File Move Overwrite??

[B-Dog]

Is there a way to make vb.net to overwrite the file when moving? Here is
what I'm trying to do:

If System.IO.File. Exists(dest) Then

'handle overwrite here

If MessageBox.Show ("Do you want to overwrite", "Overwrite File?",
MessageBoxButto ns.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon. Question) = DialogResult.Ye s Then

System.IO.File. Move(lstfilenam e, dest) 'I want to force overwrite file here

Else

[Brian]

Re: File Move Overwrite??

File.Copy has a boolean parameter that allows you to specify if you want to
overwrite an existing file or not. You could then File.Delete the old file.

"B-Dog" <bdog4@hotmail. com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to make vb.net to overwrite the file when moving? Here is
> what I'm trying to do:
>
> If System.IO.File. Exists(dest) Then
>
> 'handle overwrite here
>
> If MessageBox.Show ("Do you want to overwrite", "Overwrite File?",
> MessageBoxButto ns.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon. Question) = DialogResult.Ye s Then
>
> System.IO.File. Move(lstfilenam e, dest) 'I want to force overwrite file[/color]
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>
> Else
>
>[/color]

[Imran Koradia]

Re: File Move Overwrite??

you could delete the existing file once you've determined that the file
exists and the user has decided to overwrite the file. then move the file
from the source to the destination.
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> If System.IO.File. Exists(dest) Then
>
> 'handle overwrite here
>
> If MessageBox.Show ("Do you want to overwrite", "Overwrite File?",
> MessageBoxButto ns.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon. Question) = DialogResult.Ye s Then[/color]

----> System.IO.File. Delete(dest)
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> System.IO.File. Move(lstfilenam e, dest) 'I want to force overwrite file[/color]
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>
> Else[/color]

hope this helps..
Imran.

"B-Dog" <bdog4@hotmail. com> wrote in message
news:uv2xEhleEH A.1652@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Is there a way to make vb.net to overwrite the file when moving? Here is
> what I'm trying to do:
>
> If System.IO.File. Exists(dest) Then
>
> 'handle overwrite here
>
> If MessageBox.Show ("Do you want to overwrite", "Overwrite File?",
> MessageBoxButto ns.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon. Question) = DialogResult.Ye s Then
>
> System.IO.File. Move(lstfilenam e, dest) 'I want to force overwrite file[/color]
here[color=blue]
>
> Else
>
>[/color]