multiple file copies

[Serpent666]

if my vb.net form is trying to copy a file to a destination where the file already exists, how would i get it to rename the new file to something different? eg: if "C:\test.txt" exists then it will rename it to "C:\test01.txt" and if those two exist then it will rename it to "C:\test02.txt" so you could get "C:\test01.txt" "C:\test02.txt" "C:\test03.txt" "C:\test04.txt" .......... etc etc

[Tamimi Code]

hi search the destination for the file. i.e. if you are copying the file "C:\test.txt" user the following : System.IO.File.Exists("c:\test.txt") , this will return true if the files exist Tamimi - Code

[Serpent666]

already know that code, sorry but its not what im looking for im not looking for it to check for it and if its there then it will not copy im looking for code that if the file is there, it will rename it and send in the same file but rename it example: when you copy a file in windows and paste it a couple of times it will make copies like this Copy of Test Copy (2) of Test Copy (3) of Test etc etc im trying to make my program do that

[shreekar]

You will have to set up a loop that checks for existence of the file and rename it if necessary, like: Dim strExtnOnly as string = ".txt" Dim strFileNameOnly as string = "test" Dim blnDone as Boolean = false Dim strDest as string = "Your destination folder" dim intCounter as integer= 1 do while blnDone = false strFullPath = strDest & "/" strFileNameOnly & strExtnOnly if File.Exists(strFullPath) then intCounter+= intCounter strFileNameOnly = strFileNameOnly & CStr(intCounter.ToString.padleft("0",2)) ' something like that else blnDone=True end if loop HTH Shreekar http://shreekarishere.blogspot.com