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FileCopy(source, destination [, mode] [, attributes])

Last updated September 18, 2007
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Raymond Camden                                    Raymond Camden

Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion MX | Library: CFMLLib

Description:
Mimics the cffile, action="copy" command. Please note that this function will not work in ColdFusion 8 as it is a built in function.

Return Values:
Does not return a value.

Example:

<cfscript>
//fileCopy("c:\neotestingzone\udf\cfml\foo.txt","c:\neotestingzone\udf\cfml\foo2.txt");
</cfscript>

Parameters:

Name Description Required
source Source file to copy. Yes
destination Path to copy file to. Yes
mode Defines permissions for a file on non-Windows systems. No
attributes File attributes. No

Full UDF Source:

<!---
Mimics the cffile, action=&quot;copy&quot; command.
Will not work in CF8.

@param source      Source file to copy. (Required)
@param destination      Path to copy file to. (Required)
@param mode      Defines permissions for a file on non-Windows systems. (Optional)
@param attributes      File attributes. (Optional)
@return Does not return a value.
@author Raymond Camden (ray@camdenfamily.com)
@version 1, September 18, 2007
--->

<cffunction name="fileCopy" output="false" returnType="void">
    <cfargument name="source" type="string" required="true">
    <cfargument name="destination" type="string" required="true">
    <cfargument name="mode" type="string" default="" required="false">
    <cfargument name="attributes" type="string" default="" required="false">
    <cfif len(mode)>
        <cffile action="copy" source="#source#" destination="#destination#" mode="#mode#">
    <cfelse>
        <cffile action="copy" source="#source#" destination="#destination#" attributes="#attributes#">
    </cfif>
</cffunction>

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