Rename a File in a SharePoint document library through object model

Following code will do that functionality. Like how we are renaming a file through UI, we have to first check-out the file and after renaming the file we have to check-in it.

<code>

            SPSite oSite = new SPSite ("https://<sitename>/");

            SPWeb oWeb = oSite.OpenWeb();

            SPList oList = oWeb.Lists["Shared Documents"];

            SPListItem oListItem = oList.Items[0]; //taking the first list item

            oListItem.File.CheckOut();

            oListItem["Name"] = "xyz";

            oListItem.Update();

            oListItem.File.CheckIn("file name has been changed");

</code>

Comments

• Anonymous
  November 17, 2008
  I don't know if this is possible.. but i tried this with lists. im about to rename an attachment filename. but i get an error 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.' can you help me with this? i'm a newbie in sharepoint and i already tried everything found on the net that would help me rename attachment filenames but still fail. thanks in advance!

• Anonymous
  December 06, 2012
  How can one rename a file using SharePoint Client OM?

• Anonymous
  May 29, 2013
  TO rename a file using the Client Object Model: item.File.CheckOut(); item.File.MoveTo(fname2, MoveOperations.Overwrite);                         string comment = "Testing file rename"; item.File.CheckIn(comment, CheckinType.MinorCheckIn);