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Originally posted by: arkore

I can see that I can use moveFile(from,to) to move a file around on the disk. Is there a way to ask it to retain the original and create a copy. I can see there is no copyFile(from,to) command but perhaps there is some other way to achieve the same effect?

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Originally posted by: rpigneri

Dear arkore,

Take a look at the appendFile function. If the target file does not exist, then the source file is simply copied to the new location. You can use the stat function to ensure that the target file does not exist if you have concerns about the target filename already existing.

Hope that helps,

Rocco

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Originally posted by: arkore

Hi Rocco,

This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. Thanks very much.

For anyone following me:
In my case I intend to use the stat() function to check if the target file exists and if so then use the delete() function to clear the prior file then use appendFile() to copy. This replicates the copy and replace behavior that most file systems would use.

Thanks!