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FileMove()

Moves a file to another directory.

Syntax

FileMove( <cSourceFile>, <cTargetFile> ) --> nErrorCode

Arguments

<cSourceFile>

This is a character string holding the name of the file to move. It must include path and file extension. The path can be omitted from <cSourceFile> when the file resides in the current directory.

<cTargetFile>

This is a character string with the new file name including file extension. Drive and/or path are optional.

Return

The function returns zero on success or a numeric error code on failure.

Description

The function moves <cSourceFile> to a file specified with <cTargetFile>. The target file must be on the same drive as the source file.

Info

See also:	COPY FILE, FileCopy()
Category:	CT:DiskUtil , File functions , Low level file functions
Source:	ct\disk.c
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll