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Hello there,

I'm trying to use the MoveFileEX function in NT4 and I keep getting a 1 back as the return code, unless one of the values is blank.

Here's the line of code that's failing...

MoveFileEx("c:\cartman.txt","d:\gma.txt",4)

(4 is the # of MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT)

* This line returns a 0 but still doesn't do anything...
MoveFileEx("d:\gma.txt","",4)

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!
Jeff
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Jeff Eberlin - Programming - R&D
TeleMagic, Inc.

Hi,
Is your file moved after reboot?
If yes, then everything is allright. If no, I don't see what would be
wrong in what you wrote.

Greets.
Yannick

Jeff,

 > MoveFileEx("c:\cartman.txt","d:\gma.txt",4)
 > (4 is the # of MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT)

From the docs:

        "MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED

         If the file is to be moved to a different
         volume, the function simulates the move by
         using the CopyFile and DeleteFile functions.
         Cannot be combined with the
         MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT flag."

This says, in effect, that MFE() will not do cross-device moves with
MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT.

Cheers,
Felix.

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It doesn't matter if it's cross device.... it won't work on the same device
either....

Jeff,

 > * This line returns a 0 but still doesn't do anything...

OK, next item: 0 == FALSE, in this case. now call getLastError() and
check why MFE() barfed.

Also, I was assuming you use VB (since replacing preprocessor defines
with manifest constants seems to be done mostly by VB people). If you
are using C or C++, have you doubled those backslashes in your source?

Cheers,
Felix.

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Actually, it's Visual FoxPro (good call!)... I called GetLastError and it
returned 127 and I don't know what that means....

Jeff,

 > I called GetLastError and it returned 127

ERROR_PROC_NOT_FOUND, which is quite surprising to me. You _are_ on
NT, right? (If not, check out KB article Q140570, "How to Move Files
That Are Currently in Use" for a Win95 method.)

This small C++ proglet works fine for me:

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#pragma hdrstop

int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
        if ( argc != 3 )
        {
                puts( "usage: mvbf somefile targetpath" );
                return 1;
        }

        if ( MoveFileEx( argv[1], argv[2],
                MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT | MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING ) )
        {
                puts( "The move/rename will be done during the next boot." );
                return 0;
        }
        else
        {
                printf( "Sorry -- Win32 error %lu was returned.\n",
                        GetLastError() );
                return 2;
        }

Quote:}

Cheers,
Felix.

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