OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
CopyFile(IEasyUAFileTransfer,UAEndpointDescriptor,UANamedNodePath,String,UANodeId,String) Method
Example 



OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.FileTransfer Namespace > IEasyUAFileTransferExtension Class > CopyFile Method : CopyFile(IEasyUAFileTransfer,UAEndpointDescriptor,UANamedNodePath,String,UANodeId,String) Method
The OPC UA file transfer object that will perform the operation.

This is typically the EasyUAFileTransferClient object.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Endpoint descriptor. Identifies the OPC-UA server.

Because the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor has implicit conversions from System.String and System.Uri, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use a string (representing the endpoint URL, or a so-called OPC UA endpoint descriptor string), or a System.Uri object, in place of this parameter, and the corresponding endpoint descriptor will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can use the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor.FromString or OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor.FromUri static method instead.

Also, because the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UAApplicationElement and OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UADiscoveryElement have an implicit conversion to OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use a OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UAApplicationElement or OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UADiscoveryElement (results from OPC UA discovery) in place of this parameter, and the corresponding endpoint descriptor will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can convert a (non-null) OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UAApplicationElement or OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UADiscoveryElement to OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor using the ToUAEndpointDescriptor or ToUAEndpointDescriptor method instead.

If you are using OPC Wizard (for server development), an implicit conversion from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAServerCore can be used in the same way to simply pass the server object in place of this parameter, which will use its OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAServerCore.EffectiveServerDescriptor property for the connection.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

A named node path of the OPC UA directory.

Because the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.UANamedNodePath has an implicit conversion from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UANodeDescriptor, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use a OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UANodeDescriptor (containing the base and only node in the named node path) in place of this parameter, and the corresponding OPC UA named node path will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can use the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.UANamedNodePath.FromUANodeDescriptor static method instead.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

A name of an existing OPC UA file.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

The node Id of the target directory of the copy operation.

Because the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId has an implicit conversion from System.String, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use a string (representing the expanded text of the nodeId) in place of this parameter, and the corresponding OPC UA node Id will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can use the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId.UANodeId Constructor(String) constructor instead.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

The new name of the file in the new location. If the string is empty, the name is unchanged.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Copies an OPC UA file to another directory, specifying the endpoint descriptor, directory named node path, existing file name, new directory node Id, and new name.
Syntax
'Declaration
 

<ExtensionAttribute()>
<NotNullAttribute()>
Public Overloads Shared Function CopyFile( _
   ByVal fileTransfer As IEasyUAFileTransfer, _
   ByVal endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor, _
   ByVal directoryNamedNodePath As UANamedNodePath, _
   ByVal existingFileName As String, _
   ByVal newDirectoryNodeId As UANodeId, _
   ByVal newName As String _
) As UANodeId
'Usage
 

Dim fileTransfer As IEasyUAFileTransfer
Dim endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor
Dim directoryNamedNodePath As UANamedNodePath
Dim existingFileName As String
Dim newDirectoryNodeId As UANodeId
Dim newName As String
Dim value As UANodeId
 
value = IEasyUAFileTransferExtension.CopyFile(fileTransfer, endpointDescriptor, directoryNamedNodePath, existingFileName, newDirectoryNodeId, newName)
[Extension()]
[NotNull()]
public static UANodeId CopyFile( 
   IEasyUAFileTransfer fileTransfer,
   UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor,
   UANamedNodePath directoryNamedNodePath,
   string existingFileName,
   UANodeId newDirectoryNodeId,
   string newName
)
[Extension()]
[NotNull()]
public:
static UANodeId^ CopyFile( 
   IEasyUAFileTransfer^ fileTransfer,
   UAEndpointDescriptor^ endpointDescriptor,
   UANamedNodePath^ directoryNamedNodePath,
   String^ existingFileName,
   UANodeId^ newDirectoryNodeId,
   String^ newName
)

Parameters

fileTransfer
The OPC UA file transfer object that will perform the operation.

This is typically the EasyUAFileTransferClient object.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

endpointDescriptor
Endpoint descriptor. Identifies the OPC-UA server.

Because the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor has implicit conversions from System.String and System.Uri, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use a string (representing the endpoint URL, or a so-called OPC UA endpoint descriptor string), or a System.Uri object, in place of this parameter, and the corresponding endpoint descriptor will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can use the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor.FromString or OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor.FromUri static method instead.

Also, because the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UAApplicationElement and OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UADiscoveryElement have an implicit conversion to OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use a OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UAApplicationElement or OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UADiscoveryElement (results from OPC UA discovery) in place of this parameter, and the corresponding endpoint descriptor will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can convert a (non-null) OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UAApplicationElement or OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery.UADiscoveryElement to OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor using the ToUAEndpointDescriptor or ToUAEndpointDescriptor method instead.

