rename file

i want to rename a file (path contains dirs with names longer than 8 characters). i used Name oldName$ As newName$.
vb made a copy (!) of the file, and even when i reloaded the explorer window, the old file wasn't gone!
I tried shell("ren " & oldName$ & " " & newName$) which didn't work (i guess vb uses the same dos command internally).
when i tried to copy the file and kill the old one afterwards, the kill command failed (file not found)!

(I tried those things out in test mode (F5 key) and didn't compile my app yet, if this is of any importance)

What should i do?!

Make sure that you specify a full path for the destination.
E.g.:
<pre>Name "c:\Hello.txt" As "Hello.bak"</pre>
will move the file into App.path. What you need is:
<pre>Name "c:\Hello.txt" As "c:\Hello.bak"</pre>

i know that and i did so!
thanx, though

Don't know then. The only thing I can suggest is to step through the code in break mode and make sure the oldName and newName variables contain the correct filenames.

i did! i'm goin crazy!

Could you post the code and the file that you're trying to rename (if it's not too big)?

i'll try to do later but i've internet only at school! :)

Don't use Name and then Kill, use FileCopy then Kill, like so:

<pre>FileCopy "C:\Program Files\SomeDirectory\SomeSubDir\AFile.txt", "C:\AFile.txt"
Kill "C:\Program Files\SomeDirectory\SomeSubDir\AFile.txt"</pre>

good luck...... images/icons/wink.gif

I am not sure if this applies to the Name statement, but if you are
shelling a REN command with long file names, you have to have the
paths/names enclosed in quotes. Something like...
<pre>
Shell("ren """ & oldName$ & """ """ & newName$ & """")


</pre>

I think therefore I am... sometimes right. images/icons/wink.gif