>If I remember correctly at one point in Foxpro you where not suppose to use the RENAME command to move a file from different drives.
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>example
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>RENAME C:\TEMP\local.dbf TO F:\NETWORK\network.dbf
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>I just tried it and it works but didn't know if there was some reason not to use it.
The only reasons against it I can think of are: that if the table's in a DB, there could be related problems. Also, you lose any cdx without an extra RENAME. And if there's a network hiccup, you could have a problem, though it's not very likely.
I'd probably tend to use COPY TO for most situations instead, as it has more clauses available like for DB, CDX, and *just in case* something goes wrong, you still have the original.
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