help replacing a file on a remote machine

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i have to replace a file thats on a remote machine without deleting it. I just need to overwrite the file. I have this code that copies just fine but i dont know what i need to add so it will replace what was there and continue.

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Dim FileToCopy As String = "\\" & strComputer & "\C$\Progra~2\Hewlett-Packard\HPCA\Agent\Lib\SYSTEM\RADIA\SOFTSRVC\ASERVICE.EDM"
File.Copy("C:\Temp\ASERVICE.EDM", FileToCopy)

Posted 10-Feb-12 7:08am

Zachary.shupp

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Christian Graus · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-10T07:13:00

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You need to add , true to the parameter list, the other version of that method taking a third param to say if you want to overwrite the file.

Posted 10-Feb-12 7:13am

Christian Graus

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Zachary.shupp 10-Feb-12 13:31pm

so it would look like this ?

Dim FileToCopy As String = "\\" & strComputer & "\C$\Progra~2\Hewlett-Packard\HPCA\Agent\Lib\SYSTEM\RADIA\SOFTSRVC\ASERVICE.EDM"
File.Copy("C:\Temp\ASERVICE.EDM", FileToCopy, True)

Christian Graus 10-Feb-12 13:33pm

Correct. As a rule I would test that code before asking the question, not vice versa :-)

Zachary.shupp 10-Feb-12 13:35pm

is still get:

The file '\\ADNRFZ900016\C$\Progra~2\Hewlett-Packard\HPCA\Agent\Lib\SYSTEM\RADIA\SOFTSRVC\ASERVICE.EDM' already exists.

Christian Graus 10-Feb-12 13:42pm

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa328774(v=vs.71).aspx

That is impossible. True tells it to overwrite the file.