File::Copy(path,path,bool) can't find source file

[Wolfie7873]

Weird, works when the source file is in the root directory, but not otherwise...

 

[shetlandbob]

dont belive it



Robert Cumming

http://www.consultantengineer.co.uk

 

[ArkM]

Remember double backslashes in string literals with file path...

 

[Wolfie7873]

I didn't believe it either so i went back and checked and had some extra " where I didn't need them, but i'm still getting something weird. Now I get an exception that says, "The given path's format is not supported." What does that mean?

 

[shetlandbob]

can you post your code, that might help.

Cheers

Robert Cumming

http://www.consultantengineer.co.uk

 

[Wolfie7873]

gladly:

private: System::Void newFileMenuitem_Click(System::Object * sender, System::EventArgs * e)
{
OpenFileDialog* fd = new OpenFileDialog();
fd->set_Filter(S"Head Coach Databases (*.mdb)|*.mdb|All files(*.*)|*.*");

fd->set_InitialDirectory(S"c:\\Program Files\\Aquajock Software\\Head Coach\\");
fd->set_Multiselect(false);
fd->set_Title(S"Create New Database...");
fd->set_CheckFileExists(false);

if (fd->ShowDialog() == DialogResult::OK)
{
try {
String* fname = fd->get_FileName(); if (File::Exists(fname))
{
MessageBox::Show(String::Concat(fname,S" already exists"),S"Error...");
newFileMenuitem_Click(sender, e);
return;
}
else
File::Copy(S"C:\\Program Files\\Aquajock Software\\Head Coach\\Bin\\hc_source.mdb",String::Concat(S"C:\\Program Files\\Aquajock Software\\Head Coach\\",fname),false);
return;
}
catch(Exception* ex){
MessageBox::Show(ex->Message);
newFileMenuitem_Click(sender, e);
return;
}
}
}

 

[shetlandbob]

I think (havn't checked) but

      String* fname = fd->get_FileName();

will return the full pathname, e.g.

C:\\Program Files\\Aquajock Software\\Head Coach\\text.dat

Thus when you are trying to copy it is trying to copy from

C:\\Program Files\\Aquajock Software\\Head Coach\\Bin\\hc_source.mdb

to

C:\\Program Files\\Aquajock Software\\Head Coach\\C:\\Program Files\\Aquajock Software\\Head Coach\\text.dat


which is invalid.

Trying looking at your fname string.



Robert Cumming

http://www.consultantengineer.co.uk

 

[Wolfie7873]

You got that one right, thanks. Changed it to:

File::Copy(S"C:\\Program Files\\Aquajock Software\\Head Coach\\Bin\\hc_source.mdb",fname,false);

Which doesn't produce the same error, but now it tells me that the source file doesn't exist, even though I know that it does. Any more ideas of what to look for?

Thanks in advance
Eddie

 

[shetlandbob]

Hmm, not sure?
Try putting "C:\\Program Files\\Aquajock Software\\Head Coach\\Bin\\hc_source.mdb" into a String variable for one?

Then you could try

  FILE* input;
  input = fopen ( text, "r" );
  if ( input ) 
    // file found
  else
    // file not found
  end if

Robert Cumming

http://www.consultantengineer.co.uk

 

[Wolfie7873]

Hmm, works now - seems that there was something wrong with the source file, so i recopied it to the Bin and everything is great. Thanks for your help!

Eddie

 

[shetlandbob]

No worries!



Robert Cumming

http://www.consultantengineer.co.uk