FileRename

Description

This function block renames a file.

Figure 7-211: The FileRename Function Block

Related Functions

FileCopy, FileDelete, FileExists, FileSize

See also: File Management

Arguments

Input

Execute	Description	On the rising edgeA rising edge is the transition of a digital signal from low to high. It is also called positive edge request to rename a file
	Data Type	BOOL
	Range	0, 1
	Unit	N/A
	Default	—
Path	Description	The path to the file to be renamed
	Data Type	STRING
	Range	N/A
	Unit	N/A
	Default	—
NewName	Description	The new name of the file
	Data Type	STRING
	Range	N/A
	Unit	user units
	Default	—

Output

Done	Description	If TRUE, then the command completed successfully
	Data Type	BOOL
Error	Description	If TRUE, an error has occurred
	Data Type	BOOL
ErrorID	Description	Indicates the error if Error output is set to TRUE. See the table in Search IndexFile and TCP/IP Function Block ErrorID Output
	Data Type	DINT

Example

Structured Text

(* FileRename example *)
CASE StepCounter OF
0:
   Inst_FileRename(TRUE, 'Original.txt', 'Renamed.txt');
   StepCounter := StepCounter + 1;
1:
   Inst_FileRename(TRUE, 'Original.txt', 'Renamed.txt');
   IF Inst_FileRename.Done THEN
      Inst_FileRename(FALSE, '', '');
      StepCounter := StepCounter + 1;
   END_IF;
END_CASE;