Copy path

Description

Copies either a file or folder at the input path from to the input to and outputs the copy's path

Input Ports

Name	dataType	sourceType	required	description
Path from	text	link-manual	true	The targeted path of the folder or file that will be copied
Path to	text	link-manual	true	The targeted path to where the folder or file will be copied to
Next name	text	link-manual	true	The name of the file that are being copied, the file extension must be specified
Overwrite existing	boolean	manual-only	false	Option to overwrite any existing files and folders with the same name

Scenarios

• The user wants to copy a file from one folder to another
• The user wants to copy folders from one destination to another

Use case

Inputs

• Path from: C:/Users/admin/Desktop/example.txt
• Path to: D:/banking-details/
• Next name: new-name.txt
• Overwrite existing: checked

Experienced tips

• The next name must have the correct extention
• If the path to or path from is undefined, the process will stop and you will get the following error Path is required
• If the folder does not exist, it will automatically be created at the path to specified
• If the overwrite existing option is not checked and the file already exists, then the process will stop and you will get the following error Destination path already exists

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