User defined file copying?

[NoNickWorking]

Hi,
I'm new to AMS and right on the first project I'm running into some problems:

All I want is that when I click a button, a popup comes up to ask the user where he wants to copy the file.

I've used the forum search ("file copy" and "file copy destination") but couldn't find the answer. :o

Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards

P.S.: Sorry about the nick. I've tried my usual nick (Markstar) but that didnt' work. Then tried some others but all were rejected (including a weired one). This was just a last test to see if I'd get it to work at all.

[Mina]

Try this

vA = (_SourceFolder.."\\myfile.exe") -- (the file you want to copy)
vB = Dialog.FolderBrowse("Where to copy the file to", _Desktop);
File.Copy(vA, vB, true, true, false, true, nil);

[NoNickWorking]

Thank you so much!!!!!

It worked after I changed _Desktop to "_Desktop" (it required a string).

This works EXACTLY how I wanted it to! :yes

[NoNickWorking]

Argh, now I want to do the same with File.Install (because it can create a backup), but somehow this doesn't work. Here is the code:

vA = ("\\test.exe")
vB = Dialog.FolderBrowse("Where to install the file to", "_Desktop");
result = File.Install(vA, vB, FILE_INSTALL_ALWAYS, true, false, nil, nil);
if (result == true) then
	Dialog.Message("Notice", "File installed succesfully to "..vB, MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);
else
	Dialog.Message("Notice", "File not installed", MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);
end

It appears there is something wrong with the vB variable because if I replace vB with "D:\\dest\test.exe", it does work. :o

I considered it being a syntax error (after all, the string from Dialog.FolderBrowse looks like "D:\dest" but then why does it work in File.Copy?

[Mina]

I think something's missing in

vA = ("\\test.exe")

Perhaps you mean:

vA = (_SourceFolder.."\\test.exe")

[NoNickWorking]

Well, it does work without the _Sourcefolder (but yes, it is surely better to have it so it also works when the drive changes).

So the problem is still there.

[NoNickWorking]

Hmm, I've been thinking about this quite a lot. It should be possible to write a little procedure to create a backup first and then copy the file. It would be a lot more complicated than simply using File.Install.

I guess I'll have to do that if File.Install really doesn't work (which I find quite odd).

Anyways, thanks for the help so far (though I still hope someone will see what is the cause of this).