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Re: Passing a Variable to CopyFile

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From: Colin B Maharaj
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 02:38
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If I am not mistaken, you need a double null for this type of operation??
Example...
 >       char *NewFrom = "C:\\Backup\\Data\\*.zip\0\0";
 >       char *NewTo = "E:\\\0\0";

Pat wrote:
> Hello I am trying to write an App in which the user can pass a Variable from 
> a DriveComboBox to copy a file from a specific location.  Getting the 
> copyfile setup is easy enough but I can't seem to get the variable inserted. 
> The destination will (usually) be the root so at this point I don't need to 
> worry about assigning a folder etc.
> 
> The error message I get is  "Cannot convert 'AnsiString' to 'char *'" or 
> something to that effect depending on whether I try AnsiSting drive or char 
> drive.
> 
> Thanks for any help can send my way.
> 
> 
>     }
>      char drive;   //I've also tried AnsiString with errors
>      drive = DriveCombo->Drive;
> 
>       char *From = "C:\\Backup\\Data\\*.zip\0";
>       char *To = "E:\\\0";    // <-Need to be able to define the drive here
>       SHFILEOPSTRUCT op;
>       ZeroMemory(&op, sizeof(op));
>       //op.hwnd  = Handle;
>       op.wFunc = FO_COPY;
>       op.pFrom = From;
>       op.pTo   = To;
>       op.fFlags = FOF_NOCONFIRMATION;
>       SHFileOperation( &op);
> 
> } 
> 
> 
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