How to Rename a Folder in VB6

Rename folders from your Visual Basic 6 application to organize stored data.

Files and folders are structures used to store and organize data in Microsoft Windows. Use files to store data from your Visual Basic 6 application. If you have many different files, organize them in folders. Renaming a folder is an action often required from your application. Renaming of a folder is an effective way to archive old data from the current data.

Instructions

1. Click the "Start" icon on the Windows task bar, select "All Programs," "Accessories" and "Command Prompt."

2. Type "Mkdir C:\Test" at the command prompt, and press the "Enter" key, creating a folder named "Test" on the "C:" drive.

3. Type "Exit" at the command prompt and press the "Enter" key to exit the command prompt window.

4. Open Visual Basic 6 from the "Start" icon on the Windows task bar.

5. Select "Standard.EXE" option, and click the button labeled "Open."

6. Click the "CommandButton" icon, and draw a button on "Form1."

7. Double-click on the button labeled "Command1," displaying the code window.

8. Paste the following the text Name "C:\test" as "C:\test1" below the line "Private Sub Command1_Click():"

9. Press the "F5" key to execute the code, renaming the "Test" folder to "Testnew."

References

• "Visual Basic 6 Developer's Handbook"; Evangelos Petroutsos;1999
• "Mastering Visual Basic 6"; Evangelos Petroutsos;1998