Topic: COPY FILE

[David Hall]

I must be lost in cyberspace b/c I can't make a simple file copy.  I am thinking it might be the name of the file i.e. "4236.20.xlsx" as an example. this is what I was trying

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                    string filName = @"R:\000-Hall\" + txtProjNum.Text.ToString() + "\\" + txtProjNum.ToString() + ".xlsx";
                    System.IO.File.Copy("R:\\000-Hall\\original.xlsx", filName, true);
for some reason, the text box.tostring isn't working right, or Im way off.

Any ideas?

[Glenn R]

For a start, there's no need to call ToString() on a text object as it's already a string..just use this:

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txtProjNum.Text

I noticed you're using it twice - I assume the project name forms the sub-folder as well as the ultimate file name?

Also, I suspect this:

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txtProjNum.ToString()

should be this:

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txtProjNum.Text

But without seeing the code, I'd be guessing. I suspect that calling txtProjNum.ToString() is giving you the class name of the TextBox control???

[MickD]

Just a quick observation, if it's coming from a text box it's already text so you shouldn't need a conversion unless you wanted a number say.

Also, I'm not sure that txtProjNum.Text (should be the text box text) and txtProjNum.ToString() (this is the text box itself!) will work.

hth

ps. Glenn beat me to it

[Glenn R]

Put a MessageBox in for filName to find out...also, should that be fileName?

[Glenn R]

The 'ol double wammy!

[David Hall]

Glenn you are the MAN!  that was it, I was in fact calling the name of the control.  Funny thing was, VS was telling me that, but in the local window, all my vars looked good, so I couldn't figure out what was wrong.  Guess I couldn't see the forest for the trees.

thanks again

[David Hall]

Thanks for jumping in as well Mick.  Guess I just needed to step back and take a break from the code.

[MickD]

The real simple bugs are often the worst ones, you find yourself looking for something much more sinister .... then it hits you, Doh!