Need to understand command structure in VBA for Word

Hi @Coates, Donald ,

Thanks, you for your question

CopyFolder is a single method name and not a combination of the keywords Copy and Folder. In VBA, it is a method of the FileSystemObject object that is used to copy a folder and its contents (including subfolders).

For example:

	Dim fso As Object
	Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	
	fso.CopyFolder "C:\SourceFolder", "C:\DestinationFolder"

The syntax is: object.CopyFolder source, destination, [ overwrite ]

where:

• object is a FileSystemObject
• source is the folder to copy
• destination is the target location
• overwrite is an optional parameter that defaults to True

If you're trying to understand VBA command structure in general, methods such as CopyFolder, CopyFile, MoveFolder, and MoveFile are predefined method names provided by the FileSystemObject library rather than combinations of separate VBA commands.

For additional details, you can refer to the Microsoft documentation for the CopyFolder method and FileSystemObject object.

If you found my response helpful or informative, I would greatly appreciate it if you could follow this guide for your confirmation. Thank you.

In VBA for Word, CopyFolder is a method of the FileSystemObject object, provided by the Microsoft Scripting Runtime library. It is a single, established method name, not a combination of separate Copy and Folder commands. It is not a native VBA language statement, but you can use it in Word VBA through the FileSystemObject object.

The CopyFolder method copies a folder and its contents, including files and nested subfolders. Its syntax is:

object.CopyFolder source, destination, [overwrite]

The object is a FileSystemObject instance. The source specifies the folder or folders to copy, and the destination specifies where they should be copied. The optional overwrite argument determines whether existing files are overwritten; its default value is True. Wildcards can be used in the source path to copy multiple matching folders.

For example, the following Word VBA code copies the Reports folder and its contents to D:\Archive\Reports:

Sub CopyReportsFolder()
    Dim fso As Object
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    fso.CopyFolder "C:\Reports", "D:\Archive\Reports"
    Set fso = Nothing
End Sub

There is also a separate Copy method available on individual File and Folder objects. For example, calling Copy on a Folder object copies that folder and its contents. The distinction is that Folder.Copy operates on a specific folder object, while FileSystemObject.CopyFolder accepts source and destination paths and supports wildcard patterns for copying multiple folders.

Note that CopyFolder does not create missing parent directories in the destination path. The destination's parent directory must already exist. If a destination folder already exists, the copied source folder's contents may be placed inside it, depending on the source and destination paths.

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hth

Marcin