CFFILE ACTION = "RENAME"  
Description
Renames or moves a file on the server.
 
Syntax
<cffile
   action = "rename"
   source = "full_path_name"
   destination = "path_name"
   mode = "mode"
   attributes = "file_attributes_list">
 
See also
cfdirectory
 
History
See the History section of the main cffile tag page.
 
Usage
The rename action renames or move a file. The destination attribute must be a pathname, not just a new name for the file. If the destination is a directory, the file is moved and not renamed.
 
Example
The following example renames the file keymemo.doc to oldmemo.doc: 
<cffile action = "rename"
   source = "c:\files\memo\keymemo.doc"
   destination = "c:\files\memo\oldmemo.doc">
ACTION  
  Required
 

Type of file manipulation that the tag performs.

SOURCE  
  Required
 

Pathname of file to rename.

If not an absolute path (starting a with a drive letter and a colon, or a forward or backward slash), it is relative to the ColdFusion temporary directory, which is returned by the GetTempDirectory function.
DESTINATION  
  Required
 

Destination file or directory. If not an absolute path, it is relative to the source directory.

MODE  
  Optional
 

Applies only to UNIX and Linux. Permissions. Octal values of UNIX chmod command. Assigned to owner, group, and other. For example:

  • 644: Assigns read/write permission to owner; read permission to group and other
  • 777: Assigns read/write/execute permission to all
ATTRIBUTES  
  Optional
 

Applies to Windows. A comma-delimited list of attributes to set on the file.

If omitted, the file's attributes are maintained.

Each value must be specified explicitly. For example, if attributes = "readOnly", all other attributes are overwritten.

  • hidden
  • normal
  • readOnly