Renaming files

[John]

Hi

How can I rename a file on disk in vb,net? Basically I am looking for vb.net
equivalent of the vba Name command.

Thanks

Regards

[Dale Levesque]

Re: Renaming files

My.Computer.Fil esystem.RenameF ile


or

' How to move / rename a file.
Private Sub button6_Click(s ender As Object, e As System.EventArg s)

Dim fi As New FileInfo("myIma ge.gif")

fi.MoveTo("myIm age2.gif")

End Sub 'button6_Click




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Hi
>
How can I rename a file on disk in vb,net? Basically I am looking for
vb.net equivalent of the vba Name command.
>
Thanks
>
Regards
>

[kimiraikkonen]

Re: Renaming files

On Mar 25, 4:11 am, "John" <i...@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e:

Hi
>
How can I rename a file on disk in vb,net? Basically I am looking for vb.net
equivalent of the vba Name command.
>
Thanks
>
Regards

An alternative way:

' Specify file that you want to rename
Dim file As New System.IO.FileI nfo("c:\test.tx t")

' Copy current file with a new file name
file.CopyTo("c: \new_test.txt")

' Delete old file
file.Delete()

but i think "My" namespace is much easy-to-use.

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Renaming files

"John" <info@nospam.in fovis.co.ukschr ieb:

How can I rename a file on disk in vb,net? Basically I am looking for
vb.net equivalent of the vba Name command.

Take a look at these functions/methods:

'Rename'
'My.Computer.Fi leSystem.Rename File'
'My.Computer.Fi leSystem.Rename Directory'
'File.Move'
'Directory.Move '

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