In message <[log in to unmask]>, Brice 
Yokem <[log in to unmask]> writing at 13:30:08 in his/her local time 
opines:-
>I have been trying to find a way to move a file from one folder in 
>windows to another using ftp in a batch process.
>
>Rename does not seem to want to work across windows folders.
>
>I don't want to copy and delete, if the copy fails for some reason the 
>delete will go on and we lose the file.
>If the move works we want the file to be gone and appear in the new folder.
>
>This has to be automated as part of a job rather than have a person do 
>it each time.

I have MOVE as a command-line option (hence you can put it in a script) 
in the 'DOS' on my Windows Vista.

I'd hazard a guess it's in XP as well, and possibly earlier MS OSes as 
well.

Will this fit the bill for you?

Roy

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Roy>move /?
Moves files and renames files and directories.

To move one or more files:
MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]filename1[,...] destination

To rename a directory:
MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]dirname1 dirname2

   [drive:][path]filename1 Specifies the location and name of the file
                           or files you want to move.
   destination             Specifies the new location of the file. 
Destination
                           can consist of a drive letter and colon, a
                           directory name, or a combination. If you are 
moving
                           only one file, you can also include a filename 
if
                           you want to rename the file when you move it.
   [drive:][path]dirname1  Specifies the directory you want to rename.
   dirname2                Specifies the new name of the directory.

   /Y                      Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to
                           overwrite an existing destination file.
   /-Y                     Causes prompting to confirm you want to 
overwrite
                           an existing destination file.

The switch /Y may be present in the COPYCMD environment variable.
This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line.  Default is
to prompt on overwrites unless MOVE command is being executed from
within a batch script.

-- 
Roy Brown        'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be
Kelmscott Ltd     useful, or believe to be beautiful'  William Morris

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