Font file copy in font folder

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I want to Copy font file (FontFile.ttf) in this folder "C:\Windows\Fonts"

What I have tried:

VB

Dim FontFile As String = "C:\Font.ttf"
filecopy ("FontFile.ttf","c:\winsows\fonts\FontFile.ttf")

Posted 4-Feb-19 2:03am

Computechsoft

Updated 4-Feb-19 2:24am

Maciej Los

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Maciej Los 4-Feb-19 8:03am

And what is your issue?

Computechsoft 4-Feb-19 8:14am

Font file copy in windows font folder "C:\Windows\Fonts"

Dave Kreskowiak 4-Feb-19 8:29am

Considering, in the code you posted, the path to Windows is wrong...

Also, you never described what PROBLEM you're having, unless you mean to say that you have no idea how to copy a file in .NET.

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Maciej Los · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-04T02:25:00

Solution 1

Please, refer this:
How to: Create a Copy of a File in a Different Directory in Visual Basic | Microsoft Docs[^]
File.Copy Method (System.IO) | Microsoft Docs[^]

Note: you have to use Try...Catch...Finally statement[^] to handle exceptions.

VB

Dim FontFile As String = "C:\Font.ttf"
Dim dstPath As String = "C:\Windows\Fonts\"
Try
    File.Copy(FontFile,Path.Combine(destPath, Path.GetFileName(FontFile)))
Catch ex As Exception
    MessageBox(ex.Message)
End Try

For further details, please see:
Path.Combine Method (System.IO) | Microsoft Docs[^]
Path.GetFileName Method (System.IO) | Microsoft Docs[^]

Posted 4-Feb-19 2:25am

Maciej Los

Updated 4-Feb-19 2:27am

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Computechsoft 4-Feb-19 8:46am

Thanks Maciej Los this help full

Richard Deeming 4-Feb-19 11:10am

You should avoid hard-coding the path to the fonts folder, since that could change.

Dim dstPath As String = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Fonts)

Also, remember that your application will have to run with elevated permissions to be able to write to the fonts folder.

Maciej Los 4-Feb-19 12:09pm

Good point, Richard!

Computechsoft 4-Feb-19 12:16pm

but problem is font not copy in the Windows Font Folder

Maciej Los 4-Feb-19 12:19pm

Please, read Richard's comment.