If you are using OPC Wizard (for server development), an implicit conversion from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAServerCore can be used in the same way to simply pass the server object in place of this parameter, which will use its OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAServerCore.EffectiveServerDescriptor property for the connection.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

directoryNamedNodePath
A named node path of the OPC UA directory.

Because the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.UANamedNodePath has an implicit conversion from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UANodeDescriptor, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use a OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UANodeDescriptor (containing the base and only node in the named node path) in place of this parameter, and the corresponding OPC UA named node path will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can use the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Navigation.UANamedNodePath.FromUANodeDescriptor static method instead.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

existingFileName
A name of an existing OPC UA file.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

newDirectoryNodeId
The node Id of the target directory of the copy operation.

Because the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId has an implicit conversion from System.String, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use a string (representing the expanded text of the nodeId) in place of this parameter, and the corresponding OPC UA node Id will be constructed automatically. When the implicit conversion operators are not supported (such as with Python.NET), you can use the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId.UANodeId Constructor(String) constructor instead.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

newName
The new name of the file in the new location. If the string is empty, the name is unchanged.

The value of this parameter cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

Returns the node Id of the copied object.

Because there is an implicit conversion from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId to OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UANodeDescriptor, in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use the returned OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId in any place where the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UANodeDescriptor is expected as input, and the corresponding node descriptor will be constructed automatically.

Also, because the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId has an implicit conversion to System.String, and it converts to the expanded text of the node Id (OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId.ExpandedText), in languages that support implicit conversion operators (such as C# or VB.NET), you can simply use the returned OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.UANodeId in any place where expanded text of a node Id (a string) is expected as input, and the corresponding expanded text will be taken automatically from the node Id.

This method never returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions
ExceptionDescription
System.ArgumentNullException

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.UAException

The OPC UA operation has failed. This operation exception in uniformly used to allow common handling of various kinds of errors. The System.Exception.InnerException always contains information about the actual error cause.

This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

Remarks

This method internally uses the OPC UA File Transfer Method .

The directoryNamedNodePath must refer to an existing node in the server, of object type OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Standard.UAObjectTypeIds.FileDirectoryType.

Recommendation: Whenever possible, do not use this method directly, and use a higher-level abstraction instead. You can obtain a writable file provider (using GetWritableFileProvider), and make use of its methods, and methods available on the writable directory contents (obtained using OpcLabs.BaseLib.Extensions.FileProviders.IWritableDirectory.GetWritableDirectoryContents) or writable file info (obtained using OpcLabs.BaseLib.Extensions.FileProviders.IWritableDirectory.GetWritableFileInfo).

This is an extension method (info: C#, VB.NET). In languages that have support for extensions methods (such as C# and VB.NET), you can use the extension method as if it were a regular method on the object that is its first parameter. In other languages (such as with Python.NET), you will call the extension as a static method, and pass it the object on which it acts as its first parameter.

Example
// Shows how to copy an OPC UA file, using the file transfer client.
// Note: Consider using a higher-level abstraction, OPC UA file provider, instead.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-CSharp .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
// a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Extensions;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.FileTransfer;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples.FileTransfer._EasyUAFileTransferClient
{
    class Copy
    {
        public static void File1()
        {
            // Unified Automation .NET based demo server (UaNETServer/UaServerNET.exe)
            var endpointDescriptor = new UAEndpointDescriptor("opc.tcp://localhost:48030")
                .WithUserNameIdentity("john", "master");

            // An object that aggregates an OPC UA file system.
            UANodeDescriptor objectDescriptor = "nsu=http://www.unifiedautomation.com/DemoServer/ ;s=Demo.Files";

            // Create a random number generator - will be used for file/directory names.
            var random = new Random();

            // Instantiate the file transfer client object
            var fileTransferClient = new EasyUAFileTransferClient();

            // Create a file, and a directory. Then, copy the file into the directory.
            try
            {
                // The file system node is a root directory of the file system.
                Console.WriteLine("Getting file system...");
                UANodeDescriptor fileSystemNodeDescriptor = fileTransferClient.GetFileSystem(endpointDescriptor, objectDescriptor);

                string fileName = "MyFile-" + random.Next();
                Console.WriteLine($"Creating file, '{fileName}'...");
                UANodeId fileNodeId = fileTransferClient.CreateFile(endpointDescriptor, fileSystemNodeDescriptor, fileName);
                Console.WriteLine($"Node Id of the file: {fileNodeId}");

                string directoryName = "MyDirectory-" + random.Next();
                Console.WriteLine($"Creating directory, '{directoryName}'...");
                UANodeId directoryNodeId = fileTransferClient.CreateDirectory(endpointDescriptor, fileSystemNodeDescriptor, directoryName);
                Console.WriteLine($"Node Id of the directory: {directoryNodeId}");

