Q159424: WD97: FileCopy Statement Requires Destination File Name

Article: Q159424
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbwordvba
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the FileCopy statement and do not specify a destination file name,
you get the following error message:

  Run-time error '75':
  Path/File access error

CAUSE
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The Visual Basic for Applications FileCopy statement requires a destination file
name.

WORKAROUND
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To copy a file to a folder without specifying the required file name for a
destination, append the WordBasic property to the WordBasic CopyFile statement,
as in the following example:

     Sub CopyFileToFolder()
        'Copies a file to a folder.
        WordBasic.CopyFile "C:\test.doc", "C:\myfolder"
     End Sub

MORE INFORMATION
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In earlier versions of Word, you can use the WordBasic CopyFile statement to
copy a file directly to a folder without specifying the destination file name.

In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, the FileCopy statement requires a
file name for a destination. In certain cases, naming a destination folder is
optional.

In Visual Basic for Applications, use the following code to copy a file of the
same name to a new destination:

     Sub CopyFileToFolder()
        FileCopy "C:\test.doc", "C:\myfolder\test.doc"
        'The destination folder must be included the destination argument
     End Sub

You can use the following code to copy a file to the same folder using a
different file name:

     Sub CopyFileToFile()
        FileCopy "C:\test.doc", "C:\copytest.doc"
        'The folder name in the destination argument does not need to be
        'included.
     End Sub

When you attempt to copy a file to the same folder as the source without
specifying a different name for the destination file, or when you attempt to
copy a file that is currently open, you will get the following error:

  Run-time error '70': Permission Denied

For more information about the FileCopy statement, from the Visual Basic Editor,
click the Office Assistant, type "FileCopy" (without the quotation marks) click
Search, and then click to view "the FileCopy Statement.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Visual Basic Help is not installed on your
computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

For information on how to do this in previous versions of Word, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q134808 CopyFile Command Altered by Hide MS-Dos extension Option

Additional query words: wordcon word8 word97 8.0 vb vba vbe file copy

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Keywords          : kbwordvba 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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