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Word uses a macro programming language known as Visual Basic for Applications, or VBA. Many of the tasks you can perform in regular Visual Basic you can also perform in VBA. One such task is to copy files. You can do so by using the FileCopy command, as follows:
FileCopy source, target
Of course, you need to provide the appropriate specifications for both the source and target designations. For instance, if you wanted to copy a file named MyFile.Doc from the current directory to the F: drive (perhaps where you have a thumb drive) you could do so:
FileCopy myfile.doc, f:
If you try to copy a file that is currently open (either by Word or through a different program), VBA generates an error.
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2014-05-19 03:56:22
RJ
Two points: (1) wouldn't you need quote marks around the parameters? (They must be strings); (2) my version of VBA did not accept simply a directory as the target--I have to specify the file name as well, e.g. "f:myfile.doc"
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