Renames the specified file.

Also with this function you can move specified file to a new location, new folder or even to another resource's folder. But for this action executing resource must have ModifyOtherObjects ACL right set to true.

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

• Method: file:rename(...)

Syntax

bool fileRename ( string filePath, string newFilePath )

Required Arguments

• filePath: The filepath of the source file in the following format: :resourceName/path. resourceName is the name of the resource the file is in, and 'path' is the path from the root directory of the resource to the file. If the file is in the current resource, only the file path is necessary.
• newFilePath: Destination Filepath for the specified source file in the same format.

Returns

• bool: result

If successful, returns true. Otherwise returns false.

Code Examples

Example 1 Example 2

shared

This example renames the file test1.txt that is in the root of the current resource to test2.txt.

if fileRename( "test1.txt", "test2.txt" ) then
    outputConsole("File `test1.txt` successfully renamed to `test2.txt`")
else
    outputConsole("Unable to rename `test1.txt`")
end

shared

This example moves the file test1.txt that is in the root of the current resource to myFolder folder. If this folder is not exists, it will be created before moving the file test1.txt.

if fileRename( "test1.txt", "myFolder/test1.txt" ) then
    outputConsole("File `test1.txt` successfuly moved to `myFolder` folder")
else
    outputConsole("Unable to move `test1.txt`")
end

See Also

File Functions

• fileClose
• fileCopy
• fileCreate
• fileDelete
• fileExists
• fileFlush
• fileGetContents
• fileGetPath
• fileGetPos
• fileIsEOF
• fileOpen
• fileGetSize
• fileRead
• fileRename
• fileSetPos
• fileWrite

File Elements

• file

Reference

• Scripting Functions