MoveFileExA() test
Posted by Anonymous on Tue 22nd Jul 2025 09:43
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    if (argc != 3) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <source_path> <destination_path>\n", argv[0]);
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }

    LPCSTR sourcePath = argv[1];
    LPCSTR destinationPath = argv[2];

    printf("Attempting to move '%s' to '%s'...\n", sourcePath, destinationPath);

    if (MoveFileExA(sourcePath, destinationPath, MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING)) {
        printf("File moved successfully!\n");
        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    } else {
        DWORD error = GetLastError();
        fprintf(stderr, "Error moving file. Error code: %ld\n", (long)error);
        if (error == ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) {
            fprintf(stderr, "Reason: The specified source file was not found.\n");
        } else if (error == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) {
            fprintf(stderr, "Reason: Access denied. Check file permissions or if the file is in use.\n");
        } else if (error == ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
            fprintf(stderr, "Reason: The destination file already exists and MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING was not specified.\n");
        }
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
}