CFFILE ACTION = "COPY" |
Description Copies a file from one directory to another on the server.
Syntax
    <cffile
       action = "copy"
       source = "full_path_name"
       destination = "full_path_name"
       mode = "mode"
       attributes = "file_attributes_list">
See also cfdirectory
History See the History section of the main cffile tag page.
Example This example copies the keymemo.doc file to the c:\files\backup\ directory:
    <cffile action = "copy"
    source = "c:\files\upload\keymemo.doc"
    destination = "c:\files\backup\">

ACTION |
| Required
Type of file manipulation that the tag performs.

SOURCE |
| Required
Pathname of the file to copy. If not an absolute path (starting a with a drive letter and a colon, or a forward or backward slash), it is relative to the ColdFusion temporary directory, which is returned by the GetTempDirectory function.

DESTINATION |
| Required
Pathname of a directory or file on web server where the file will be copied. If you specify a filename without a directory path, ColdFusion copies it relative to the source directory.

MODE |
| Optional
Applies only to UNIX and Linux. Permissions. Octal values of UNIX chmod command. Assigned to owner, group, and other, respectively. For example:

- 644: assigns read/write permission to owner; read permission to group and other.
- 777: assigns read/write/execute permission to all.

ATTRIBUTES |
| Optional
Applies to Windows. A comma-delimited list of attributes to set on the file. If omitted, the file's attributes are maintained. Each value must be specified explicitly. For example, if you specify attributes = "readOnly", all other attributes are overwritten.

- readOnly
- hidden
- normal