Method SaveAs

src/ProjectFileManager.cpp:443–470

This version of SaveAs is invoked only from scripting and does not prompt for a file name

// This version of SaveAs is invoked only from scripting and does not
// prompt for a file name
bool ProjectFileManager::SaveAs(const FilePath &newFileName, bool addToHistory /*= true*/)
{
   auto &project = mProject;
   auto &projectFileIO = ProjectFileIO::Get( project );

   auto oldFileName = projectFileIO.GetFileName();

   bool bOwnsNewName = !projectFileIO.IsTemporary() && (oldFileName == newFileName);
   //check to see if the NEW project file already exists.
   //We should only overwrite it if this project already has the same name, where the user
   //simply chose to use the save as command although the save command would have the effect.
   if( !bOwnsNewName && wxFileExists(newFileName)) {
      AudacityMessageDialog m(
         nullptr,
         XO("The project was not saved because the file name provided would overwrite another project.\nPlease try again and select an original name."),
         XO("Error Saving Project"),
         wxOK|wxICON_ERROR );
      m.ShowModal();
      return false;
   }

   auto success = DoSave(newFileName, !bOwnsNewName);
   if (success && addToHistory) {
      FileHistory::Global().Append( projectFileIO.GetFileName() );
   }

   return(success);
}

bool ProjectFileManager::SaveAs(bool allowOverwrite /* = false */)
{