Copy files from a folder to anothers by c#

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Introduction
In this sample,It shows how to move files to another folder.

Background
It can be used in winForm applications.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;

namespace www.treaple.com
{
    public partial class FrmMain : Form
    {
        public FrmMain()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void btnBrowse_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog();
            ImportGISFiles(folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath, txtDPath.Text, txtDFolder.Text);
        }

        public void ImportGISFiles(string sourcePath, string destinationPath, string destinationFolder)
        {
            if (Directory.Exists(destinationPath + destinationFolder))
                Directory.Delete(destinationPath + destinationFolder, true);

            Directory.CreateDirectory(destinationPath + "\\" + destinationFolder);

            string[] fileArray = Directory.GetFiles(sourcePath);
            string fileName = null;
            for (int i = 0; i < fileArray.Length; i++)
            {
                fileName = Path.GetFileName(fileArray);
                File.Copy(fileArray, destinationPath + "\\" + destinationFolder + "\\" + fileName, true);
            }
        }

        private void linkLabel1_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
        {
            System.Diagnostics.
            Process.Start("http://www.treaple.com/About_Us.htm");
        }
    }
}
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sneekula 969 Nearly a Posting Maven

I don't see the C!

BTW, not everybody knows this yet ~~~ gets(text); Very, very bad idea.

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Dani 4,329 The Queen of DaniWeb

When you enter "C#" as the syntax language it strips the pound sign and you end up with C. You have to write it as "csharp".

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logiccool 0 Newbie Poster

please add some comments to this code to make it understandable, please explain line 37 of your code
Thanks

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Diamonddrake 397 Master Poster

There seems to be an error, you use filearray like a string when it should be used as an array. and your for loop does the same thing over and over again, it should be

string[] fileArray = Directory.GetFiles(sourcePath);
            string fileName = null;
            for (int i = 0; i < fileArray.Length; i++)
            {
                fileName = Path.GetFileName(fileArray[i]);
                File.Copy(fileArray[i], destinationPath + "\\" + destinationFolder + "\\" + fileName, true);
            }

even then you are creating and assigning an unnecessary variable. should simply be.

string[] fileArray = Directory.GetFiles(sourcePath);
            for (int i = 0; i < fileArray.Length; i++)
            {
                File.Copy(fileArray[i], destinationPath + "\\" + destinationFolder + "\\" + Path.GetFileName(fileArray[i]), true);
            }

Furthermore, another way would be to use the FileInfo class for copying files. Regardless, Thanks for sharing.

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logiccool 0 Newbie Poster 
string filename;
            string dpath = @"D:\TNP Project\TnP\Resources\";
            if (openFileDialog1.FileName != "")
            {
                
                filename = openFileDialog1.SafeFileName;
                File.Copy(openFileDialog1.FileName.ToString(), dpath + filename);
            }

This is sufficient for copying file from one location to another

Edited by logiccool because: n/a
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