If adir(laDummy,'c:\backup1\*.*')<1
   Messagebox('No files')
Else
   copy file c:\backup1\*.* to c:\backup2\*.*
Endif

>I'm using
>

>copy file c:\backup1\*.* to c:\backup2\*.*
>

>
>but if no file in c:\backup1, I will get 'File c:\backup1\*.* does not exist' error.
>how can I detect if the folder doesn't have any file?
>
>Thanks for the help
>
>regards,
>
>Jerry