Description
Moves a file.
Syntax
FileMove ( sourcefile, targetfile )
|
Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
|
sourcefile |
String for the name of the file you want to move |
|
targetfile |
String for the name of the location you are moving the file |
Return value
Integer.
Returns values as follows:
1 -- Success
-1 -- Error opening sourcefile
-2 -- Error writing targetfile
Usage
You cannot write to a target file if a file with the same name already exists in the target directory. If you want to copy over a target file, you can use FileCopy and set the replace argument to true.
Examples
This example moves a file from the current directory to a different directory and saves the return value in the li_FileNum variable:
integer li_FileNum
li_FileNum = FileMove ("june.csv", &
"H:/project/june2000.csv" )See also
