Copy and replace file in Documents folder

[ronen1n]

Hello

I need to replace a file in documents folder that i changed is place.

I cant find it with %USERPROFILE% i can find it with cmd like this:

reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v Personal

How can i do it in autoit?

[Nine]

try :

Local $sEnvVar = EnvGet("USERPROFILE")
MsgBox (0,"",$sEnvVar)

 

[JockoDundee]

MsgBox (0,"",@MyDocumentsDir)

 

[ronen1n]

How can i get inside one more folder?

I tried this and it didnt work

@MyDocumentsDir\OneMoreFolder

Ok i found it 

@MyDocumentsDir & "OneMoreFolder"

Now i cant find the option to copy file from the script folder

 

Edited December 31, 2020 by ronen1n

[GokAy]

@MyDocumentsDir & "\OneMoreFolder"

By the way, yellow can't be read on white background.

[ronen1n]

  On 12/31/2020 at 11:37 PM, GokAy said:

@MyDocumentsDir & "\OneMoreFolder"

By the way, yellow can't be read on white background.

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Yes I forgot the \ and tried to add it but you posted
Its automaticly changed it to yellow 

Now I got this code but its not working
 

FileCopy("\file.*", @MyDocumentsDir & "\folder\file.*", 8)

 

Edited December 31, 2020 by ronen1n

[GokAy]

It is Source, Dest so this should be enough, no need for filename in Dest. (Removed inaccurate info)

FileCopy(@MyDocumentsDir & "\file.*", @MyDocumentsDir & "\folder\",8)

Edit: Also you say you want to move the file, so FileMove would be better (which can also rename)

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/FileMove.htm

Edited December 31, 2020 by GokAy

[ronen1n]

  On 12/31/2020 at 11:52 PM, GokAy said:

It is Source, Dest so this should be enough, no need for filename in Dest if you don't want to rename.

FileCopy(@MyDocumentsDir & "\file.*", @MyDocumentsDir & "\folder\",8)

 

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But the Source of the file is anyware the script is runing from not in @MyDocumentsDir

The file is in the same folder with the script and i dont want to change the script any time i change the folder location

Can i do it?

[GokAy]

In that case use @ScriptDir

Check out Macros page for a list of possible known locations:

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/macros.htm

Edited January 1, 2021 by GokAy

[JockoDundee]

  On 12/31/2020 at 11:58 PM, ronen1n said:

But the Source of the file is anyware the script is runing from not in @MyDocumentsDir

The file is in the same folder with the script and i dont want to change the script any time i change the folder location

Can i do it?

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No need for the trailing \ in the destination.

Where the script runs from shouldn’t matter as the paths are absolute.

[GokAy]

  On 1/1/2021 at 12:01 AM, JockoDundee said:

No need for the trailing \ in the destination.

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You don't? The example in the document uses it..

[ronen1n]

I think you dont get me 

E:\\ChangingPathSomeTimes\script.exe + FileToCopy.*

Can i copy from the script folder what ever the path will be to the Documents?

[GokAy]

Yes.. I answered that, maybe it was not obvious.

FileCopy(@ScriptDir & "\file.*", @MyDocumentsDir & "\folder\",8)

According to JockoDundee you don't need "\", so:

FileCopy(@ScriptDir & "\file.*", @MyDocumentsDir & "\folder",8)

 

Edited January 1, 2021 by GokAy

[ronen1n]

  On 1/1/2021 at 12:11 AM, GokAy said:

Yes.. I answered that, maybe it was not obvious.

FileCopy(@ScriptDir & "\file.*", @MyDocumentsDir & "\folder\",8)

According to JockoDundee you don't need "\", so:

FileCopy(@ScriptDir & "\file.*", @MyDocumentsDir & "\folder",8)

 

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I sew the @ScriptDir somewhere else but didn't get what its doing

And Yes its working without the \ and I think in CMD its working without it too but it's more understandable

Thank you

[JockoDundee]

  On 1/1/2021 at 12:03 AM, GokAy said:

You don't? The example in the document uses it..

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Good eye.  I've always used it like a Copy or cp statement destination, never gave it a second thought...

[ronen1n]

  On 1/1/2021 at 12:03 AM, GokAy said:

You don't? The example in the document uses it..

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  On 1/1/2021 at 12:53 AM, JockoDundee said:

Good eye.  I've always used it like a Copy or cp statement destination, never gave it a second thought...

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So i found out that the path without the \ and the path doesn't exist he think that it's file and creates file with the last folder name so it's better to add it anyway

[GokAy]

Thanks for the clarification.

[JockoDundee]

  On 1/1/2021 at 1:49 AM, ronen1n said:

good find.  So what’s it do in the case of

FileCopy("C:\SomeDir\file.*", @MyDocumentsDir & "\folder")

if there are multiple file.* and no directory named “folder”

[pixelsearch]

A year ago, I described exactly the same issue in this link, where my voluntary inexistant destination folder (named "Administrateur2") corresponds to the folder named "folder" in your example.

  On 1/1/2021 at 4:42 AM, JockoDundee said:

So what’s it do in the case of

FileCopy("C:\SomeDir\file.*", @MyDocumentsDir & "\folder")

if there are multiple file.* and no directory named “folder”

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In your case, all your source files named file.* will be copied under a single file name (the file name will be... "folder") and each source file copied will constantly overwrite the precedent copied file named "folder", all this without any error returned by the FileCopy function (this explanation corresponds to the presence of a 3rd parameter which allows you to overwrite existing files, as in the example below)

To avoid this issue, I think it's better to use the following syntax, even if the help file (topic FileCopy) doesn't stipulate that you are allowed to indicate file names in the destination parameter :

#include <FileConstants.au3>

$iStatus = FileCopy("C:\SomeDir\file.*", @MyDocumentsDir & "\folder\file.*",  $FC_OVERWRITE)
If $iStatus = 0 Then ; FileCopy went wrong (for example \folder doesn't exist)
    ; your error message here
EndIf

 

Edited January 1, 2021 by pixelsearch
some changes in explanations, depending on the presence (or not) of the 3rd parameter to overwrite