JCL Help:FileBackup

 JCL Help: FileBackup Function

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Summary

Backup file by creating a copy of the file with a backup file extension (*.~*).

Pascal

 function FileBackup(const FileName: string; Move: Boolean = False): Boolean;

Parameters

Parameters	Description
const FileName: string	The name of the file to backup.
Move: Boolean = False	If set to True, the original file is renamed to the backup file. Default is False.

Return Value

True on success, False otherwise. If the function fails, call GetLastError to to get extended error information, or RaiseLastOSError to pass the information on to the user.

Description

Backup file by creating a copy of the file with a backup file extension (*.~*).

See Also

FileRestore

About

Unit

JclFileUtils

Donator

Jean-Fabien Connault

Contributors

Robert Rossmair

Platforms

Windows Unix

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