FileMove wont work

[sbrady]

I have a file on the desktop I want to move into a folder on the desktop. What am I doing wrong, code is right out of the help file. By the way , once the file is moved INTO the folder, is there a way to select it programmatically. The name of the file to be moved is copy of pw.txt

FileMove ( "C:\Documents and Settings\sebrad\Desktop\" & "Copy of pw", "C:\Documents and Settings\sebrad\Desktop\Open PM3\" )

[bogQ]

and where is your ".txt" in code?

[sbrady]

this wont work either, maybe I need to reboot the machine to clear things out.

$Source = "C:Documents and SettingssebradDesktopOpen PM3Copy of pw.txt"
$Dest = "C:Documents and SettingssebradDesktopOpen PM3"
FileMove( $Source, $Dest )

[sbrady]

do you need to have the file extension in the code all the time. My machine does not show .txt in the desktop. I am coming from the Mac way of doing things.

[Jos]

Source and destination looks pretty much the same.

[bogQ]

answer on second question

#Include <WinAPIEx.au3>
_WinAPI_ShellOpenFolderAndSelectItems('C:Documents and SettingssebradDesktopOpen PM3copy of pw.txt')

[sbrady]

I get an error, says cant open file &^%$#@@

still cant figure out why a simply fileMove command wont work.

answer on second question

#Include <WinAPIEx.au3>
_WinAPI_ShellOpenFolderAndSelectItems('C:Documents and SettingssebradDesktopOpen PM3copy of pw.txt')

[sbrady]

I got the FileMove to work if going from folder to folder.

desktop to folder does NOT work

why cant I move it from the DESKTOP to a folder........hmmmmmm

$Source = "C:Documents and SettingssebradDesktopshawncopy of pw.txt"
$Dest = "C:Documents and SettingssebradDesktopOpen PM3"
FileMove( $Source, $Dest )

[sbrady]

bog, I downloaded your WINAPIEx file, now what......

[JohnOne]

Desktop is a folder.

Cant take anything you say at it's value anyway because you have proven that you just make

it up as you go along.

It is my opinion that you have more super secret code you are not mentioning.

FileMove works Perfectly every time, when used properly.

[JLogan3o13]

I got the FileMove to work if going from folder to folder.

desktop to folder does NOT work

why cant I move it from the DESKTOP to a folder........hmmmmmm

$Source = "C:Documents and SettingssebradDesktopshawncopy of pw.txt"
$Dest = "C:Documents and SettingssebradDesktopOpen PM3"
FileMove( $Source, $Dest )

This is never going to work the way you want, because you're not defining the name of the file in the destination. The code as you have it will create an unknown filetype called OpenPM3 on the desktop. This, however, works all day:

$Source = "C:Documents and SettingssebradDesktopshawncopy of pw.txt"
$Dest = "C:Documents and SettingssebradDesktopOpen PM3copy of pw.txt"
FileMove( $Source, $Dest )