cannot copy document from one library to another library

Question

I've tried to copy a document from one library to another using the "send" feature, but have been unsuccessful. I want to be able to update the document in library "a" and have the updates reflected in library "b". I've been told that the libraries need to be setup with the same structure. is this true? We're using SharePoint 2007.

Answer 1

What is the error message that you are getting?
Make sure when you copy the files, you have the following format

http://server/adocLibrary
ex. http://Server/A%20Document%20Library/Forms/AllItems.aspx (Will Fail)
      http://newborn/A%20Document%20Library (Will Success)

Please copy and paste the error messages if the the above url format did not work for you

Cheers,
on3

Answer 2

> I want to be able to update the document in library "a" and have the updates reflected in library "b"

This won't happen no matter how you copy a document from one doc library to another (I would use Explorer View or Save to Dsesktop + Upload to the second doc lib).

Once in a different document library the documents are regarded as different documents.

One way to achieve what you seem to want is to have a single document library containing the documents. Then use SPD 2007's Data View function to create a web part in the second location which gets its data from that single document library.

In that way you have one document library (where you add and amend documents) and (in a different part of your site) one read-only copy (view) of that document library. Changes to the document library will be visible in the Data View Web Part next time you access the page containing it (or refresh that page if it is now open). 

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