Confused by FileMove (Rename)

[Jos]

So have you tried compiling the script as Console App? 

Either way, lets go back on topic being the filemove issue. Are you 100% sure you have the rights to rename/move and the file isn't readonly or something?

Jos

[Earthshine]

 ran your code @Jos and got this

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "D:\OneDrive - Company Name\test.au3"    
@@ Debug(20) : @WorkingDir & "\" & $file_array[$index] = D:\OneDrive - Company Name\test.exe_
>Error code: 0
@@ Debug(22) : $rc=1  @WorkingDir & "\" & $new_file_name = D:\OneDrive - Company Name\test.exe
>Error code: 0

using this code

#include <FileConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>

Example()

Func Example()

Local $file_array[1] = ["test.exe_"]

For $index = 0 To (UBound($file_array) - 1)
    $new_file_name = StringTrimRight($file_array[$index], 1)
    ;~ ConsoleWrite("New File name: " & $new_file_name)

    ConsoleWrite('@@ Debug(' & @ScriptLineNumber & ') : @WorkingDir & "\" & $file_array[$index] = ' & @WorkingDir & "\" & $file_array[$index] & @CRLF & '>Error code: ' & @error & @CRLF) ;### Debug Console
    $rc=FileMove(@WorkingDir & "\" & $file_array[$index], @WorkingDir & "\" & $new_file_name)
    ConsoleWrite('@@ Debug(' & @ScriptLineNumber & ') : $rc=' & $rc & '  @WorkingDir & "\" & $new_file_name = ' & @WorkingDir & "\" & $new_file_name & @CRLF & '>Error code: ' & @error & @CRLF) ;### Debug Console
Next
EndFunc

it's working fine for me, not to say remote would work though

Edited June 28, 2018 by Earthshine

[MFrancisca]

5 minutes ago, Jos said:

So have you tried compiling the script as Console App? 

Either way, lets go back on topic being the filemove issue. Are you 100% sure you have the rights to rename/move and the file isn't readonly or something?

Jos

Yes, I'm sure 

 

[Earthshine]

so can you do it manually from the command line?

[MFrancisca]

1 minute ago, Earthshine said:

so can you do it manually from the command line?

Yes, I could do it no problem from the command line

[Earthshine]

can you do it remotely from command line psexec??

Edited June 28, 2018 by Earthshine

[MFrancisca]

21 minutes ago, Earthshine said:

can you do it remotely from command line?

Yes I could do it... 

Also, the system is working with 3 remotes machines in parallel, but only 1 has the problem. The other 2 are renaming the files with no issues 

[Earthshine]

Well now we know it's a configuration issue and you should be able to compare those against the other two. Now we need to decide on a tool that collects all the data we need to compare

Edited June 28, 2018 by Earthshine

[MFrancisca]

3 minutes ago, Earthshine said:

Well now we know it's a configuration issue and you should be able to compare those against the other two. Now we need to decide on a tool that collects all the data we need to compare

What kind of configuration could be causing this? Sorry, this is out of my depth for programming

[Earthshine]

some kind of policy maybe I am thinking?

there are tools you can use to collect everything else, compare drivers, installed software, etc..

[MFrancisca]

The only thing that is really different between the machine with problems and the others is windows defender. It is active on the machine with problems and the others do not have it active.  all 3 machines are actually clones of a 4th one that works as server

 

[Earthshine]

maybe try turning it off or making an exception of that directory in Defender

[Jos]

Windows Defender has this new anti ransomware option which disallows programs to start renaming files, so that would be a good candidate for cause this type of behavior.

Jos