Automation Guide Action-based testing language Built-in actions System actions File and Folder

 copy file

copy file

Description

Copy a specified file to a different folder.

Arguments

• file

  Full path of target file.

• new directory

  Full path of destination folder for the copy.

Valid contexts

This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.

Notes

• Observe the following format for the file path:
  • Windows platform: Use backward slashes as separators for the path.
  • Linux and Android platforms: Use forward slashes as separators for the path. (Note that network paths are not supported.)
• Note that this built-in action is not currently supported on the macOS or iOS platforms.
• An existing file, if any, in the destination folder having the same name as the file being copied is automatically overwritten, with no notice or warning.
• Full paths both to the source file and the destination folder must be specified.
• This action supports the <ignore> modifier. If the string <ignore> is present as the value of any of the arguments, or any argument contains an expression that evaluates to <ignore>, the action is skipped during execution.

Applicable Built-In Settings

The following settings are applicable to this action: remove double quotes from cells.

Example

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