Rename and Move File

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Hello,

I want the last step in my workflow to rename and move files to another folder (that includes yesterdays date), how do I do that

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use move file activity with new filename @sparkplug93

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How do i rename it though? i used item + datetimenowtostring and got an error

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@sparkplug93,

can you share few file names including the dateformat?

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I’m just running through item variable from a folder then using item + DateTime.Now.ToString(“dd-MM-yyyy”) and getting an error

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Try like this,

Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension("yours source file name").ToString+"_"+System.DateTime.Now.Date.ToString("MMddyyyy") + ".xlsx"
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would I use item instead of the first part? Or can I use assign and get file name?

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@sparkplug93,

If your item containing full path of a file “C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Trans.xlsx” then pass it like

Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(item).ToString+"_"+System.DateTime.Now.Date.ToString("MMddyyyy") + ".xlsx"
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Move File: Could not find file ‘C:\Users\MichaelC\Documents\UiPath\QuickLibrary\Item11122019.xlsx’.
Was the error I got

Filename+System.DateTime.Now.Date.ToString(“MMddyyyy”) + “.xlsx” where I assigned filename using getfilename(“item”) but my folder isn’t the one above

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this would be the expression that includes the yesterday date
Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(item.ToString)+“_”+System.DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1).ToString(“dd_MM_yyyy”) + “.xlsx”

Cheers @sparkplug93

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Fine
you need to mention the path property with value as item.tostring and destination property as
Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(item.ToString)+“_”+System.DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1).ToString(“dd_MM_yyyy”) + “.xlsx”

Cheers @sparkplug93

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I’m getting the same error. It is looking for item in the wrong folder.

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Fine
may i know what is the value of item.tostring, kindly check once whether the folder path has that file in it

Cheers @sparkplug93

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my folder is report\filename and it’s looking in the uipath\filename

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that is fine buddy
does the item.ToString also refers that
@sparkplug93

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yep. I used another assign getfiles and that is also looking in the incorrect folder

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@sparkplug93
print this “item.ToString” in a Write Line and check whether it has the expected file path or not

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Yes it is

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yes it is

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