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The Rename procedure renames a file given by FileHandle to a new name NewFileName.
The file must have been assigned the given FileHandle using the AssignFile routine.
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| Notes |
Use RenameFile when you want to rename a file without needing to assign it.
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| Example code : Create a file, rename it, and then reopen it with the new name |
var
myFile : TextFile;
text : string;
begin
// Try to open the Test.txt file for writing to
AssignFile(myFile, 'Test.txt');
ReWrite(myFile);
// Write a couple of well known words to this file
WriteLn(myFile, 'Hello');
WriteLn(myFile, 'World');
// Close the file
CloseFile(myFile);
// Try to rename the file - ensure that no such file exists first!
DeleteFile('NewName.txt');
Rename(myFile, 'NewName.txt');
// Now read the file
AssignFile(myFile, 'NewName.txt');
ReSet(myFile);
// Display the file contents
while not Eof(myFile) do
begin
ReadLn(myFile, text);
ShowMessage(text);
end;
// Close the file for the last time
CloseFile(myFile);
end;
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Hello
World
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