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Is There a C Code Snippet to Rename
Name: Tina Brant Date: February 12, 2004 at 12:52:57 Pacific OS: windows98 CPU/Ram: 64k
Comment:
Can anyone tell me if there is a code snippet in 'C' that will rename a file? So far my program will prompt the user for the existing file name; and then prompt the user for the new file name. I just don't know how to actually make it happen.
Is there a way to use the unix renaming command inside of a C program?
Name: Electric Mayhem Date: February 12, 2004 at 14:26:43 Pacific
Reply:
Just a shot in the dark: System( )
Why do I say shot in the dark? I'm not a programmer. I have written 1 program a while back for compressing multiple files individually. Since doing it in a DOS like environment is easiest, I used System( ) to perform the compression on each file. Go to www.programmersheaven.com or .net and try to find more information about it there.
HTH!
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Response Number 2
Name: Electric Mayhem Date: February 12, 2004 at 14:45:53 Pacific
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Quote: "u can use System, or you can use the API.. creat() read() write() Buffer your info and then write it back out. Look at the man pages for those, and you should find what u need.. it'll be done by the kernel for you. :-)"
- From one of the nice programmers on my Buddy list.
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Response Number 3
Name: fpmurphy Date: February 13, 2004 at 07:43:30 Pacific
Reply:
Use the POSIX/SUS API rename(2). man 2 rename will display the details.
- F
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Response Number 4
Name: Tina Brant Date: February 13, 2004 at 09:28:11 Pacific
Reply:
Thank you all for your comments & suggestions. I appreciate your help. I am off to investigate... :)
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