Microsoft KB Archive/147394

= Permission Denied, Error 70 When You Use FileCopy Statement =

Article ID: 147394

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q147394



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, when you use the FileCopy statement in a Visual Basic for Applications macro, you may receive the following error message:

Run-time Error '70' Permission Denied



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the source file you want to copy is open when you try to run the macro.



WORKAROUND
You can avoid this problem by using the SaveCopyAs method. If you use the SaveCopyAs method, you can save a copy of the source workbook to a file without modifying the open workbook in memory.

Visual Basic Code Sample
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Application.ScreenUpdating=False 'Define source file name, not including path. SourceFile="source.xls" 'Define target file name. Include path if needed. DestinationFile="c:\destin.xls" 'Copy source to target. Workbooks(SourceFile).SaveCopyAs DestinationFile

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