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Your macros can rename a file by using the Name command. This is a holdover from other versions of BASIC. The syntax is:
Name OldFile As NewFile
where OldFile is the name of the old file, and NewFile is the name of the new file. Both filenames must either be string variables or be enclosed in quotes. Both filenames can contain complete path names, but both must be on the same disk drive. If the path names differ, then the command also has the side benefit of apparently moving the file from one directory to another.
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2014-04-01 12:58:16
Don
Very helpful. I had been doing this with two commands, FileCopy and Kill.
As a word of warning, the Name command (like FileCopy & Kill) will result in Run-time error '75' if the file is currently open.
If the need is to rename an open document (meaning the file with the old name or in the old directory no longer exists), then I suggest using the following
<file>.SaveAs FileName:=<newdir
ewfilename>
Kill <olddiroldfilename>
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