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FileInfo.CopyTo copies a file

 

Imports System
Imports System.IO

Public Class Test

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim path As String = "c:\SourceFile.txt"
        Dim path2 As String = "c:\NewFile.txt"
        Dim fi As FileInfo = New FileInfo(path)
        Dim fi2 As FileInfo = New FileInfo(path2)

        Try
            Using fs As FileStream = fi.Create()
            End Using
            If File.Exists(path2) Then
                fi2.Delete()
            End If
            fi.CopyTo(path2)
            Console.WriteLine("{0} was copied to {1}.", path, path2)
        Catch ioex As IOException
            Console.WriteLine(ioex.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub
End Class

   
  








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