Error on copying to an external file

Each time I make a change to a file, I want to copy it to the server. I can do it the first time, but then I get an error that the file is locked, or I don't have permissions, etc. I'm guessing I have to do something to "release" the external file after copying - anyone know how to do that? Here's the code...

PROCEDURE SaveListItemsFile()
sMyDirectory is string = "C:\Program Files\HF Server\BDD\MAFASW\"+gpsStudio+"\"
sFilestoCopy is string = sMyDirectory+"HFListItems.*"
sDestinationDirectory is string = "C:\Program Files\HF Server\BDD\MAFASW\"

IF fDirectoryExist(sMyDirectory) THEN
Info("The directory "+ sMyDirectory +" exists on the disk")
Info(sFilestoCopy,sDestinationDirectory)
sCopyResult is string = fCopyFile(sFilestoCopy,sDestinationDirectory)
IF sCopyResult = True THEN
Info("Copy Completed")
ELSE
Info("Copy Failed")
END

END

thanks!

Also - I'd rather not copy the file each time it's changed - I'd rather just check once before the system shuts down and copy it if it's changed. Where would I put code like that - that would always be run no matter if someone logged out or just shut the browser?

Hi Joel,

If you do not close the file before copying it, that may cause it to be locked after it is copied. Make sure you have closed it before copying. Also there is an fUnlock but I have not used it. The other thing we do is use fRename to make a backup of the destination file and then you are not overwriting. You can use fDelete for previous backups or generate a unique name and delete the old ones after a certain time. We have code for that if you are interested.

See fDate to check if a file has been modified in your project logout code.Check out "Duplicate finder" in WinDev solutions for CRC comparisons.

Cheers,
Jeff