Renaming Files with shell()

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Aug 6 2004, 6:57 am
I really don't have much experience with the shell() proc. Is there any way to rename a file with it?
Aug 6 2004, 9:30 am
Well, if you're using some form of Unix/Linux, I think you can do something similar to the following:
shell("mv [oldfilename] [newfilename]")

Make sure that the old exists and the new doesn't first, though.
Aug 6 2004, 9:43 am
In response to Jon88
I'm looking for something that can be used with Windows, and upon testing that doesn't. Perhaps there's a way to make a copy of the file instead?
Aug 6 2004, 9:55 am
In response to HavenMaster
How about using fcopy() and deleting the original?
Aug 6 2004, 1:43 pm
In response to HavenMaster
Okay, then how about ren?
shell("ren [oldname] [newname]")