ASP CopyFolder Method

Definition and Usage

The CopyFolder method copies one or more folders from one location to another.

Syntax:

FileSystemObject.CopyFolder source,destination[,overwrite]
Parameters Description
source Optional. The folder to be copied (wildcards can be used).
destination Required. The destination folder for copying the folder (wildcards cannot be used).
overwrite Optional. Specifies whether to overwrite existing folders. True allows overwriting existing folders, False prevents existing folders from being overwritten. The default is True.

Example

Copy all folders in c:\mydocuments\web to the folder c:\webpages:

<%
dim fs
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
fs.CopyFolder "c:\mydocuments\web\*","c:\webpages\"
set fs=nothing
%>

Copy the folder test from c:\mydocuments\web to the folder c:\webpages:

<%
dim fs
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
fs.CopyFolder "c:\mydocuments\web\test","c:\webpages\"
set fs=nothing
%>