System.IO.IOException

Question

I trying to copy a file from a temporary directory to a folder which a user chooses. I am using C#, and the folder that I'm using is empty.

The code i'm using is:

File.Copy(srcPath, landscapebox.Text, true);

srcPath is a temporary folder

landscapebox is a text box which will have a directory inputted into it. It should look like:

"C:\Users\####\Folder\Folder"

But instead I get:

An unhandled exception of type 'System.IO.IOException' occurred in mscorlib.dll

Additional information: The target file "C:\Users\###\Desktop\####\TestFolder" is a directory, not a file.

Help! I don't know what I'm doing wrong!

rory.ap · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-30 19:42:39Z

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That's because the second argument in File.Copy is the destination file path not the destination folder path.

You can construct the destination file name from your input folder like this:

File.Copy(srcPath, 
    Path.Combine(landscapebox.Text, Path.GetFileName(srcPath)), true);

answered Nov 30, 2016 at 19:42

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Hyblocker Over a year ago

Oh. That's embarrasing

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