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MoveVariable

MoveVariable sourceVar, destDataFolderPath [newname ]

The MoveVariable operation removes the source numeric variable and places it in the specified location optionally with a new name.

Parameters

sourceVar can be just the name of a numeric variable in the current data folder, a partial path (relative to the current data folder) and variable name or an absolute path (starting from root) and variable name.

destDataFolderPath can be a partial path (relative to the current data folder) or an absolute path (starting from root).

Details

An error is issued if a variable or wave of the same name already exists at the destination.

Examples

MoveVariable :foo:v1,:bar:      // Move variable v1 into data folder bar
MoveVariable :foo:v1,:bar:vv1 // Move variable v1 into bar with new name vv1

See Also

MoveString, MoveWave, Rename, Data Folders