SccRename Function
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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This function renames a file in the source control system.
Syntax
SCCRTN SccRename(
LPVOID pvContext,
HWND hWnd,
LPCSTR lpFileName,
LPCSTR lpNewName
);
Parameters
pvContext
[in] The source control plug-in context structure.
hWnd
[in] A handle to the IDE window that the source control plug-in can use as a parent for any dialog boxes that it provides.
lpFileName
[in] The fully qualified file name of the file being renamed.
lpNewName
[in] The fully qualified new name. If the directory path is different, then the file has moved from one subdirectory to another.
Return Value
The source control plug-in implementation of this function is expected to return one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| SCC_OK | The renaming operation completed successfully. |
| SCC_E_PROJNOTOPEN | The project is not open under source control. |
| SCC_E_FILENOTCONTROLLED | The file is not under source control. |
| SCC_E_ACCESSFAILURE | There was a problem accessing the source control system, probably due to network or contention issues. |
| SCC_E_NOTAUTHORIZED | The user is not authorized to complete this operation. |
| SCC_E_COULDNOTCREATEPROJECT | The project could not be created as part of the renaming process. |
| SCC_E_OPNOTPERFORMED | The operation was not performed. |
| SCC_E_NONSPECIFICERROR | An unspecified or general error occurred. |
Remarks
This function can be used to rename a file or move it from one location to another in the source control system. The source control plug-in should not attempt to access the file on disk. It is the IDE's responsibility to rename the local file.