How to overwrite a file in visual basic

The combined path points to an existing directory, the destination file exists and overwrite is set to False , a file in the target directory with the same name is in use, or the user does not have sufficient permissions to access the file IOException. A file or directory name in the path contains a colon : or is in an invalid format NotSupportedException. The path exceeds the system-defined maximum length PathTooLongException.

The user lacks necessary permissions to view the path SecurityException. The user does not have required permission UnauthorizedAccessException. Skip to main content.

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EventArgs Handles Button1. Just delete it right before you copy it over in this case Delete NewCopy System. Exists NewCopy Then System. You could do: CODE Exists FileToCopy If System. Delete NewCopy End If I like that, every one has answered this post at the same time. And again. Yeah but in my opinion Aptitude gave the best shot. Firstly please create a Command Button for triggering the Save as function in your worksheet.

See screenshot:. Draw a Command Button on your worksheet. Then right click it and select View Code from the context menu. VBA code: Save as function to automatically overwriting existing file.

And turn off the Design Mode under the Developer tab. Click the Command Button, then a Save As dialog box pops up, please select a folder to save this workbook, and then click the Save button. If there is a same name workbook exists in the destination folder, it will be overwriting automatically with current workbook directly without prompt.

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