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elfo116 wrote:Hi all ! i'm trying to copy a file from one directory like: C:\Users\PC 1\Desktop\ , but its impossible cause he have a space (PC""1), anyone can help me to solve this ?. Thanks

Little John wrote:

elfo116 wrote:Hi all ! i'm trying to copy a file from one directory like: C:\Users\PC 1\Desktop\ , but its impossible cause he have a space (PC""1), anyone can help me to solve this ?. Thanks

It depends on what you do in detail
E.g. PB's built-in CopyFile() function does work well also with path names that contain spaces.

In cases like this, it is always a good idea to post the smallest executable code that demonstrates the problem.

Case 50
        booti$ = OpenFileRequester("", "", "img (*.img)|*.img", 0)
        
If OpenFile(1,booti$)=0:si=0
  MessageRequester("Error","",0)
Else
  si=1:SetMenuTitleText(0,0,"Cargado")
  sep=CountString(booti$,"\")
  fileboot$=StringField(booti$,sep+1,"\")
  dir$=GetCurrentDirectory()
  AddGadgetItem(2,-1,fileboot$)
  DisableGadget(0,0)
  EndIf
   EndSelect
    
Case #PB_Event_Gadget
  Select EventGadget()
      
    Case 0
      
      AddGadgetItem(2, -1,booti$)
      AddGadgetItem(2, -1,dir$)
      AddGadgetItem(2, -1, "==> "+fileboot$)
      AddGadgetItem(2, -1, booti$+" ==> "+dir$+fileboot$)
      
      copiara$=dir$+"unroot\"+fileboot$

  Debug MoveFile_(booti$,copiara$); <----- error copying

elfo116 wrote:

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  Debug MoveFile_(booti$,copiara$); <----- error copying

  Debug MoveFile_(#DQUOTE$+booti$+#DQUOTE$, #DQUOTE$+copiara$+#DQUOTE$)

skywalk wrote:Better if you provide working code
You can use RenameFile() instead of api movefile_().
When filenames have spaces, enclose them within double quotes, "c:\try\My long crazy filename.txt".

RenameFile(Chr(34)+booti$+Chr(34),Chr(34)+copiara$+Chr(34)) 

Little John wrote:

elfo116 wrote:

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  Debug MoveFile_(booti$,copiara$); <----- error copying

Why don't you use PB's built-in function RenameFile() for moving a file? Like CopyFile(), it works well also with path names that contain spaces.

When using the API function MoveFile_(), you probably have to enclose the path names in double quotes:

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  Debug MoveFile_(#DQUOTE$+booti$+#DQUOTE$, #DQUOTE$+copiara$+#DQUOTE$)

Little John wrote:Why don't you use PB's built-in function RenameFile() for moving a file? Like CopyFile(), it works well also with path names that contain spaces.

Little John wrote:

Little John wrote:Why don't you use PB's built-in function RenameFile() for moving a file? Like CopyFile(), it works well also with path names that contain spaces.

If you want us to help you, then you should at least answer our questions ...

elfo116 wrote:Oh sorry, i I did not think that the RenameFile() function served to copy.

#NULL wrote:

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MoveFile_(booti$,copiara$)

no matter if you use RenameFile() or CopyFile() or whatever, but add

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Debug "|"+booti$+"|"
Debug "|"+copiara$+"|"

before and see what you get. Also check if you have write permissions in the directories.

Little John wrote:

elfo116 wrote:Oh sorry, i I did not think that the RenameFile() function served to copy.

Sometimes you write about copying a file, and sometimes about moving a file. These are two different things.

Haha that's because I've tried all the ways I know to move / copy a file

I told you about both PB's built-in CopyFile() and RenameFile().
You can read the details about both functions in the help.

[color=#0000FF](wrong quoting corrected)[/color] elfo116 wrote:

Little John wrote:

elfo116 wrote:Oh sorry, i I did not think that the RenameFile() function served to copy.

Sometimes you write about copying a file, and sometimes about moving a file. These are two different things.

elfo116 wrote:Haha that's because I've tried all the ways I know to move / copy a file

elfo116 wrote:

Little John wrote:I told you about both PB's built-in CopyFile() and RenameFile().
You can read the details about both functions in the help.

in the "pb.help" there is no help with this, i tryied