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   Message 9,218 of 9,834   
   Dennis Santoro to ken   
   Re: renaming a file   
   17 May 08 12:26:01   
   
   From: RDAPres@NoRDASpamWorldWide.com   
      
   Try fixing the missing colon on the alias in the if line.   
      
   Denn Santoro   
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   ken wrote:   
   > After I export a db file to a text file, I tried to rename it as a   
   > unique file. Since this process is going to happen every month, I would   
   > like to place the renaming process in a script. The script works until I   
   > try to rename it. The following is in the script.   
   >   
   > prod_file=":office:prod" +month(today())+".xls")   
   > if not rename("office:tmp_file.xls",prod_file) then   
   >    errorshow()   
   > endif   
   >   
   > The error message states :   
   > error in rename procedure, unknown table type   
   >   
   > What am I doing wrong.   
   >   
   > you may e-mail me at :   
   > whoknows@hal-pc.org.   
      
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