Allow file renaming to record changes to capitalization only in Windows

[littlesphaeroid]

Currently, on Windows, File:Save As:Rename does not work when changing only the capitalization of a filename. I would prefer that it did. See this discussion for workarounds.

saving with lowercase:

Has no affect on the filename in the finder or in LV.

[OneOfTheDans]

This would be nice, but I think it's a limitation of Windows, not LabVIEW.

[littlesphaeroid]

If you read the link to discussion, you will see that there appears to be disagreement about whether or not this is a “Windows issue“. However, since there are manual workarounds, those workarounds can be programmatic as well, meaning that NI can implement this feature, regardless of whether or not Windows allows such a name change in one step.

[Petru_Tarabuta]

+1. Fully support this idea. As a coincidence, I wrote down this exact idea in my private idea backlog more than a year ago.

I haven't read the discussion linked above due to time limitations. However, I don't think it is a Windows issue. For example, it is possible to rename the capitalisation of a file using the regular Windows File Explorer. For example, if a file is named "hello.txt", it is perfectly possible to press F2 (or right-click >> Rename), and rename it to "Hello.txt". This proves that Windows File Explorer can rename files and folders even when the difference is only capitalisation.

If this idea is implemented it would help me primarily when renaming files in Project Explorer. My current workaround is: suppose there is a VI named "do Something.vi", I will first rename it to "aDo Something.vi", then rename it again to "Do Something.vi". In effect, the workaround consists of adding a dummy character at the beginning of the file name, and removing that dummy character using a second rename action. This takes only a few seconds per file, but it is still time that could be better used doing something else.

[fefepeto_kb]

It is indeed a Windows issue: File renaming when changing case doesnt work !! - Microsoft Community

But, it seems that there has been a bugfix for Win 11: when i rename my files and lowercase them they stay uppercased : r/Windows11

It would be nice to get an automated workaround, but if I'm honest, the problem shall be fixed. And, with that said, if enough users are pressing Microsoft in doing so it might end up this being resolved for good and for all use cases, not just LabVIEW.