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Code below. Thanks for any help.
Private Sub CmdCopyFolders_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles CmdCopyFolders.Click
'Folder Copy Command Button.
Form2.Show()
Form2.ListView1.Items.Clear()
Form2.Label1.Text = ""
Form2.Focus()
Dim path1 As String
path1 = TextSourceMulti.Text
Dim path2 As String
path2 = TextDestin.Text
Dim showUI As FileIO.UIOption = FileIO.UIOption.AllDialogs 'Seems not to be needed?.
'On Error Resume Next - Using Try instead.
Me.CmdCopyFolders.Enabled = False
If Me.ChkCopyFolders.CheckState = CheckState.Checked = True Then GoTo CopyFolder
CopyFolder:
'Should ask to OverWrite Files or Cancel etc.
'If Me.ChkOverWrite.CheckState = CheckState.Checked = True Then GoTo OverWriteFolder
Dim foldercopy As System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection(Of String) = _
My.Computer.FileSystem.GetDirectories(path1, FileIO.SearchOption.SearchAllSubDirectories)
'Try
'If My.Computer.FileSystem.DirectoryExists(TextSourceMulti.Text) Then
'ProgressBar1.Show() ' not using at moment
'ProgressBar1.Maximum = foldercopy.Count
' ProgressBar1.Value = 0
' ProgressBar1.Minimum = 0
For Each folder As String In foldercopy
AddCopyProgress("Copying Directory", path1, "To", path2)
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyDirectory(path1, path2, showUI:=FileIO.UIOption.AllDialogs)
ProgressBar1.Value += 1
'ProgressBar1.Step = 1
'Application.DoEvents()
'folder
Next
ProgressBar1.Hide()
'End If
'Catch ex As Exception
'MsgBox(ex.Message, MsgBoxStyle.Information)
'End Try
Form2.Label1.Text = Form2.ListView1.Items.Count.ToString()
Me.CmdCopyFolders.Enabled = True
Exit Sub
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