Renaming folder problems

[csharpula csharp]

Hello,
I am trying to rename a folder by using
Directory.Move( soucrceFolder,d estFolder) but keep getting the following
error:
Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

Why can it happen? Thanks!


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[Gilles Kohl [MVP]]

Re: Renaming folder problems

On Sun, 04 May 2008 05:38:30 -0700, csharpula csharp
<csharpula@yaho o.comwrote:

>
>Hello,
>I am trying to rename a folder by using
>Directory.Move (soucrceFolder, destFolder) but keep getting the following
>error:
>Cannot create a file when that file already exists.
>
>Why can it happen? Thanks!

Quoting MSDN:

"This method throws an IOException if, for example, you try to move
c:\mydir to c:\public, and c:\public already exists. You must specify
"c:\\public\\my dir" as the destDirName parameter, provided that
"mydir" does not exist under "c:\\public ", or specify a new directory
name such as "c:\\newdir "."

What are the specific values for "sourceFold er" and "destFolder " in
your case? Does "destFolder " already exist?

Regards,
Gilles.