Function Names
file rename, file rename all, file rename silentlyDescription
These functions rename files or move files from one location to another and come in following flavors:
file rename will assert an exception if the file cannot be renamed or moved (e.g. file not found, file locked, access restrictions, etc.) Execution will stop immediately.
file rename silently will rename the files until a first failure is encountered. In this case, the applicable one of the short error messages on directories and files
will be returned. If no errors have been encountered, "OK" will be returned.
file rename all tries to rename or move all files and skips the ones which cannot be renamed or moved. Here, the number of successfully renamed or moved files will be returned.
Moving files is only possible inside the same disk volume (i.e. same disk drive / desktop computer / server drive)
Call as: procedure or function
Restrictions
Indirect parameter passing is disabled.
Parameter count
2
Parameters
| No. | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 input |
set or string | existing path and file names Every parameter must refer to an existing file. Path name in front is needed if the file is not located in the working directory. |
| 2 input |
set or string | new path and file names Destination paths and new file names. The number of existing and new path and file names must match, otherwise an exception will be asserted. |
Return value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| numeral or string | Feedback file rename: Always "OK", because all errors cause exceptions. |
Exceptions
File not found
File locked by another application
File not accessible
File is a directory
Number of existing and new path and file names are not equal
Examples
directory create( My Folder 1, My Folder 2 );
file copy( Example_Program.b4p, "My Folder 1/Test123.txt" );
file rename( My Folder 1\Test123.txt, My Folder 2\Test456.txt ); // Move and rename
if (system info[operating system]=Windows)
system( 'dir /A-D /W "My Folder 2"' ); // Show directory listing
else:
system( "ls 'My Folder 2'" ); // Show directory listing
directory delete recursive( "", "My Folder ?" ); // Delete "My Folder 1" and "... 2".Output
Datenträger in Laufwerk C: ist Windows
Volumeseriennummer: 96E3-BA76
Verzeichnis von C:\Users\zur-b\OneDrive\Documents\Programme\Beyond4P\B4P_Docu_Maker\My Folder 2
Test456.txt
1 Datei(en), 598 Bytes
0 Verzeichnis(se), 58’229’547’008 Bytes frei