SPFile.MoveTo Method (String, Boolean)
Moves the file to the destination URL and optionally overwrites an existing file of the same name.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub MoveTo ( _
newUrl As String, _
bOverWrite As Boolean _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFile
Dim newUrl As String
Dim bOverWrite As Boolean
instance.MoveTo(newUrl, bOverWrite)
public void MoveTo(
string newUrl,
bool bOverWrite
)
Parameters
newUrl
Type: System.StringThe new destination URL for the file.
bOverWrite
Type: System.Booleantrue to overwrite an existing file of the same name; otherwise, false.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| SPException | The bOverWrite parameter is false and a file with the same name exists at the specified destination URL -or- An error occurred when moving the file. |
Remarks
The MoveTo method is used to move files to another location within the same site.
Examples
The following code example moves all files by a specified author from one folder to another folder. The For loop in the example decrements (intIndex--) instead of increments (intIndex++), since the files are being moved from the folder and the number of files decreases with each loop.
Dim site As SPSite = SPContext.Current.Site
Dim web As SPWeb = site.AllWebs("Site_Name")
Dim files As SPFileCollection = web.GetFolder("Source_Folder").Files
Dim i As Integer
For i = files.Count - 1 To 0 Step -1
If files(i).Author.LoginName = "User_Name" Then
files(i).MoveTo("Destination_Folder/" & files(i).Name, True)
End If
Next i
SPSite oSiteCollection = SPContext.Current.Site;
SPWeb oWebsite = oSiteCollection.AllWebs["Site_Name"];
SPFileCollection collFiles = oWebsite.GetFolder("Source_Folder").Files;
for (int intIndex=collFiles.Count-1; intIndex>-1; intIndex--)
{
if (collFiles[intIndex].Author.LoginName == "User_Name")
{
collFiles[intIndex].MoveTo("Destination_Folder/" + files[intIndex].Name, true);
}
}
oWebsite.Dispose();
Note
Certain objects implement the IDisposable interface, and you must avoid retaining these objects in memory after they are no longer needed. For information about good coding practices, see Disposing Objects.