PRB: COPY FILE Command Gives "File Access Denied" Error

 Last reviewed: April 29, 1996
Article ID: Q90032
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
  • Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5x, 2.6x
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6x

SYMPTOMS

When the COPY FILE command is used to copy a file, a "File access denied" error occurs.

CAUSE

The destination filename is not specified in the COPY FILE command.

RESOLUTION

Specify the fully qualified pathname for the destination file.

MORE INFORMATION

To copy the TEST.PRG file from the C:\FOXPRO2 directory to the C:\PROGRAM directory, enter the following command in the Command window: 

   COPY FILE C:\FOXPRO2\TEST.PRG TO C:\PROGRAM\TEST.PRG
Omitting the filename, as follows 

   COPY FILE C:\FOXPRO2\TEST.PRG TO C:\PROGRAM
causes a "File access denied" error message to appear. FoxPro interprets the PROGRAM directory as the name of a file and it is unable to open that directory as a file.

Additional reference words: VFoxWin 3.00 FoxDos FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a
errmsg err msg
KBCategory: kbprg kberrmsg kbprb
KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

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Last reviewed: April 29, 1996
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