How to move files from one folder to another folder in datastore

[haroon09]

I want to move some files (which aI already got using "HostDatastoreBrowser") from one file system folder to another file system folder (not Managed Object folder).

In VI client we can move files when we are browsing the datastore from one folder to another folder, I want to do the same thing.

Thanks

[lamw]

You'll want to use fileManager which has various functions to copy,move,delete,etc. This is also implemented in Perl script called vifs which is part of the vSphere SDK for Perl and vCLI. You can download vCLI and take a look at the Perl script to get an idea how to implement this.

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[admin]

You can move files and folders between datastores using MoveDatastoreFile_Task API.

You might want to refer to similar forum thread which answers how to use MoveDatastoreFile_Task API in vCLI:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/207880

[haroon09]

Thansk for your replies.

I am using vim2.0 and MoveDatastoreFIle_Task is not avialable in it.

I will try to use FIleManager.

[haroon09]

oh, FIleManager is also defined in vim 2.5, do you guys know how can I accomplish this task using vim 2.0 API's?