Help with renaming an xml file using VB.NET

as per http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2ce15by3.aspx

you can use the My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameFile method

Hi,

I tried to follow the approach suggested but the syntax is incorrect, any ideas what is the proper syntax?

 My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameFile((Application.StartupPath + "\LinkFiles\LinkNSN" & Trim(NSN.Text) & ".xml")", (Application.StartupPath + "\LinkFiles\LinkNSN" & Trim(NSN.Text) & ".xml"))

Thanks,

Victor

you rename for the same filename? the first parameter is the current name. the second is the new name. I read twice the same value

I tried to follow the approach suggested but the syntax is incorrect, any ideas what is the proper syntax?

In addition to the comments you've received above, I would suggest employing a bit of strategic Path.Combine and Path.ChangeExtension to alleviate some of the readability issues you have in that bit of code. For example:

Imports System.IO

...

Dim sourceFilename As String = Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "\LinkFiles\LinkNSN")
Dim destinFilename As String = Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "\LinkFiles\LinkNSN")

sourceFilename = Path.Combine(sourceFilename, Trim(NSN.Text))
sourceFilename = Path.ChangeExtension(sourceFilename, ".xml")

destinFilename= Path.Combine(destinFilename, Trim(NSN.Text))
destinFilename= Path.ChangeExtension(destinFilename, ".xml")

My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameFile(sourceFilename, destinFilename)

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Hi,

The code below worked but the original xml file is not deleted.

  File.Copy(Application.StartupPath & "\" & "LinkFiles\LinkNSN.xml", Application.StartupPath & "\" & "\LinkFiles\LinkNSN" & Trim(LoginForm1.Ctry.Text) & ".xml", True)


Any ideas why the original file(LinkNSN.xml) is not deleted?

Thanks,

Victor

because you are doing a copy. use Name instead.

File.Name does not exist. Move works without True in the code.

Thanks.

Thank You.

I meant:

 My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameFile(Application.StartupPath & "\" & "LinkFiles\LinkNSN.xml", Application.StartupPath & "\" & "\LinkFiles\LinkNSN" & Trim(LoginForm1.Ctry.Text) & ".xml")

Thank you  for the clarification.

I tried your latest approach but getting the following error:

Argument 'newName' must be a name, and not a relative or absolute path: 'C:\Users\victor\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\TEST_XML_New\TESTNSN_XML\bin\Debug\\LinkFiles\LinkNSNBEL.xml'.
Parameter name: newName

How do i solve this error?

Thanks,

C.

the example on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2ce15by3.aspx shows:

My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameFile(Application.StartupPath & "\" & "LinkFiles\LinkNSN.xml", "LinkNSN" & Trim(LoginForm1.Ctry.Text) & ".xml")