Name
File.Move Method
Syntax
oFileObj
.Movedestination
-
oFileObj
Use: Required
Data Subtype: File object
Any object variable returning a File object.
-
destination
Use: Required
Data Subtype: String
The path to the location where the file is to be moved.
Description
Moves a file from one folder to another.
Rules at a Glance
The file represented by
oFileObj
must not be open or an error occurs.Wildcard characters can’t be used in
Destination
.Destination
can be either an absolute or a relative path.
Programming Tips & Gotchas
If a fatal system error occurs during the execution of this method (like a power failure), the worst that can happen is that the file is copied to the destination but not removed from the source. There are no rollback capabilities built into the File.Move method; however, because the copy part of this two-stage process is executed first, the file can’t be lost.
If a folder or a file by the same name already exists in
destination
, the method generates runtime error 58, “File exists.” To prevent this, you can use the FileSystemObject’s FileExists and GetAbsolutePath methods prior to calling the Move method.Unlike the FileSystemObject’s MoveFile method, which accepts wildcard characters in the path parameter and can therefore move multiple files, the Move method moves only the single file represented by
oFileObj
.As a result of the Move method, the Files collection object containing
oFileObj
is automatically updated, the moved folder is being removed, and the collection count, ...
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