CFile::Rename

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04/22/2008

This static function renames the specified file.

static void PASCAL Rename(
   LPCTSTR lpszOldName,
   LPCTSTR lpszNewName 
);

Parameters

lpszOldName
The old path.
lpszNewName
The new path.

Remarks

Directories cannot be renamed. This is equivalent to the REN command.

Example

TCHAR* pOldName = _T("Oldname_File.dat");
TCHAR* pNewName = _T("Renamed_File.dat");

try
{
    CFile::Rename(pOldName, pNewName);
}
catch(CFileException* pEx )
{
    TRACE(_T("File %20s not found, cause = %d\n"), pOldName, 
       pEx->m_cause);
    pEx->Delete();
}

Requirements

Header: afx.h

See Also

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