Name
 
Renames a file on disk

Syntax
Usage

result = Name( oldname, newname )

Parameters

oldname
Name of an existing file.
newname
New name of the file.

Return Value

Returns zero (0) on success and non-zero on failure.

Description

Renames a file or folder originally called oldname to newname.

Example

Dim OldName As String
Dim NewName As String
Dim result As Integer 

OldName = "dsc001.jpg"
NewName = "landscape.jpg"

result = Name( OldName, NewName )
If 0 <> result Then 
    Print "error renaming " & oldname & " to " & newname & "."
End If


Differences from QB

  • In QB, NAME required AS rather than a comma between the old and new names.

See also