Is it possible to copy files from a folder to another folder with read-only attribute enabled? I mean the destination folder is read-only.
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Yes, that is possible on Windows 7...
repro:
>cd \windows
>dir *.ini
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is xxxxxxx
Directory of C:\Windows
26-04-2008 21:42 25 cdplayer.ini
11-08-2009 22:18 0 iPlayer.INI
10-06-2009 22:36 1.405 msdfmap.ini
22-09-2009 18:00 162 ODBC.INI
31-10-2009 22:35 232 ODBCINST.INI
10-06-2009 23:08 219 system.ini
15-05-2013 21:03 39 vbaddin.ini
13-11-2012 23:18 219 win.ini
8 File(s) 2.301 bytes
0 Dir(s) xxxxxx bytes free
>mkdir c:\xcp
>attrib +R c:\xcp
>attrib c:\xcp
R C:\xcp
>xcopy "*.ini" "c:\xcp"
C:cdplayer.ini
C:iPlayer.INI
C:msdfmap.ini
C:ODBC.INI
C:ODBCINST.INI
C:system.ini
C:vbaddin.ini
C:win.ini
8 File(s) copied
>dir c:\xcp
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is XXXXXXXX
Directory of c:\xcp
07-10-2013 11:27 <DIR> .
07-10-2013 11:27 <DIR> ..
26-04-2008 21:42 25 cdplayer.ini
11-08-2009 22:18 0 iPlayer.INI
10-06-2009 22:36 1.405 msdfmap.ini
22-09-2009 18:00 162 ODBC.INI
31-10-2009 22:35 232 ODBCINST.INI
10-06-2009 23:08 219 system.ini
15-05-2013 21:03 39 vbaddin.ini
13-11-2012 23:18 219 win.ini
8 File(s) 2.301 bytes
2 Dir(s) xxxxxxxxxxxxx bytes free
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Thanks for the answer, however my problem is in team foundation, since in my repository all the files are read-only by default as they are downloaded from the server. My intention was to copy output of one project to another folder in other project in solution, however I don't no matter how I try xcopy from the post build actions I get an error like "exited with code 4" I realized that the issue is because the destination folder is read-only. btw, your code is working fine in an ordinary case as you send it but for my case no. anyway thanks for the help. – mpakbaz Oct 07 '13 at 12:24
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If you started with that... you did try using the [
](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/3e54c37h.aspx) task from msbuild? What does the path look like you are copying to? use a [`/v:diag`](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ms164311.aspx) in your tfs build to obtain detailed logging... – rene Oct 07 '13 at 12:52
