UiPath.Core.Activities.MoveFile

Moves a file from a specified folder to another. You can also use this activity to rename a file by entering a file path with a different file name than the source file as the destination in the To field.

To learn how to use this activity, see:

• Tutorial: Working with Files and Folders.
• Tutorial: Saving, Renaming, and Moving Attachments.

In the Body of the Activity

• From - Click next to the field and then browse to and select the file to move. Alternatively, you can click on the right side of the field and then, from the menu, choose one of the available options to indicate the path of the file you want to move:
  • If the activity is inside a For Each File in Folder activity, you can select Current File > Full Path to indicate the path of the file you are currently iterating through.
  • Data from an application added to a card or from the Excel Workspace. For example, select an Excel file and then select a cell that contains a file path, or indicate a field from a selected email in Outlook that contains a file path.
  • Use Saved Value - Select a value in the form of a file path that you previously saved for later use in the project.
  • Text - Enter a file path in the Text Builder. You can combine text with a formula from an Excel file cell, for example to add a date to the file name using formulas in the Excel Workspace.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.
• To - Click next to the field and then browse to and select the folder where to move the file. Alternatively, you can click on the right side of the field and then, from the menu, choose one of the available options to indicate the location where to move the file:
  • Data from an application added to a card. For example, select an Excel file and then select a cell that contains a path, or indicate a field from a selected email in Outlook that contains a path.
  • Use Saved Value - Select a value in the form of a path that you previously saved for later use in the project.
  • Text - Enter a path in the Text Builder. You can combine text with a formula from an Excel file cell, for example to add a date to the file name using formulas in the Excel Workspace.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.
• Overwrite - If selected, any file with the same name as the source file that already exists in the destination location is replaced when the automation is executed.

Properties

Common

• DisplayName - The display name of the activity.
• ContinueOnError - If selected, specifies that the automation should continue even when the activity throws an error. If not selected, the execution of the project stops when an error is encountered.

From

• Path - The path of the file to be moved.

Misc

• Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

Options

• Overwrite - When checked, overwrites the file in the destination folder with the file that is to be copied.

To

• Destination - The destination path where the file is to be moved.