FSpCatMove

FSpCatMove Change a file's location

#include <Files.h> File Manager

FSSpec * source; is a pointer to a file's name and location before the

move

FSSpec *dest; points to the file's name and location after the move

returns Error Code; 0=no error

FSpCatMove function changes the location of a file or directory.

source is a pointer to an FSSpec record specifying the file to be moved.

dest is a pointer to an FSSpec record specifying the file's new location.

Returns: an operating system Error Code. It will be one of:

noErr (0) No error

badMovErr (-122) Can't move into offspring

bdNamErr (-37) Bad file name or attempt to move into file

dupFNErr (-48) Duplicate filename (destination file/dir already

exists)

fnfErr (-43) Source file not found

ioErr (-36) I/O error

nsvErr (-35) No such volume

paramErr (-50) Error in user parameter list

vLckdErr (-46) Volume is locked

wPrErr (-44) Diskette is write-protected

Notes: The FSpCatMove is the high-level, FSSpec version of the PBCatMove

function. It moves the file or directory specified by the source parameter to

the destination specified by the dest parameter. The source and dest

parameters specify the name and location of the file or directory before and

after the move.

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