Tell OS to refresh?
Is there a way, say after a file has been renamed using code, to force the
operating system to refresh so that it recognizes the change in the file name? Or do I need to pause my code for a few seconds to give it time to do this? Thanks much in advance. |
Tell OS to refresh?
A file is renamed by saving it with a new name. The OS shouldn't have to
refresh since part of saving it includes writing that information to the directory. What are you trying to do that is causing problems? -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "quartz" wrote in message ... Is there a way, say after a file has been renamed using code, to force the operating system to refresh so that it recognizes the change in the file name? Or do I need to pause my code for a few seconds to give it time to do this? Thanks much in advance. |
Tell OS to refresh?
I am working on a utility for users to re-organize large numbers of files. It
allows the user to select multiple files in a folder (using file picker). The utility then prompts for a new name. The program loops through the array of file names and changes the name of each file to the new name and appends a new sequential number at the end. I was getting an error indicating that a file with that name already exists, even though the counter was incrementing, but I just found an error in my code that fixed it. Sorry - please disregard. Thanks for your time. "Tom Ogilvy" wrote: A file is renamed by saving it with a new name. The OS shouldn't have to refresh since part of saving it includes writing that information to the directory. What are you trying to do that is causing problems? -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "quartz" wrote in message ... Is there a way, say after a file has been renamed using code, to force the operating system to refresh so that it recognizes the change in the file name? Or do I need to pause my code for a few seconds to give it time to do this? Thanks much in advance. |
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