Rename file?

[THE_AI]

How Am I supposed to rename the extension of a file?
For example if I create a php file and I would like to make it a css file, how should I do this?

[Petr Pisl]

Hi,

unfortunately this is not currently available in NetBeans. The main
reason is NetBeans architecture. We are working to get out of this
limitation, but the current workaround is to rename the file externally.
I'm sorry for this inconvenience, as I wrote this is a limitation of
NetBeans architecture.

Regards,
Petr

[dbellettini]

[Petr Jiricka]

Actually, isn't this already possible?

In the projects explorer, choose Properties in your file's popup menu
and change the Extension property.

Petr


On Feb 13, 2010, at 11:41 AM, dbellettini wrote:

[renamer]

how to change the name of a file extension in Windows XP. For example, you might want to change a file called mypage.htm to mypage.php, or myvideo.vob to myvideo.mpg. We use Windows XP for this example but the same process applies to most versions of Windows.

Changing a file extension should only be done if you are confident it's the right thing to do. There are many reasons for changing an extension — sometimes it's fairly straightforward, sometimes it's a bit of a gamble. When you change an extension, one of three things is likely to happen:

It won't make any difference to how the computer deals with the file.
It will enable some programs to recognize and work with a file, while other programs may no longer recognize it.
It will not have any useful effect and the file will no longer open properly.


File Renamer

[autofocus]

Thanks for the tip file->properties and change extension.