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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: How to rename a file?
Date: 28 Sep 2001 13:39:32 -0500
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In article <uofnvnrrz.fsf@wanadoo.fr>, Pascal Obry <p.obry@wanadoo.fr> writes:
> 
> "David Botton" <David@Botton.com> writes:
> 
>> On Win32 if you wish to be cross compiler (this also demonstrates why thin
>> bindings are mostly a waste of time for Ada):
>> 
>> First the ugly method:
>> 
> 
> (code removed)
> 
>> 
>> Now the cool method:
>> 
> 
> (code removed)
> 
> Now the really cool method :)
> 
>   POSIX.Files.Rename ("myoldfile", "whateveristhenewname");
> 
> All the ugly binding to the OS has been done by the POSIX bindings
> developers...

Only if you are satisfied with least-common-denominator semantics,
avoiding OS-specific features.