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Stored procedures
Copies a file on a remote drive from one directory to another.
Example
oOAuth2Param is OAuth2Parameters
oOAuth2Param.ClientID = "client_id"
oOAuth2Param.ClientSecret = "client_secret"
oOAuth2Param.RedirectionURL = "http://localhost:9000/"

oDrive is Drive
oDrive = oDriveConnect(oOAuth2Param)

IF DriveCopyFile(oDrive, "/MyDirectories/File.txt", "/Backups/") = False THEN
Error("Unable to copy file", ErrorInfo())
RETURN
END
Syntax

Copying a file within a drive Hide the details

<Result> = DriveCopyFile(<Drive> , <Path of source file> , <Destination directory>)
<Result>: Boolean
  • if the file was copied successfully,
  • False if an error occurs. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.
<Drive>: Drive or gglDrive variable
Name of the Drive or gglDrive variable that corresponds to the drive to be used. The connection to the drive must have been previously established. Otherwise, the element is not copied.
<Path of source file>: Character string
Path and name of the file to copy. This file is located in the drive. If this parameter does not correspond to a valid file path, the file will not be copied.
<Destination directory>: Character string
Path of the directory to which the file will be copied. If this path is not valid, the file will not be copied.

Copying a file in Google Drive Hide the details

<Result> = DriveCopyFile(<Google Drive> , <Source file> , <Destination directory>)
<Result>: Boolean
  • if the file was copied successfully,
  • False if an error occurs. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.
<Google Drive>: gglDrive variable
Name of the gglDrive variable that corresponds to the drive to be used. The connection to the drive must have been previously established. Otherwise, the element is not copied.
<Source file>: GglFile variable
Name of the GglFile variable that corresponds to the Google Drive file to manipulate.
<Destination directory>: Character string
Path of the directory to which the file will be copied. If this path is not valid, the file will not be copied.
Remarks

<Destination directory> parameter

Examples of valid paths:
"/holidays directory/2021/"
"\photos"
Examples of invalid paths:
"directoryA/DirectoryB"
"This/Path/Is/invalid"
"c:\Users\"
Related Examples:
Drive functions Unit examples (WINDEV): Drive functions
[ + ] This example illustrates the use of Drive functions (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive).
Drive functions Unit examples (WINDEV Mobile): Drive functions
[ + ] This example illustrates the use of Drive functions (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive).
Business / UI classification: Business Logic
Component: wd290ggl.dll
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