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DeleteAndRenameFile

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This function deletes the source file (lpszSourFile) after it copies the content of the source file to the destination file (lpszDestFile). Create the source file and the destination file before calling this function.

BOOL DeleteAndRenameFile( 
LPCWSTR lpszDestFile, 
LPCWSTR lpszSourFile );

Parameters

  • lpszDestFile
    [in] Pointer to the null-terminated string that contains the path to the destination file, and cannot be NULL.
  • lpszSourFile
    [in] Pointer to the null-terminated string that contains the path to the source file, and cannot be NULL.

Return Values

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The DeleteAndRenameFile function works for the object store RAM-based file system only.

If this function fails, both the source file and destination file are unchanged.

Requirements

Runs On Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 1.01 and later Winbase.h   Coredll.lib, Fsmain.lib

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

See Also

GetLastError

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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