WD2000: How to Use the Name...As Statement to Rename Files (212726)

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Sub RenameFile()
  Dim sOldPathName As String
  sOldPathName = "c:\winword\test.doc"
  On Error Resume Next
  Name sOldPathName As "c:\winword\test2.doc"
  If err Then MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub
				

For more information about the Name statement, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type Name statement in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.


For additional information about how to use the WordBasic Name command in earlier versions of Word, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: