Try

copy files "c:\program files\smartserver3\email\*.txt" to "c:\program files\smartserver3\colin\*.txt"

>Im trying tocopy texy fioles form one place to another
>
>The following code dooesnt seem to work - what's the problem?
>
> copy files "c:\program files\smartserver3\email\"*.txt to "c:\program files\smartserver3\colin\"*.txt