FileCopy

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 Function Block - Copies a file's contents to a new file.

Inputs

Input

Data Type

Range

Unit

Default

Description

Execute

BOOL

0, 1

N/A

No default

On the rising edge, request to perform copying a file.

Src

STRING

N/A

N/A

No default

The path to the source file.

Dst

STRING

N/A

User units

No default

The destination path to the source file.

Outputs

Output

Data Type

Range

Unit

Description

Done

BOOL

 

 

If TRUE, the command completed successfully.

Error

BOOL

 

 

If TRUE, an error has occurred.

ErrorID

DINT

 

 

Indicates the error if Error output is TRUE.

See the table in File and TCP/IP Function Block ErrorIDs.

Remarks

  • Large files take a noticeable amount of time to complete.
    • Example: A 1000KB file takes approximately 0.6 seconds.

Figure 1: FileCopy

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ST Language Example

(* FileCopy example *)
CASE StepCounter OF
0:
  Inst_FileCopy(TRUE, 'Source.txt', 'Dest.txt');
  StepCounter := StepCounter + 1;
1:
  Inst_FileCopy(TRUE, 'Source.txt', 'Dest.txt');
  IF Inst_FileCopy.Done THEN
     Inst_FileCopy(FALSE, '', '');
     StepCounter := StepCounter + 1;
  END_IF;
END_CASE;

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