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Copy file method do not create folder???

String ^source = "C:/a.txt";
String ^destination = "C:/folder/a.txt";
try
{
// Ensure that the target does not exist.
File::Delete( destination );

// Copy the file.
File::Copy( source, destination );
Console::WriteLine( "{0} copied to {1}", source, destination );

// Try to copy the same file again, which should fail.
File::Copy( source, destination );
Console::WriteLine( "The second Copy operation succeeded, which was not expected." );
}
catch ( Exception^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "Double copying is not allowed, as expected." );
Console::WriteLine( e );
}

The above code when I tried do not work becoz I had it to copy to a destination folder where it does not exist, how to create I automatic create the copy for it to copy to????

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udhayakumard

And moreover the second copy will also be succeeded bcoz you are not moving the file, just copying the file... Before deleting a file check whether the file exists else it will throw an exception

File::Exists

To make the directory creation common, since destination path may change use the following

String ^destination = "C:/folder/a.txt";

FileInfo^ finfo = gcnew FileInfo("C:/folder/a.txt");

if (!Directory::Exists(finfo->Directory))
Directory::CreateDirectory(finfo->Directory);

Sorry if any mistake in my code... I am a C# developer :(