Re: error code 2 when renaming file
Re: error code 2 when renaming file
- Subject: Re: error code 2 when renaming file
- From: Andrew Oliver <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 12:05:12 -0800
On 12/7/04 11:22 AM, "Craig Knelsen" <email@hidden> wrote:
> I'm attempting to rename a file (backing it up before updating) similar
> to the following:
>
[snip]
>
> It works most of the time but I sometimes get an error message "The
> operation could not be completed (2)"
>
> Ok, so why? The Finder might as well have told me "not today". How can
> I get more information on the root cause?
>
The commonest cause of failure for file renaming is an existing file with
the target file name.
Have you checked that 'something_old.dat' doesn't exist.
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