Rename command fails although there's no lock

[kalverson]

Years ago I added a native program to do this for me which has proven reliable ever since

// chkfolder.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "windows.h"

#define MAXPATH 1024

int result=0; // 0 = good - folder renames worked, not zero = bad - folder rename failed
wchar_t buf[MAXPATH]; // maxpath

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{

// argv[1] = product folder

if (wcsnlen(argv[1], MAXPATH) > 0) {

HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_HIDE);

result = _wrename(argv[1], argv[2]);

} else {
wprintf(L"product folder name must be at least one character in length.");
}

return result;
}

[Anders]

Originally Posted by kalverson

Years ago I added a native program to do this for me which has proven reliable ever since

_rename just calls MoveFile like NSIS.

Also, why would you use a console program if you just try to hide the console window anyway, it is going to flash up on the screen for a second.