Java.nio.file - Copying files

[Wozzer]

Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong with the following code. I receive no errors - it just goes straight to the catch.

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {
Path source = Paths.get("C:\\Users\\Public\\Pictures\\SamplePictures");
Path nwdir = Paths.get("D:\\NetbeansProjects\\CopyingFiles\\copiedImages");

try{
Files.copy(source, nwdir);
}catch (IOException e){
System.out.println("Unsucessful. What a surprise!");
}
}
}

 

[Wozzer]

I should also note that the following errors appear when I print the stack.

java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: C:\Users\Public\Pictures\SamplePictures at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.translateToIOException(WindowsException.java:79) at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(WindowsException.java:97) at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(WindowsException.java:102) at sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileCopy.copy(WindowsFileCopy.java:99) at sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystemProvider.copy(WindowsFileSystemProvider.java:277) at java.nio.file.Files.copy(Files.java:1219) at Main.main(Main.java:14)

 

[Wozzer]

problem solved

 

[temp02]

You can't copy a folder, thats why it generates an exception (you are trying to copy a folder using a copy file function).
You probably need to list all the files inside that folder and copy one by one

 

[Kreij]

Please post the fix, Wasley, so others can benefit if they run across this issue.

 

[Wozzer]

You can't copy a folder, thats why it generates an exception (you are trying to copy a folder using a copy file function).
You probably need to list all the files inside that folder and copy one by one

Issue was the above, so thanks temp02.