Copy file and then rename file

Question

I want to be able to allow a user to select a file in a listbox which displays files from a location they have specified, they then click copy which makes a copy of the file they have selected, then I want to to allow the user rename the copied file and then have the file sent to a specified folder.

I have tried to make this work but I'm not sure what the best way to do it is? (also not sure of the code needed)

Currently I have a browse button which allows the user to select a location to read the files from, which then populates a textbox they then click open and a listbox is populated with the files. The user then selects/Highlights a file in the listbox and clicks the copy button, this copies the selected file and adds copied to the end of the file - how can I allow the user to rename the copied file? Is a better way to allow them to have one button that does all of this?

If you think you know how to do this, please help!

Jan Montano · Answer

Let's try to modify your first solultion. private void btnBrowse_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { const string fileFormat = *.*; string filePath; DialogResult result = folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog(); if (result == DialogResult.OK) // user selected a file in the dialog then pressed ok { filePath = folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath; txtFilePath.Text = filePath; DirectoryInfo dInfo = new DirectoryInfo(filePath); FileInfo[] fInfo = dInfo.GetFiles(fileFormat); this.filesListBox.Items.Clear(); foreach (FileInfo FI in fInfo) { filesListBox.Items.Add(FI); } } } // my suggestion would be to have a txtDestinationFile where user can enter or replace the filename if he wants to. It's up to you if you want a fileBrowserDialog for the new path and new filename. private void btnCopy_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { string sourceFile = ; string destinationFile = txtDestinationFileName.Text; destinationFile = @C:\MyNewFile; // for testing purposes if (filesListBox.SelectedIndex >= 0) // user selected an item { sourceFile = filesListBox.SelectedItem.ToString(); File.Copy(Path.Combine(txtFilePath.TextsourceFile) destinationFile false); } }

Drew Taylor · Answer

I tried doing it a different way but it didn't work I don't understand why I'm having so much trouble with this I have been able to work out how to do other stuff :( I don't get what it means here in the msdn definition for copy.move I have tried doing string path = selectedFile; string path2 = path + temp what is the code actually doing here? Am I missing something? All I want the code to do is copy a file to another folder called something like copiedfiles and then allow the user to rename the copied file. string path = @ c:	emp\MyTest.txt ; string path2 = path + temp ; try { // Create the file and clean up handles . using (FileStream fs = File.Create(path)) {} // Ensure that the target does not exist. File.Delete(path2); // Copy the file. File.Copy(path path2); Console.WriteLine( {0} copied to {1}  path path2); // Try to copy the same file again which should succeed. File.Copy(path path2 true ); Console.WriteLine( The second Copy operation succeeded which was expected. ); } catch { Console.WriteLine( Double copy is not allowed which was not expected. ); }

Drew Taylor · Answer

Thanks for taking the time to explain this. I copied and pasted the parts of the code to fit in with my program but get this error: Additional information: The path is not of a legal form. On this line when I click the Open button string [] fileEntries = Directory.GetFiles( this .folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath); how can I change this to specify a location such as G:\ ?

Wim Devos · Answer

you can download the solution I made here It is not exactly what you need but you should be able to convert it...

Drew Taylor · Answer

Thanks it looks like you know your stuff but that seems more difficult to do for some reason. I think I'll try and do it the way I was trying to do before. I have the following code: A button to get the files from the specified location and put them in the list box called filesListBox DirectoryInfo dInfo = new DirectoryInfo(FilePath); FileInfo[] fInfo = dInfo.GetFiles(*.); this .filesListBox.Items.Clear(); foreach (FileInfo FI in fInfo) { filesListBox.Items.Add(FI); textBox1.Text=(DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString() + @Template Mark Files from G:\Template Markdown Files); } this .button1.Enabled = false ; From this point how can I? Step 1) Allow the user to select a file in the filesListBox click a button called copy which copies the file to a directory Step 2) Once the file has been copied the copied file name is displayed in a box which the user can use to rename the file when they press update file name button it changes the file name to the name they entered Step 3) The user clicks a button and the newly copied and renamed file is sent to a directory Can you help with this?

Wim Devos · Answer

this should make you able to copy a file selected from a listbox. The only need to add some code to make sure everything goes well (does file exist etc) and the copied file has no extension :D still working on it... Have fun private void btnOpen_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { this.lbFiles.Items.Clear(); if (this.folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { string[] fileEntries = Directory.GetFiles(this.folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath); this.lbFiles.Items.AddRange(fileEntries); } } private void btnCopy_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { string selectedFile = this.lbFiles.SelectedItem.ToString(); FileStream fin = new FileStream(selectedFileFileMode.Open); if(this.saveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { FileStream fout = new FileStream(this.saveFileDialog1.FileName FileMode.Create); try { int i; do { i = fin.ReadByte(); if (i != -1) fout.WriteByte((byte)i); } while (i != -1); fout.Close(); } catch (IOException exc) { } } fin.Close(); }

Drew Taylor · Answer

Thats a good idea! :-) But I don't know how to do that I could probably find out how to do the save dialot part but the reason I am asking in this forum is because I have tried a few times to get this to work but can't and was hoping someone could provide me with some code?

Wim Devos · Answer

when a file is selected and the copy button is clicked you could open a save dialog box so the user can specify a location and a name...