How to copy a file from a folder to another folder

Question

How to copy a file from one folder to another folder using C ++?

Answer 1

This should be the minimum code required:

#include <fstream>

// copy in binary mode
bool copyFile(const char *SRC, const char* DEST)
{
    std::ifstream src(SRC, std::ios::binary);
    std::ofstream dest(DEST, std::ios::binary);
    dest << src.rdbuf();
    return src && dest;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    return copyFile(argv[1], argv[2]) ? 0 : 1;
}

it ignores some potentially complex problems: error handling, character encoding of file names ... but it can give you a start.

Answer 2

If you want to use the Boost C ++ libraries, look at the file system :: copy_file () .

Here is the previous question covering copy_file ():

How to use copy_file in boost :: filesystem?

Answer 3

std::filesystem::copy_file ++ 17:

#include <exception>
#include <filesystem>
#include <iostream>

namespace fs = std::filesystem;

int main()
{
    fs::path sourceFile = "path/to/sourceFile.ext";
    fs::path targetParent = "path/to/target";
    auto target = targetParent / sourceFile.filename(); // sourceFile.filename() returns "sourceFile.ext".

    try // If you want to avoid exception handling, then use the error code overload of the following functions.
    {
        fs::create_directories(targetParent); // Recursively create target directory if not existing.
        fs::copy_file(sourceFile, target, fs::copy_options::overwrite_existing);
    }
    catch (std::exception& e) // Not using fs::filesystem_error since std::bad_alloc can throw too.  
    {
        std::cout << e.what();
    }
}

I used std::filesystem::path::filenameto get the original file name without entering it manually. However, with std::filesystem::copyyou can skip transferring the file name to the target path altogether:

fs::copy(sourceFile, targetParent, fs::copy_options::overwrite_existing);

Change the behavior of both functions with std::filesystem::copy_options.

Answer 4

In the code below, the entire file will be copied from one directory to another.

Its working code in C ++

#include <windows.h>

/*
BOOL Copy(char r_szPath[1024], char r_szDir[1024])
{
char l_szTemp[2048] = {0};
sprintf(l_szTemp,"%s\%s"r_szPath,r_szDir);

if(IsDirectory(
}*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>

BOOL __Copy(char r_szSrcPath[1024],char r_szDesPath[1024])
{
WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
HANDLE hFind;
char l_szTmp[1025] = {0};
memcpy(l_szTmp,r_szSrcPath,1024);


char l_szSrcPath[1025] = {0};
char l_szDesPath[1025] = {0};
memcpy(l_szSrcPath,r_szSrcPath,1024);
memcpy(l_szDesPath,r_szDesPath,1024);

char l_szNewSrcPath[1025] = {0};
char l_szNewDesPath[1025] = {0};

strcat(l_szTmp,"*");

hFind = FindFirstFile(l_szTmp, &FindFileData);
if(hFind == NULL) return FALSE;

do
{

if(FindFileData.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)
{
if(strcmp(FindFileData.cFileName,"."))
{
if(strcmp(FindFileData.cFileName,".."))
{
printf ("The Directory found is %s<BR>, FindFileData.cFileName);

sprintf(l_szNewDesPath,"%s%s\",l_szDesPath,FindFileData.cFileName);

sprintf(l_szNewSrcPath,"%s%s\",l_szSrcPath,FindFileData.cFileName);
CreateDirectory(l_szNewDesPath,NULL);
__Copy(l_szNewSrcPath,l_szNewDesPath);
}
}
}
else
{
printf ("The File found is %s<BR>, FindFileData.cFileName);
char l_szSrcFile[1025] = {0};
char l_szDesFile[1025] = {0};
sprintf(l_szDesFile,"%s%s",l_szDesPath,FindFileData.cFileName);
sprintf(l_szSrcFile,"%s%s",l_szSrcPath,FindFileData.cFileName);
BOOL l_bRet = CopyFile(l_szSrcFile,l_szDesFile,TRUE);

}


}
while(FindNextFile(hFind, &FindFileData));
FindClose(hFind);
return TRUE;
}


int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
__Copy("C:\fcdb\","E:\sandy\");
getch();
return 0;
}