fMoveFile (Function)

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Functions for managing external files

fMoveFile

Presentation

Example

Moving or renaming a file

Managing the errors

See also

Constants for the external files

Functions for managing external files

Handling the external files

Storing files in Android

Summary table: Managing the application directories according to the platform

fDetectRemovableStorage

fReadLineRegularExpression

fRemoveDir

fRename

fReportsAndQueriesDir

Moving or renaming a file
Managing the errors

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See also

fMoveFile (Function)

In french: fDéplaceFichier

Moves a file from a directory into another one. The file can be renamed during the move.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

New in version 18

This function is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

Example

// Move a file
Res is boolean = fMoveFile("D:\Example\Win1.wdw", "C:\Temp\Window\Win1.wdw")

Syntax

<Result> = fMoveFile(<Path of source file> , <New file path>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the move was performed,
False otherwise. To find out the error details, use ErrorInfo associated with the errMessage constant.

<Path of source file>: Character string (with quotes)

Name and full (or relative) path of the file to move (up to 260 characters). A UNC path can be used. The wildcard characters are not allowed.
Versions 15 and later
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
New in version 15
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.

<New file path>: Character string (with quotes)

New name and full (or relative) path of the file (up to 260 characters). A UNC path can be used. The wildcard characters are not allowed.
Versions 15 and later
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
New in version 15
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.

Remarks

Moving or renaming a file

If <Path of source file> and <New file path> contain the same file name but different access paths, fMoveFile moves the file.

If <Path of source file> and <New file path> contain different file names and different paths, fMoveFile moves and renames the file.

Remarks:

In Windows, fMoveFile is equivalent to fRename.

Managing the errors

fMoveFile generates an error in the following cases:

the file to move does not exist,
the file to move is locked,
the path of the file to move is invalid,
<New file path> or <Path of file to move> is an empty string,
the new file already exists.

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