how can I rename a file programmatically?

[guillaumeM]

I want to make a VI that rename a file, how can I do?

[tst]

Use the Move VI in the File I/O>>Advanced pallete. Just give it the source file and destination file.

[Marc L.]

Hello,

Two methods are possible :

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/576434CD1B659EE386256F04006909AA?OpenDocument

regards

Marc Larue
NIF

[Mache]

Hello,

A third method is to use "System Exec" vi and use the ubiquitos Rename Command.

An Example is attached It needs a file temp.txt in C:\

This is true renaming unlike other methods of copying and deleting.

Good Luck

Mache

[JBSmo]

...and yet a fourth method, if you are a Windows user, is to make use of the runtime libraries provided by Windows. The attached example has been tested with LV 7.1 and Windows XP Pro...

regards

Bruce Smotherman

[PReitano]

Hi does your rename.vi only work on the root c:\ drive?
Can I use the vi when my txt file in located in c:\document and settings\temp\filename.txt?

[tst]

For the rename VI to work with a path that has spaces you need to place the path inside quotation marks, like this:

"c:\document and settings\temp\filename.txt"

[PReitano]

Thanks again. 
Can I use the same procedure (using SystemExec.vi) to delete a file?

[tst]

Sure, just use the "del" command instead of "rename".

However, why not use the built-in LV delete file function (in the File I/O>>Advanced palette)?

This will be sure to work across platforms and OSes (for example, if the next windows OS doesn't support DOS commands).

[teky]

Can i change the target path of a file and rename it in the same MOVE.VI?