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Anonymous
February 7, 2017
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Is it possible to copy folder with Extendscript

  • February 7, 2017
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Not sure if this is only available to files... Trying to create a folder locally (C: drive) and then copy the folder (and contents) to another folder on the network...

var foSource = new Folder(myPath);
foSource.copy(strTarget);

This throws an error... any ideas?

Thanks!

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Correct answer Klaus Göbel

Hi funsekon,

here's one way to do that:

var NewFileName;
var oFiles;
var oNewFolder
var StartFolder = "C:\\temp";   // preselection for Windows Explorer
var locFolder = new Folder(StartFolder);
var oOldFolder = locFolder.selectDlg ("Folder");
     
if (oOldFolder != null)
    {
        
    oNewFolder = new Folder(oOldFolder + "\\NewFolder") ;
    if (oNewFolder.exists)
        {
        // alert("overwrite?")
        // ......
        }
    else
        {
        oNewFolder.create();
        }
    
        oFiles = oOldFolder.getFiles ("*.fm");
    
        for (var i = 0; i < oFiles.length; i++)
            {
             NewFileName =    oFiles.fsName.replace(oOldFolder.fsName,oNewFolder.fsName);
            oFiles.copy(NewFileName);
            }
}

3 replies

Klaus Göbel
Klaus GöbelCorrect answer
Legend
February 8, 2017

Hi funsekon,

here's one way to do that:

var NewFileName;
var oFiles;
var oNewFolder
var StartFolder = "C:\\temp";   // preselection for Windows Explorer
var locFolder = new Folder(StartFolder);
var oOldFolder = locFolder.selectDlg ("Folder");
     
if (oOldFolder != null)
    {
        
    oNewFolder = new Folder(oOldFolder + "\\NewFolder") ;
    if (oNewFolder.exists)
        {
        // alert("overwrite?")
        // ......
        }
    else
        {
        oNewFolder.create();
        }
    
        oFiles = oOldFolder.getFiles ("*.fm");
    
        for (var i = 0; i < oFiles.length; i++)
            {
             NewFileName =    oFiles.fsName.replace(oOldFolder.fsName,oNewFolder.fsName);
            oFiles.copy(NewFileName);
            }
}
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Anonymous
February 8, 2017

Thanks Klaus, this procedure works wonders. Yes, my target folder looks like: "C:\\Users\\User\\MyFolder";

Thanks @Ian Proudfoot for your suggestions and comments...

Ian Proudfoot
Ian Proudfoot
Legend
February 7, 2017

It may be because the Folder object does not have a copy() function.

I had a quick look at this and I believe that you will have to create your own recursive folder copy function. That will need to create a new folder, then copy each file into it. A recursive function will allow it to also create/copy sub-folders.

By the way, I normally use URI notation for all paths as it saves all that double backslash nonsense and it's how the File and Folder objects store the paths anyway.

Ian

Klaus Göbel
Klaus Göbel
Legend
February 7, 2017

Hi Ian,

you're absolutely right.

Only a file can be copied, but not a folder.

@funsekon: You have to create the (sub-)folder and copy the FILES.( file by file)

Klaus Göbel
Klaus Göbel
Legend
February 7, 2017

What is your "strTarget"?

How is it build?  It should be something like "C:\\Users\\User\\MyFolder";

IMPORTANT: backslash must be double( means: masked)

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