Changing File Name on server

[isleshocky77]

How would u recommend changing the name of a file using pure ASP?

[whammy]

Hmm... there might be a better way than this, but you could copy the file (with a new filename), and delete the old one... using Scripting.FileSystemObject

http://www.w3schools.com/asp/met_getfilename.asp

[Roy Sinclair]

If you're going to use the File System Object then get a File Object for the file in question and simply alter it's Name property.

[isleshocky77]

How would I do this?

[Roy Sinclair]

<%
dim fso ' as File System Object
dim fo ' as File Object
Set fso = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fo = fs.GetFile("fileNameBeforeRename")

fo.Name = "fileNameAfterRename")
Set fo = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing
%>

[whammy]

Duh... of course, that makes more sense. That's one of the few things I HAVEN'T done to a file using FSO, so I didn't know the syntax offhand... ;)

P.S. You have an extra parentheses in there, though:


dim fso ' as File System Object
dim fo ' as File Object
Set fso = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fo = fs.GetFile("fileNameBeforeRename")

fo.Name = "fileNameAfterRename"
Set fo = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing


P.S. You still might want to check out the link I posted, to make sure that the NEW filename doesn't overwrite a current file... http://www.w3schools.com has a wealth of knowledge in their examples.