rename method of java.io.File

[ramesh]

Hi..
i'm using the rename method of java.io package for moving some files from
one folder to another. This is a continuous process and executes every 15
minutes for files files that keep coming in thru FTP at the same interval.
The method returns a false value some times 4-5 times out of ~400 executions.
I'm pretty sure that no other file exists with the same name, since the naming
of the files is based on the date and timestamp.
Can anybody give me a clue of this. Why the rename method returns false?
Any info reg this wud be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Paul Clapham]

It returns false if the file could not be renamed. For example, if there
was a lock on the file then perhaps you could not rename it; this might
happen if it was only halfway uploaded. If this is the case then it is a
positive feature as it prevents you from grabbing half-filled files.

PC2

"ramesh" <java.@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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>
> Hi..
> i'm using the rename method of java.io package for moving some files from
> one folder to another. This is a continuous process and executes every 15
> minutes for files files that keep coming in thru FTP at the same interval.
> The method returns a false value some times 4-5 times out of ~400
executions.
> I'm pretty sure that no other file exists with the same name, since the
naming
> of the files is based on the date and timestamp.
> Can anybody give me a clue of this. Why the rename method returns false?
> Any info reg this wud be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.