understanding usage of DirCopy and FileCopy

[mrmacro]

hi

I have made backup script that works but just want some clarification on the usage of Dircopy and FileCopy some parts I only want one file copied and other parts I want the whole directory copied

I looked in the help file but I just need someone to explain if I use the full path or just the path to the directory

here is the code for  the part I want clarified

;Scripts Directory (DirCopy) Restore
$source3 = "E:\Scripts"
$dest3 = "C:\Users\" & @UserName & "\Documents\Scripts"
If Not FileExists($dest3) Then
    DirCreate($dest3)
    DirCopy($source3, $dest3, $FC_OVERWRITE)
Else
    DirCopy($source3, $dest3, $FC_OVERWRITE)
EndIf

;KeePass File (FileCopy) Restore
$dest4 = "C:\Users\" & @UserName & "\Documents\KeePass"
$File4s = "E:\KeePass\NewDatabase.kdbx"
$File4d = "C:\Users\" & @UserName & "\Documents\KeePass\NewDatabase.kdbx"
$source4 = "E:\KeePass\NewDatabase.kdbx"
If Not FileExists($File4d) Then
    DirCreate($dest4)
    FileCopy($File4s, $File4d, $FC_OVERWRITE)
Else
    FileCopy($File4s, $File4d, $FC_OVERWRITE)
EndIf

with the DirCopy I can see I need just the directory for all the files there to be copied in to the new directory but I am unsure when using a File copy do I need to include the full file path and file name or just the directory?

 

[jo0oker]

try this one i test it and its working

#include <file.au3>

;Scripts Directory (DirCopy) Restore
$source3 = "E:\Scripts"
$dest3 = (@UserProfileDir & "\Documents\Scripts")
If Not FileExists($dest3) Then
    DirCreate($dest3)
    DirCopy($source3, $dest3, $FC_OVERWRITE)
Else
    DirCopy($source3, $dest3, $FC_OVERWRITE)
EndIf

;KeePass File (FileCopy) Restore
$dest4 = (@UserProfileDir & "\Documents\KeePass")
$File4s = "E:\KeePass\NewDatabase.kdbx"
$File4d = (@UserProfileDir & "\Documents\KeePass\NewDatabase.kdbx")
$source4 = "E:\KeePass\NewDatabase.kdbx"
If Not FileExists($File4d) Then
    DirCreate($dest4)
    FileCopy($File4s, $File4d, $FC_OVERWRITE)
Else
    FileCopy($File4s, $File4d, $FC_OVERWRITE)
EndIf

 

[mrmacro]

hi jo0oker 

it wasn't that its not working ,although I can see why you would think so because I only included an except of the full script and this is why you added in  

the #include <file.au3> , I also see that you have used a slight variation  of to get to the directory.  thanks for that too

(@UserProfileDir & "\Documents\KeePass\NewDatabase.kdbx")

what I need info on is I am unsure when using a Filecopy do I need to include the full file path  

"C:\Users\" & @UserName & "\Documents\KeePass\NewDatabase.kdbx"

or as you have modified  

(@UserProfileDir & "\Documents\KeePass\NewDatabase.kdbx")

and file name or just  

"C:\Users\" & @UserName & "\Documents\KeePass"

?

[232showtime]

17 hours ago, mrmacro said:

what I need info on is I am unsure when using a Filecopy do I need to include the full file path

Yes you need to include the full path for FileCopy. there are two different ways on including the full path.

Example:

$FPath = "C:\Users\user\Desktop"
$File = "New Text Document.txt"
If FileExists($FPath & "\" & $File) Then
    MsgBox(0, "", "File Found")
Else
    MsgBox(0, "", "File not Found")
EndIf


If FileExists(@DesktopDir & "\" & $File) Then
    MsgBox(0, "", "File Found")
Else
    MsgBox(0, "", "File not Found")
EndIf