RenameFile
Rename a file.
Declaration
Source position: filutilh.inc line 188
function RenameFile(const OldName: UnicodeString;
const NewName: UnicodeString) : Boolean;
function RenameFile(const OldName: RawByteString;
const NewName: RawByteString) : Boolean;
Description
RenameFile renames a file from OldName to NewName. The function returns True if successful, False otherwise. For safety, the new name must be a full path specification, including the directory, otherwise it will be assumed to be a filename relative to the current working directory. Remark: The implementation of RenameFile relies on the underlying OS's support for renaming/moving a file. Whether or not a file can be renamed across disks or partitions depends entirely on the OS. On unix-like OS-es, the rename function will fail when used across partitions. On Windows, it will work.
Errors
On Error, False is returned.
See also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| DeleteFile | Delete a file from the file system. |
Example
Program Example44;
{ This program demonstrates the RenameFile function }
Uses sysutils;
Var F : Longint;
S : String;
Begin
S:='Some short file.';
F:=FileCreate ('test.dap');
FileWrite(F,S[1],Length(S));
FileClose(F);
If RenameFile ('test.dap','test.dat') then
Writeln ('Successfully renamed files.');
End.