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{{Server client function}}
{{Server client function}}
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This function copies a file.{{Note|The file functions should not be used to implement configuration files. It is encouraged to use the XML functions for this instead.}}
This function copies a file.{{Note|The file functions should not be used to implement configuration files. It is encouraged to use the XML functions for this instead.)}}
{{Tip|If you do not want to share the content of the created file with other servers, prepend the file path with @ (See [[filepath]] for more information)}}
{{Tip|If you do not want to share the content of the created file with other servers, prepend the file path with @ (See [[filepath]] for more information)}}


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> bool fileCopy ( string filePath , string copyToFilePath ) </syntaxhighlight>
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
bool fileCopy ( string filePath, string copyToFilePath [, bool overwrite = false ] )
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{{OOP|This function is a static function underneath the File class.|[[File]].copy}}
 
===Required Arguments===
===Required Arguments===
* '''filePath''': The path of the file you want to copy.
* '''filePath''': The path of the file you want to copy.
* '''copyToFilePath''': Where to copy the specified file to.
* '''copyToFilePath''': Where to copy the specified file to.


===Returns===
===Optional Arguments===
* '''overwrite''': If set to true it will overwrite a file that already exists at copyToFilePath.
 
==Returns==
Return true if the file was copied, else false if the 'filePath' doesn't exist.
Return true if the file was copied, else false if the 'filePath' doesn't exist.


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{{Requirements|1.3.1|1.3.1}}
==See Also==
{{File functions}}
{{File functions}}
[[pt-br:fileCopy]]

Latest revision as of 17:07, 7 November 2024

This function copies a file.

[[{{{image}}}|link=|]] Note: The file functions should not be used to implement configuration files. It is encouraged to use the XML functions for this instead.
[[{{{image}}}|link=|]] Tip: If you do not want to share the content of the created file with other servers, prepend the file path with @ (See filepath for more information)

Syntax

bool fileCopy ( string filePath, string copyToFilePath [, bool overwrite = false ] )

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Note: This function is a static function underneath the File class.
Method: File.copy(...)


Required Arguments

  • filePath: The path of the file you want to copy.
  • copyToFilePath: Where to copy the specified file to.

Optional Arguments

  • overwrite: If set to true it will overwrite a file that already exists at copyToFilePath.

Returns

Return true if the file was copied, else false if the 'filePath' doesn't exist.

Example

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Server

This example copies a file called 'test.txt' and called it 'test1.txt'.

addEventHandler("onResourceStart", resourceRoot, function(res)
    local filePath = ":"..getResourceName(res).."/test.txt"
    fileCreate(filePath) --create the file in this resource and name it 'test.txt'.
    if fileCopy(filePath, ":"..getResourceName(res).."/test1.txt") then
         outputChatBox("File was successfully copied!", root, 0, 100, 0)
    else
         outputChatBox("File was not successfully copied, probably because it doesn't exist.", root, 100, 0, 0)
    end
end)
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Client

This example copies a file called 'test.txt' and called it 'test1.txt'.

addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, function(res)
    local filePath = ":"..getResourceName(res).."/test.txt"
    fileCreate(filePath) --create the file in this resource and name it 'test.txt'.
    if fileCopy(filePath,":"..getResourceName(res).."/test1.txt") then
         outputChatBox("File was successfully copied!", 0, 100, 0)
    else
        outputChatBox("File was not successfully copied, probably because it doesn't exist.", 100, 0, 0)
    end
end)

See Also