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- SWAPNAME Command
- ----------------
-
- Purpose: To change the names of two disk files to that
- of the other file.
-
- Format: SWAPNAME [d:][path]filename.ext [d:][path][filename.ext
-
- Remarks: The drive and path names are optional. If omitted, the
- current drive and path name is used.
-
- File names must be supplied for both files. The files
- may be on different drives and/or in different paths.
-
- If any errors are encountered, such as invalid file names,
- both files are restored to their original names, and an
- error message is issued. The message contains a return
- code from the RENAME function. Refer to the DOS manual
- for its meaning.
-
- Copyright Vernon D. Buerg, Feb 20, 1986. For the IBM PC
- using DOS 2.0 or later. Public domain. All rights reserved.
-
- Examples:
- o Swap the names for the files TEST.NEW and TEST.OLD:
-
- SWAPNAME TEST.NEW TEST.OLD
-
- o Swap the names for the file OLD.DAT in subdirectory
- SAVE on drive A: to NEW.DAT in subdirectory WORK on
- drive B:
-
- SWAPNAME A:\SAVE\OLD.DAT B:\WORK\NEW.DAT
-
- There is now a file called NEW.DAT in directory SAVE on
- drive A, and one called OLD.DAT in directory WORK on drive B.
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