                Console.WriteLine("Copying the file...");
                fileTransferClient.CopyFile(endpointDescriptor, fileSystemNodeDescriptor, fileNodeId, directoryNodeId);
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Finished...");
        }
    }
}
' Shows how to copy an OPC UA file, using the file transfer client.
' Note: Consider using a higher-level abstraction, OPC UA file provider, instead.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
' OPC client and subscriber examples in VB.NET on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBNET .
' Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
' a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Extensions
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.FileTransfer
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

Namespace FileTransfer._EasyUAFileTransferClient

    Friend Class Copy

        Public Shared Sub File1()

            ' Unified Automation .NET based demo server (UaNETServer/UaServerNET.exe)
            Dim endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor =
                New UAEndpointDescriptor("opc.tcp://localhost:48030") _
                .WithUserNameIdentity("john", "master")

            ' An object that aggregates an OPC UA file system.
            Dim objectDescriptor As UANodeDescriptor = "nsu=http://www.unifiedautomation.com/DemoServer/ ;s=Demo.Files"

            ' Create a random number generator - will be used for file/directory names.
            Dim random = New Random

            ' Instantiate the file transfer client object
            Dim fileTransferClient = New EasyUAFileTransferClient

            ' Create a file, and a directory. Then, copy the file into the directory.
            Try
                ' The file system node is a root directory of the file system.
                Console.WriteLine("Getting file system...")
                Dim fileSystemNodeDescriptor As UANodeDescriptor = fileTransferClient.GetFileSystem(endpointDescriptor, objectDescriptor)

                Dim fileName As String = "MyFile-" & random.Next()
                Console.WriteLine($"Creating file, '{fileName}'...")
                Dim fileNodeId As UANodeId = fileTransferClient.CreateFile(endpointDescriptor, fileSystemNodeDescriptor, fileName)
                Console.WriteLine($"Node Id of the file: {fileNodeId}")

                Dim directoryName As String = "MyDirectory-" & random.Next()
                Console.WriteLine($"Creating directory, '{directoryName}'...")
                Dim directoryNodeId As UANodeId = fileTransferClient.CreateDirectory(endpointDescriptor, fileSystemNodeDescriptor, directoryName)
                Console.WriteLine($"Node Id of the directory: {directoryNodeId}")

                Console.WriteLine("Copying the file...")
                fileTransferClient.CopyFile(endpointDescriptor, fileSystemNodeDescriptor, fileNodeId, directoryNodeId)
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            Console.WriteLine("Finished...")
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

# Shows how to copy an OPC UA file, using the file transfer client.
# Note: Consider using a higher-level abstraction, OPC UA file provider, instead.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python .
# Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
# a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc
import random

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Extensions import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.FileTransfer import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


# Unified Automation .NET based demo server (UaNETServer/UaServerNET.exe).
endpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://localhost:48030')
endpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptorExtension.WithUserNameIdentity(endpointDescriptor,'john', 'master')

# An object that aggregates an OPC UA file system.
objectDescriptor = UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://www.unifiedautomation.com/DemoServer/ ;s=Demo.Files')

# Create a random number generator - will be used for file/directory names.
random = random.Random()

# Instantiate the file transfer client object.
fileTransferClient = EasyUAFileTransferClient()

# Prevent prompt to trust the server certificate (INSECURE, used just for smooth example flow).
EasyUAClient.SharedParameters.EngineParameters.CertificateAcceptancePolicy.TrustEndpointUrlString(
    endpointDescriptor.UrlString)

# Create a file, and a directory. Then, copy the file into the directory.
try:
    # The file system node is a root directory of the file system.
    print('Getting file system...')
    fileSystemNodeDescriptor = IEasyUAFileTransferExtension.GetFileSystem(fileTransferClient,
                                                                          endpointDescriptor, objectDescriptor)

    fileName = 'MyFile-' + str(random.randint(0, 999_999_999))
    print("Creating file, '", fileName, "'...", sep='')
    fileNodeId = IEasyUAFileTransferExtension.CreateFile(fileTransferClient,
                                                         endpointDescriptor, fileSystemNodeDescriptor, fileName)
    print('Node Id of the file: ', fileNodeId, sep='')

    directoryName = 'MyDirectory-' + str(random.randint(0, 999_999_999))
    print("Creating directory, '", directoryName, "'...", sep='')
    directoryNodeId = fileTransferClient.CreateDirectory(endpointDescriptor,
                                                         fileSystemNodeDescriptor,
                                                         directoryName)
    print('Node Id of the directory: ', directoryNodeId, sep='')

    print('Copying the file...')
    IEasyUAFileTransferExtension.CopyFile(fileTransferClient,
                                          endpointDescriptor, fileSystemNodeDescriptor, fileNodeId, directoryNodeId)
    # If you want browse for directories, use the BrowseDirectories method instead.

except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

print()
print('Finished.')
Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

See Also

Reference

IEasyUAFileTransferExtension Class
IEasyUAFileTransferExtension Members
Overload List
MoveOrCopy Method

 

 

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