- Nondependency upon the C run time due to the use of inline assembly

- Robust error reporting

For information on how to call the CopyFile() function, please refer to the
comment block inside of COPY.C.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 softlib COPYTEST.EXE

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1

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