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FileInfoMoveTo Method (String, MoveOptions, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object)

[AlphaFS] Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name, MoveOptions can be specified,

and the possibility of notifying the application of its progress through a callback function.

Namespace:  Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly:  AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0
Syntax
public CopyMoveResult MoveTo(
	string destinationPath,
	MoveOptions moveOptions,
	CopyMoveProgressRoutine progressHandler,
	Object userProgressData
)

Parameters

destinationPath
Type: SystemString
The path to move the file to, which can specify a different file name.
moveOptions
Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemMoveOptions
MoveOptions that specify how the directory is to be moved. This parameter can be .
progressHandler
Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemCopyMoveProgressRoutine
A callback function that is called each time another portion of the directory has been moved. This parameter can be .
userProgressData
Type: SystemObject
The argument to be passed to the callback function. This parameter can be .

Return Value

Type: CopyMoveResult
A CopyMoveResult class with the status of the Move action.
Exceptions
Remarks

Use this method to allow or prevent overwriting of an existing file.

This method works across disk volumes.

For example, the file c:\MyFile.txt can be moved to d:\public and renamed NewFile.txt.

Whenever possible, avoid using short file names (such as XXXXXX~1.XXX) with this method.

If two files have equivalent short file names then this method may fail and raise an exception and/or result in undesirable behavior.

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