Changing an outside file name

DeutchBose

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Is it possible through Access VBA to change an outside file name?

I need to get rid of the extention on a text file..i.e. change 'file.txt' to 'file'...
 

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Use the Name statement

OldFileName = "C:\file.txt"
NewFileName = "C:\file"

Name OldFileName As NewFileName
 
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