fMoveFile (Function)

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External file management functions

Moving or renaming a file

Managing the errors

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

See also

fMoveFile (Function)

In french: fDéplaceFichier

Moves a file from a directory into another one. 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 the details of the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.

<Path of source file>: Character string (with quotes)

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).
This path must be a full path or a UNC path. It cannot be a relative path.

<New file path>: Character string (with quotes)

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).
This path must be a full path or a UNC path. It cannot be a relative path.

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 the errors

fMoveFile generates 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 file to move> 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).

Indeed, in Windows Vista (and later), with the UAC mechanism (User Account Control) enabled, you must have the administrator privileges to handle and/or modify the files or directories in the 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 into the Windows directory or into the "Program Files" directory,
use the system directory corresponding to the application (returned by SysDir associated with the srCommonAppData constant).

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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