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The file specified in SourceFile is moved to the directory specified in TargetFile. If the TargetFile contains a file name as well, the file is also renamed to the new name.
If there is no directory specified, the file is moved to the current directory with the specified new name.
The directory may be an absolute or relative value.
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System.IO
System.IO.File
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| Using Move to rename the current file |
program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
uses
System.IO;
var
Path : String;
Files : Array of String;
Stream : FileStream;
i : Integer;
begin
// Create the DelphiBasics.txt file
Path := 'DelphiBasics.txt';
Stream := System.IO.File.&Create(Path);
// Close the file
Stream.Close;
// List files in the current folder
Files := System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory);
for i := 0 to Length(Files)-1 do
Console.WriteLine(System.IO.Path.GetFileName(Files[i]));
// Rename the file using the Move method
Console.WriteLine;
Console.WriteLine('Renaming DelphiBasics.txt using MoveTo :');
Console.WriteLine;
System.IO.File.Move(Path, 'RenamedDelphiBasics.txt');
// List files in the current folder
Files := System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory);
for i := 0 to Length(Files)-1 do
Console.WriteLine(System.IO.Path.GetFileName(Files[i]));
// Clean up - delete the file
System.IO.File.Delete(Path);
Console.Readline;
end.
| | Show full unit code | DelphiBasics.txt
Project1.exe
Project1.pdb
Project1.rsp
Renaming DelphiBasics.txt using MoveTo :
Project1.exe
Project1.pdb
Project1.rsp
RenamedDelphiBasics.txt
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