XL:Permission Denied, Error 70 When You Use FileCopy Statement

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.x
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

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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To help you work around this problem, use Visual Basic for Applications code similar to the following example:

   Sub copyfile()

      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

   End Sub