Name Statement
Renames a disk file, directory, or folder.
Syntax
Name oldpathname As newpathname
The
Name statement syntax has these parts:
PartDescription
oldpathnameRequired.
String expression that specifies the existing file name and location ? may include directory or folder, and drive.
newpathnameRequired. String expression that specifies the new file name and location ? may include directory or folder, and drive. The file name specified by
newpathname can't already exist.
Remarks
The Name statement renames a file and moves it to a different directory or folder, if necessary. Name can move a file across drives, but it can only rename an existing directory or folder when both newpathname and oldpathname are located on the same drive. Name cannot create a new file, directory, or folder.
Using
Name on an open file produces an error. You must close an open file before renaming it.
Name arguments cannot include multiple-character (
*) and single-character (
?) wildcards.