How to Move a File

You move a file in a similar manner as you did to Copying a File - specify a source file and a new destination for it. This time, we use the Move method of System.IO.File. Here's some code:

FileToMove = "C:\test.txt"

MoveLocation = "C:\ TestFolder\test.txt"

If System.IO.File.Exists(FileToMove) = True Then

System.IO.File.Move(FileToMove, MoveLocation)

MsgBox("File Moved")

End If

The above code assumes that you have created a folder on your hard drive called "TestFolder":

MoveLocation = "C:\ TestFolder\test.txt"

The file called test.txt will then be moved inside of this new location. You can give it a new name, if you want. In which case, just change the name of the file when you're moving it:

MoveLocation = "C:\ TestFolder\NewName.txt"

Again though, the thing to type in the round brackets of the method is first the Source file, then the Destination.

System.IO.File.Move(FileToMove, MoveLocation)

In the final part of this section, you'll learn how to Delete a File using VB .NET code.