How to Rename a File with AutoIt?

[charvi]

Hi everybody,

How can I rename a file with AutoIt? I have not found a Rename or FileRename function???

Cheers, Charvi

[Melba23]

@charvi,

From the helpfile:

"Because AutoIt lacks a "FileRename" function, use FileMove to rename a file!"

M23

[charvi]

@charvi,

From the helpfile:

"Because AutoIt lacks a "FileRename" function, use FileMove to rename a file!"

M23

Thank you for your quick reply, Melba23.

Well, I then have written _FileRename_ and _DirRename_ functions so it no longer "lacks" in AutoIt

I hope it might be useful. Please note that the identation is correct in the SciTe editor.

Cheers, Charvi

; ## FUNCTION ##==================================================================================================

=================
; Name ..............:  _FileRename_
; Description .......:  Rename a File
; Syntax ............:  _FileRename_($s_Source, $s_Destination, $i_Flag = 0)
; Parameters ........:  $s_Source               Source File
;                       $s_Destination          Destination File
;                       $i_Flag                 Flag    0 = (default) do not overwrite existing files
;                                                       1 = overwrite existing files
;                                                       8 = Create destination directory structure if it doesn't exist
; Return values .....:  Success:    Returns 1
;                       Failure:    Returns 0
; Author ............:  'charvi' <charvista at gmail dot com>
; Creation Date .....:  2009-01-05
; Version ...........:  0.0.0.1
; Version Date ......:  2009-01-05
; Remarks ...........:  If the source and destination paths are on different volumes a copy and delete operation is performed rather than a move.
;                       The destination directory must already exist, except using with flag value '8'.
;                       For instance the combined flag '9' (1 + 8) overwrites the target file and prechecks for the destination directory structure and if it doesn't exist creates it automatically.
;                       Some file attributes can make the overwriting impossible.
;===================================================================================================

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Func _FileRename_($s_Source, $s_Destination, $i_Flag = 0)
    Local $i
    $i = FileMove($s_Source, $s_Destination, $i_Flag)
    Return $i
EndFunc

; ## FUNCTION ##==================================================================================================

=================
; Name ..............:  _DirRename_
; Description .......:  Rename a Directory (or "Folder" if you prefer)
; Syntax ............:  _DirRename_($s_Source, $s_Destination, $i_Flag = 0)
; Parameters ........:  $s_Source               Source Directory
;                       $s_Destination          Destination Directory
;                       $i_Flag                 Flag    0 = (default) do not overwrite existing directory
;                                                       1 = overwrite existing directory
; Return values .....:  Success:    Returns 1
;                       Failure:    Returns 0
; Author ............:  'charvi' <charvista at gmail dot com>
; Creation Date .....:  2009-01-05
; Version ...........:  0.0.0.1
; Version Date ......:  2009-01-05
; Remarks ...........:  If the source and destination are on different volumes or UNC paths are used then a copy/delete operation will be performed rather than a move.
;                       If the destination already exists and the overwrite flag is specified then the source directory will be moved INSIDE the destination.
;===================================================================================================

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Func _DirRename_($s_Source, $s_Destination, $i_Flag = 0)
    Local $i
    $i = DirMove($s_Source, $s_Destination, $i_Flag)
    Return $i
EndFunc

[MrCreatoR]

There is no point to make such UDF, its' can be built like that:

Func _FileRename_($s_Source, $s_Destination, $i_Flag = 0)
    Return FileMove($s_Source, $s_Destination, $i_Flag)
EndFunc

Now, what is the different between the original usage (FileMove()), just a function name?

[GEOSoft]

The help file gives a good example of handling this situation and there is no need for a function at all.

$sFileOld = "MyFile.au3"
$sFileRenamed = "MyNewFile.au3"
FileMove($sFileOld, $sFileRenamed)

or

$sFileOld = "C:\MyFiles"
$sFileRenamed = "C:\MyNewFiles"
DirMove($sFileOld, $sFileRenamed)

At one time we had a FileRename() function in AutoIt but it was deemed to be redundant and obsolete. So it's not considered to be "missing" functionality. I have a feeling that you are comparing it to antiquated syntax such as that used in VBScript.

[Ghost_Archer]

I still think the function is reasonable to be improved, if you have noticed that the FileMove function does not have a case sensitive flag,

Try this: FileMove("c:\myfile\Files001.txt", "c:\myfile\FILES001.txt")

This might does not matter in windows, however, I would like to see the file name as we expected. Therefore, a wrapper to move it to a temp name and then to the final name might be useful.

 

[BrewManNH]

Not to encourage resurrecting a nearly 10 year old thread for something like this, but there is a way to have it with the case that you want without going through the process of creating a temp file first. Use it like this. 

FileMove("c:\myfile\Files001.txt", "c:\myfile\FILES001.txt", $FC_OVERWRITE) ; $FC_OVERWRITE (1) = overwrite existing files.

Use the overwrite flag to have it overwrite the file if it exists already to have it with the changed case.