>>>>>
>>>>>If you want a correct and professional programmation
>>>>>you have to use the windows's API.
>>>>>The whole rest is made for the "young marmots".
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>DECLARE INTEGER MoveFile IN Win32API ;
>>>>>   STRING @lpExistingFileName, ;
>>>>>   STRING @lpNewFileName
>>>>>
>>>>>oldName = "FILE$$$"
>>>>>newName = "FILEnew$$$"
>>>>>STRTOFILE("x",m.oldName)
>>>>>? FILE(m.oldName),FILE(m.newName)
>>>>>
>>>>>IF MoveFile(@m.oldName,@m.newName) > 0
>>>>>   ? "ok"
>>>>>ELSE
>>>>>   ? "error"
>>>>>ENDIF
>>>>>? FILE(m.oldName),FILE(m.newName)
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>MoveFileEx is better.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks, but I do not know the file name in advance. The first problem is how to get the proper end exact file name when reviewing the directory contents.
>>>
>>>read the directory with the others window's API.
>>
>>Thanks, but with what API? I used FindFirstFile, FindNextFile following the example, say, from *http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=236&function=378, and still have "???????" instead of file proper name.
>
>It is an UNICODE filename, the binary value is:
>

>&& "_1HelloЗемля.jpg"
>binaryUnicode=0H5F003100480065006C006C006F00170435043C043B044F042E006A0070006700
>? STRCONV(binaryUnicode,6)
>

>
>VFP don't support UNICODE, then you can manipulate it like a varbinary only
>
>this create "_1HelloЗемля.jpg" into the default path,
>and renames it to "_1HelloЗемля123.jpg"
>
>
>

>#DEFINE CREATE_ALWAYS                  2
>#DEFINE FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL        128
>
>* look the W suffix for Wide
>    DECLARE INTEGER MoveFileW IN kernel32;
>        STRING lpExistingFileName,;
>        STRING lpNewFileName
>
>    DECLARE INTEGER CreateFileW IN kernel32;
>        STRING  lpFileName,;
>        INTEGER dwDesiredAccess,;
>        INTEGER dwShareMode,;
>        INTEGER lpSecurityAttributes,;
>        INTEGER dwCreationDisposition,;
>        INTEGER dwFlagsAndAttributes,;
>        INTEGER hTemplateFile
>
>	DECLARE INTEGER CloseHandle IN kernel32 INTEGER hObject
>
>CLEAR
>dbyteFileName =  0h+STRCONV(STRCONV("\\?\"+ADDBS(_VFP.DefaultFilePath),1),5);
>                +0H5F003100480065006C006C006F00170435043C043B044F042E006A0070006700
>
>hFile = CreateFileW(m.dbyteFileName+0H0, 0, 0, 0, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0)
>
>? "File handle returned:", hFile
>= CloseHandle (hFile)
>
>? GETFILE("JPG")
>* RENAME TO ...name123.jpg
>=MoveFileW(m.dbyteFileName+ 0h0 ;
>          ,STUFF(m.dbyteFileName,LEN(dbyteFileName)+1-4*2,0,STRCONV(STRCONV("123",1),5))+0h0)
>? GETFILE("JPG")
>

>
>use FindFirstFileW, FindNextFile and MoveFileW
>
>Hi

Viva Italy!

Any chance to get it work in VFP8 or VFP7?