initiating windows file copy programmatically

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I need to copy files to a predefined folder. How to write the code so that it acts similar to doing ctrl+v after browsing to the folder. Just click a button windows takes it from there.(in c#)

Note: I need to let windows know that a certain file has to be copied to a certain location. Hooking into one of the windows processes i guess.

Posted 25-Sep-13 1:23am

cs3infomat

Updated 25-Sep-13 7:50am

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Rick van Woudenberg 25-Sep-13 7:28am

Not sure what you mean though. Could you please provide us with more information or details. Copying files in c# is pretty straightforward. File.Copy(src_filename, dst_filename) usually does the trick. But I guess if it was that simply, you wouldn't be asking this question.

cs3infomat 25-Sep-13 14:05pm

Is there a way to fire paste event in explorer programmatically with my parameters?

[no name] 25-Sep-13 7:49am

"dint work" is not helpful unless you post some code. This is very basic stuff.

cs3infomat 25-Sep-13 10:37am

ok...forget i have codes.I just want to do normal copy paste... i want windows explorer to do it.what happens when we press ctrl+v i want same thing in a button click in a form with windows ui.

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Ravi Bhavnani · Answer 1 · 2013-09-25T11:07:00

Solution 2

See the answer on this[^] page.

/ravi

Posted 25-Sep-13 11:07am

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cs3infomat 26-Sep-13 0:54am

Iam getting an error my doesnt exist in current context. Imported visual basic. Does this work in xp. Will form become unresponsive?

Ravi Bhavnani 26-Sep-13 8:00am

1 - Did you import Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices?
2 - As the SO post says, this is available in Vista and later.
3 - Did you read the MSDN article?

/ravi

Richard MacCutchan · Answer 2 · 2013-09-25T01:55:00

Solution 1

See File.Copy[^].

Posted 25-Sep-13 1:55am

Richard MacCutchan

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cs3infomat 25-Sep-13 10:49am

Please i dont want to copy directly. i have a form and a button. Source and destination is selected. Then when in press the button windows has to copy file to that path. Just like sending a message to windows explorer. UI should be responsive.

Richard MacCutchan 25-Sep-13 10:57am

Then do the file copying in a background worker thread.

cs3infomat 25-Sep-13 13:39pm

Why cant i use windows api by telling what and where to paste?

[no name] 25-Sep-13 13:52pm

What do you think File.Copy does?

cs3infomat 25-Sep-13 14:04pm

If i use file.copy form becomes unresponsive. Then i need to use a background worker or something, show progress bar etc. Is there a way to fire paste event in explorer programmatically with my parameters?

Matt T Heffron 25-Sep-13 14:51pm

Look into ShellExecuteEx

Richard MacCutchan · Answer 3 · 2013-09-25T21:14:00

Solution 3

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb775771(v=vs.85).aspx[^].

Posted 25-Sep-13 21:14pm

Richard MacCutchan

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cs3infomat 26-Sep-13 4:22am

Is there any example? Does it work in xp too?

Richard MacCutchan 26-Sep-13 4:39am

No idea, but Google will help you.

cs3infomat · Answer 4 · 2013-09-26T03:42:00

Solution 4

added reference to the project downloaded from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163304.aspx and called inbuild copy function and its all good.... Thanks guys

Posted 26-Sep-13 3:42am

cs3infomat