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CopyFile() returns OK (no error) but fails to copy the file

 

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Question:

Can anyone give a reason why when I do a CopyFile() operation, the status returns true but the file is NOT there....I checked Paths, Attributes and
Security and all is Ok - but the file is just not there. The Code looks like this:

Answer:

You need admin rights to be able to write to your
system directory. Check wether you have administrator privileges.

Source := 'C:\MyProg.SCR';
Destination := 'C:\WINNT\system32\MyProg.SCR'
ResultOfCopy := CopyFile(PChar(Source), PChar(Destination), FALSE);

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