/// <summary>
/// Move a file from a folder to a new one.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="existingFileName">The original file name.</param>
/// <param name="newFileName">The new file name.</param>
/// <param name="flags">Flags about how to move the files.</param>
/// <returns>indicates whether the file was moved.</returns>
public static bool MoveFile(string existingFileName, string newFileName, MoveFileFlag flags)
{
int retries = 10;
while (retries > 0)
{
try {
return(NativeMethods.MoveFileEx(existingFileName, newFileName, flags));
}
catch (Exception) {
retries--;
if (retries <= 0)
{
throw; // giving up and report error
}
// yield control to other threads so that we get a little
// wait before we retry.
Thread.Sleep(msecsBetweenRetries);
continue;
}
} //while
return(false);
}
internal static extern bool MoveFileEx(
string lpExistingFileName,
string lpNewFileName,
MoveFileFlag dwFlags);
public static bool MoveFile(string existingFileName, string newFileName, MoveFileFlag flags)
{
return(MoveFileEx(existingFileName, newFileName, (int)flags));
}
