fMoveFile (Function)

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External file management functions

Moving or renaming a file

Managing errors

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

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Constants for the external files

Functions for handling directories and external files

Handling the external files

Storing files in Android

Summary table: Managing the application directories according to the platform

fCurrentDir (Example)

fCurrentDir

fCurrentDrive (Example)

fDetectRemovableStorage

fDriveReady (Example)

fExtractPath (Example)

fGraphicFilter (Example)

fGraphicFilter

fImageSelect (Example)

fImageSelect

fInsertTextAtBeginning

fIsImage

fListDirectory (Example)

fReadLineRegularExpression

fReportsAndQueriesDir

fSizeUncompressed (Example)

fSizeUncompressed

fSplit

fStopCompress (Example)

fUncompress (Example)

Moving or renaming a file
Managing errors
Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

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fMoveFile (Function)

In french: fDéplaceFichier

Moves a file from one directory to another. The file can be renamed during the move.

Versions 15 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

New in version 15

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available for WINDEV applications in Linux.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Versions 22 and later

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 22

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Example

// Move a file
Res is boolean = fMoveFile("D:\Example\Win1.wdw", "C:\Temp\Window\Win1.wdw")

Syntax

<Result> = fMoveFile(<Path of source file> , <New file path>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the move was performed,
False otherwise. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.

<Path of source file>: Character string

Name and full (or relative) path of the file to move (up to 260 characters). A UNC path can be used. Wildcard characters are not allowed.
Versions 15 and later
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).
New in version 15
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).

<New file path>: Character string

New name and full (or relative) path of the file (up to 260 characters). A UNC path can be used. Wildcard characters are not allowed.
Versions 15 and later
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).
New in version 15
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).

Remarks

Moving or renaming a file

If <Path of source file> and <New file path> contain the same file name but different access paths, fMoveFile moves the file.

If <Path of source file> and <New file path> contain different file names and different paths, fMoveFile moves and renames the file.

Remarks:

In Windows, fMoveFile is equivalent to fRename.
Versions 15 and later
In Android, a file stored on the external memory (SDCard) cannot be moved to the internal memory of the device (and conversely).
New in version 15
In Android, a file stored on the external memory (SDCard) cannot be moved to the internal memory of the device (and conversely).
In Android, a file stored on the external memory (SDCard) cannot be moved to the internal memory of the device (and conversely).

Managing errors

fMoveFile throws an error in the following cases:

the file to move does not exist,
the file to move is locked,
the path of the file to move is invalid,
<New file path> or <Path of source file> is an empty string,
the new file already exists.

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

If this function does not operate properly in Windows Vista (and later), check whether the file or directory used is not in one of the system directories (Windows directory or "Program Files" directory).

In Windows Vista (and later), with the UAC mechanism (User Account Control) enabled, you must have administrator privileges to handle and/or modify the files or directories in system directories (Windows directory or "Program Files" directory).

Programming tip: To handle and/or modify the files or directories without administrator privileges, you should:

avoid writing to the Windows directory or to the "Program Files" directory,
use the system directory of the application (returned by SysDir with the srAppDataCommun constant, for example).

Remark: In Windows Vista and later, the virtualization mechanism is used to make the applications "compatible with Vista". If the file is created in a system directory without having sufficient rights, this file will actually be created in another directory (C:\Users\<LOGIN>AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows\). In this case, the file cannot be shared between several applications.

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