SPFile.MoveTo method (String)
Moves the file to the destination URL but does not overwrite an existing file of the same name.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub MoveTo ( _
newUrl As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFile
Dim newUrl As String
instance.MoveTo(newUrl)
public void MoveTo(
string newUrl
)
Parameters
newUrl
Type: System.StringA string that specifies the destination URL.
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
SPException | A file of that name already exists at the specified location. -or- An error occurred when moving the file. |
Remarks
The MoveTo method moves files to another location within the same site.
Examples
The following code example moves files older than a specified date from one folder to another folder.
Dim site As SPSite = SPContext.Current.Site
Dim web As SPWeb = site.AllWebs("Site_Name/Subsite_Name")
Dim files As SPFileCollection = web.GetFolder("Source_Folder").Files
Dim i As Integer
For i = files.Count - 1 To 0 Step -1
If files(i).TimeCreated < Convert.ToDateTime
("12/01/2004 12:00:00 AM") Then
files(i).MoveTo("Destination_Folder/" & files(i).Name)
End If
Next i
SPSite oSiteCollection = SPContext.Current.Site;
SPWeb oWebsite = oSiteCollection.AllWebs["Site_Name/Subsite_Name"];
SPFileCollection collFiles = oWebsite.GetFolder("Source_Folder").Files;
for (int intIndex=collFiles.Count-1; intIndex>-1; intIndex--)
{
if (collFiles[intIndex].TimeCreated <
Convert.ToDateTime("12/01/2007 12:00:00 AM"))
{
collFiles[intIndex].MoveTo("Destination_Folder/" + collFiles[intIndex].Name);
}
}
oWebsite.Dispose();
Note
Certain objects implement the IDisposable interface, and you must avoid retaining these objects in memory after they are no longer needed. For information about good coding practices, see Disposing Objects.