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Rename directory

Hi.
I want to walk a certain directory and rename all it´s subdirectories. The
Directory class has a method Move but no Rename method. Should I then use
Move instead?
Gudni

Nov 9 '05 #1
1 1993
Yes unless you like using native methods and call SHFileOperation found in
shell32.dll to rename file/folders

Gabriel Lozano-Morán
Nov 9 '05 #2

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