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My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameDirectory Method

Renames a directory.

' Usage
My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameDirectory(directory ,newName)
' Declaration
Public Sub RenameDirectory( _
   ByVal directory As String, _
   ByVal newName As String _
)

Parameters

  • directory
    String. Path and name of directory to be renamed. Required.

  • newName
    String. New name for directory. Required.

Exceptions

The following conditions may cause an exception:

Remarks

This method cannot be used to move a directory; use the MoveDirectory method to move and rename the directory.

Tasks

The following table lists an example of a task involving the My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameDirectory method.

To

See

Rename a directory

How to: Rename a Directory in Visual Basic

Example

This example renames the Test directory to SecondTest.

My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameDirectory("C:MyDocuments\Test", "SecondTest")

Requirements

Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Class:FileSystemProxy (provides access to FileSystem)

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Project type

Available

Windows Application

Yes

Class Library

Yes

Console Application

Yes

Windows Control Library

Yes

Web Control Library

Yes

Windows Service

Yes

Web Site

Yes

Permissions

The following permission may be necessary:

Permission

Description

FileIOPermission

Controls the ability to access files and folders. Associated enumeration: Unrestricted.

For more information, see Code Access Security and Requesting Permissions.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Parse File Paths in Visual Basic

Reference

My.Computer.FileSystem Object

RenameDirectory

My.Computer.FileSystem.MoveDirectory Method

Other Resources

Creating, Deleting, and Moving Files and Directories in Visual Basic