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Rename File

Renames a file.

Options

•Source file is the path of the file to rename. See Creating file paths.

•New name is a text expression that specifies the new name of the file.

Compatibility

Product	Supported
FileMaker Pro Advanced	Yes
FileMaker Go	Yes
FileMaker WebDirect	No
FileMaker Server	Yes
FileMaker Cloud products	Yes
FileMaker Data API	No
Custom Web Publishing	Yes
Runtime solution	No

Originated in

FileMaker Pro 18.0 Advanced

Example 1

Renames the change.log file to change1.log.

Rename File [ Source file: "change.log" ; New name: "change1.log" ]

Example 2

Adds the current date to the end of the file named change.log if the file exists.

Set Variable [ $file ; Value: "change.log" ]
Get File Exists [ "$file" ; Target: $fileExists ]
If [ $fileExists ]
	Rename File [ Source file: "$file" ; New name: 
		Let ( [ 
			filename = Left ( $file ; Length ( $file ) - 4 ) ;
			extension = Right ( $file ; 3 ) ;
			date = Get ( CurrentDate ) ;
			year = Year ( date ) ; 
			month = Month ( date ) ; 
			day = Day ( date )
		];
			filename & "-" & year & "-" & month & "-" & day & "." & extension
		) ]
End If