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VB.Net program to move a file from one location to another location

Here, we are going to learn how to move a file from one location to another location in VB.Net?
Submitted by Nidhi, on January 16, 2021 [Last updated : March 08, 2023]

Move a file in VB.Net

Here, we will use the Move() method of the File class to move a file from one location to another location.

Program/Source Code:

The source code to move a file from one location to another location is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

VB.Net code to move a file from one location to another location

'VB.Net program to move a file from one location to 
'another location.

Imports System.IO

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Try
            File.Move("source/abc.txt", "dest/abc.txt")
            Console.WriteLine("File moved successfully")

        Catch ex As FileNotFoundException
            Console.WriteLine("File does not exist")
        End Try
    End Sub
End Module

Output

File moved successfully
Press any key to continue . . .

Explanation

In the above program, we created a module Module1 that contains the Main() function. The Main() function is the entry point for the program, here we moved file "abc.txt" from the "source" directory to the "dest" directory.