Copying the file content

[sierdzio]

Check if it exists:

qDebug() << "Source exists?" << QFile::exists("C:/Users/ilknu/Documents/MyThread/deneme.txt");
qDebug() << "Destination exists?" << QFile::exists("C:/Users/ilknu/Documents/MyThread/new.txt");

You need to check destination because:

If a file with the name newName already exists, copy() returns false (i.e., QFile will not overwrite it).

[JonB]

@suslucoder
Did you read the documentation of QFile::Copy() for yourself?

Note that if a file with the name newName already exists, copy() returns false (i.e. QFile will not overwrite it).

So, does the destination file already exist? Does the source file also exist?

[SGaist]

Hi,

@suslucoder said in Copying the file content:

QFile::copy("C:/Users/ilknu/Documents/MyThread/deneme.txt","C:/Users/ilknu/Documents/MyThread/new.txt" );
qDebug() << QFile::copy("C:/Users/user/Documents/MyThread/deneme.txt", "C:/Users/user/Documents/MyThread/new.txt");

You do not have the same paths in the qDebug and the previous line.
You do realise that you are copying it twice ?

[deleted286]

@sierdzio
They exists.

[JonB]

@SGaist , @sierdzio , @J-Hilk
If QFile::copy() returns false, I don't see anywhere the user can obtain any kind of error message/reason for the failure. Does Qt not supply this by any means?

[deleted286]

@SGaist I fixed it

[JonB]

@suslucoder said in Copying the file content:

They exists.

And? We have all said QFile::copy() says:

Note that if a file with the name newName already exists, copy() returns false (i.e. QFile will not overwrite it).

So you (not we) need to do something about that.

Also, as @SGaist has pointed out, you don't even have the same paths on your two QFile::copy() calls.

[sierdzio]

@suslucoder

Then the cause is clear: destination exists, so copy() will not overwrite it. You need to remove the destination file first, before calling copy().

[deleted286]

@JonB said in Copying the file content:

Also, as @SGaist has pointed out, you don't even have the same paths on your two QFile::copy() calls. I've fixed it, it is my mistake.

Even i delete the destination file, for returning true by creating new destination, it returns false.

[jsulm]

@suslucoder Did you check what @SGaist said? Do NOT call copy twice! Call it once like before but put qDebug() in front of it...

[deleted286]

@sierdzio I'll try it again thank you

[deleted286]

@suslucoder it works. thank you