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  • Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:42 AMDan Holton Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    No.
    get-help copy-item -full
    shows that there aren't any parameters to prevent the overwriting of a file that already exists. 

    Typically what I'll do is use use a loop with "test-path" (returns true/false) to determine if the file already exists...

    -Dan Holton
     

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  • Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:42 AMDan Holton Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    No.
    get-help copy-item -full
    shows that there aren't any parameters to prevent the overwriting of a file that already exists. 

    Typically what I'll do is use use a loop with "test-path" (returns true/false) to determine if the file already exists...

    -Dan Holton