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vl-file-rename
 
 
 

Renames a file

(vl-file-rename  old-filename new-filename)

Arguments

old-filename

A string containing the name of the file you want to rename. If you do not specify a full path name, vl-file-rename looks in the AutoCAD default drawing directory.

new-filename

A string containing the new name to be assigned to the file.

NoteIf you do not specify a path name, vl-file-rename writes the renamed file to the AutoCAD default drawing directory.

Return Values

T, if renaming completed successfully; nil if renaming failed.

Examples

_$ (vl-file-rename "c:/newauto.bat"
"c:/myauto.bat")

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