Rename a file (Perl)

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# From the book "Windows XP Cookbook"
# ISBN: 0596007256

# ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------

use Win32::OLE;

$strComputer = '.';
$strCurrentFile = '<CurrentFilePath>';
# Path to existing file or folder
$strNewFile = '<NewFilePath>';
# New path of file or folder
# ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------
$objWMI = Win32::OLE->GetObject('winmgmts:\\\\' . $strComputer . '\\root\\cimv2');
$objFile = $objWMI->Get('Cim_Datafile=\'' . $strCurrentFile . '\'');
print "Renaming $strCurrentFile to $strNewFile\n";
$intRC = $objFile->Rename($strNewFile);
if ($intRC != 0) {
    print 'There was an error renaming the file: ' . $intRC, "\n";
}
else {
    print "File rename successful\n";
}

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