WD: Macro Command for Copying Files

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, the WordBasic CopyFile command allows a specified file to be copied to another directory location. The syntax and function of this command are similar to those of the MS-DOS Copy command.

MORE INFORMATION

Word for Windows

The following macro copies the Test.doc file from the C:\Winword directory to the C:\Backup directory:

   Sub MAIN
      CopyFile "C:\winword\test.doc", "C:\backup"
   End Sub

Syntax:

   CopyFile Filename$, Directory$

The Directory$ parameter for the CopyFile command should include the full path of the directory to which you want to copy the file.

The following sample macro copies the active document file to drive B:

   Sub MAIN
      FileSave               'save the current file
      a$ = FileName$()       'get the current filename
      CopyFile a$, "b:\"     'copy the active file to the B drive
   End Sub

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Word 6.x for the Macintosh

For Macintosh users the syntax for CopyFile is the same as above:

   CopyFile .FileName = text, .Directory = text

The following macro will make a copy of the file named "Test" in the Microsoft Word 6 folder and save it to the desktop.

   Sub MAIN
      CopyFile "Mac HD:Microsoft Office:Microsoft Word 6:Test", "Mac \
      HD:Desktop Folder:Test"
   End Sub

REFERENCES

"Using WordBasic," by WexTech Systems and Microsoft, page 166