UNC Always False With Directory.Exists
Jun 28, 2011I've read through the above and they all are the same, but I still don't see the answer. I'm doing the following
inDir = "\buxro01-t61"
ValidDir = IO.Directory.Exists(inDir)
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Directory.exists(UNCSpec) Always Returns False?
Jun 23, 2010I am developing a Windows Service (Yes, windows service) using VB2008 and am having trouble determining whether a remote folder exists.The IF in question goes something like this:
If NOT system.io.directory.exists(strFolder) then
System.io.directory.createdirectory(strFolder)
End if
The problem is that the above test (excluding the NOT) always returns False, regardless of whether the folder exists or not. So, even if the folder exists, the next statement tries to create an already existing folder which does not go well.
The weird part(s) - after some tests
The system.io.directory.exists() works well when I type it in the immediate window for both local and network resources
It also works well when it is within a normal app (that is, not a service) regardless of whether it is local or network resource
The exists() method when in the service works well if the folder being tested is on the local machine, but fails when it is remote network resource, regardless of whether it is a true UNC or a mapped drive.It is not user's rights, as I have tested with both my own user and the localsystem user and have tested with network resources where I do have access rights.When I try to debug, the PC starts playing the Twilight Zone Theme (Ok, I am kidding about this one )Doing some searching I found that others are complaining about the same behavior, but no suitable answer has been found.
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Example:
Source path: C: emp est1.txt
destination path: C:Data
[code].....
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Jun 15, 2011I'm using then next method to check if a directory exists but it seems it doesn't work.
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Apr 30, 2009text boxes. (Where Combo box1 is the Drive Letter, Combo Box2 is a folder, And Text box is another folder. ie.
If My.Computer.FileSystem.DirectoryExists("ComboBox1.Text & " " & ComboBox2.Text & " " & Textbox1.Text") Then
MsgBox("File found.")
[code]......
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Jun 5, 2012I can't seem to work this out... I've got a program that references a network path. The problem is that the network files are not found when I run the program from various computers. If I have the user navigate to the network path directoy and then run the program it works perfectly.
The problem is that whenever the machine is restarted I run into the same problem and have to manually navigate to that path before the program will be able to find the files.
I then tried several checks to see if the directory exists but it's not working.
Public Sub FillListBox()
If My.Computer.FileSystem.DirectoryExists("\AB eamportalShared%20DocumentsJustin%27s%20AppsFeedback") Then
[Code]....
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Jan 7, 2009I wanted to create a login system that would have 3 tabs 1 for regular login, 1 for admin login and 1 for account creation. So far so good. It saves the accounts by saving them in a .urs file in the map called /Users/. However when this map does not exist it will show a error. I would want to know what code or so to put into the form_load which will make my program create the map /Users/ if it does not exist. As im not familiar with all the codes and stuff. The only thing i can come up with is
Mkdir "/Users/"
but then ofcourse it would create the folder users everytime i start the program. not i was still "Hello Worlding" a few days ago, so i really am unfamiliar with any sort of high-skilled programming which i probably dont understand.
VS 2005 - Exists Is Not Member Of Directory
Jan 3, 2010I tried this
Imports System.IO
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
If Directory.Exists("c: estDir1") Then
'shows message if testdir1 exist
[Code] .....
I am getting errors such as:
Exists is not a member of directory
CreateDirectory is not a member of directory....... and so on
How to remove these errors?
VS 2010 Check If Directory Exists?
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Jun 13, 2009I have some code that loads an XML which works fine, then it checks in a certain directory for a file. Then if that file exists it displays the file name if not it dispalys "no image available"
VB
FolderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog()
If RBFP1.Checked = True Then
TXTPath2.Text = FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath
If My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists(TXTPath2.Text & "DatabasesFuture PinballFuture Pinball.xml") Then
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Using Directory.Exists On Network Sharing UNC Path
Aug 19, 2009I'm building an application which require to use Directory.Exists on a network share UNC path. I know how to use that function, and how to implement it in my code, it's working perfecty locally.
Here my setup:
- VS2003
- .NET 1.1
- It's an Outlook Add-In
Here the code :
Dim realpath as string = "\myserverfolder$subfolder"
Impersonation.ImpersonateUser("admin", "DOMAIN", "adminpass")
Dim isDirExist As Boolean = Directory.Exists(realpath)
If isDirExist = False Then
Directory.CreateDirectory(realpath)
End If
Impersonation.undoImpersonation()
If I build this code, and register it in Outlook with my personnal account (admin), it's working fine, I receive true. If I build this same code, an register it in the Outlook of a normal employee (user only), it's always returning FALSE, no matter if the directory exist or not. The share is set to everyone allow, and I tried giving everyone access to the ACL, and it's the same result.
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Sep 5, 2009i want to check if a file exists in the Application.StartupPath. I tried My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists but that checks the whole computer doesn't it. ? How do i check if a file exists in a directory?
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Jun 2, 2011I have a security timer to check if the directory exists which I want to access after it's been created by an external application, but what I have done doesn't seem to be the solution although it sounds like a very normal solution to me.
What I have done:
1) External application gets run which is going to create the directory
2) I set the variables to make the timer able to know what to check
3) My application needs to wait till the boolean variable gets set to true, so I put it in a
While:
vb.net
'Non existing files protection
While (Not bDirectoryExists)
If bDirectoryExists Then
Exit While 'In case it got created in the meanwhile
End If
If Not tmrFileCheck.Enabled Then
tmrFileCheck.Enabled = True
End If
End While
4) In my logic, the application should go out of the while now because the variable is set to true, and the code moves on, which never happens..
VS 2010 FtpWebRequest - Check Directory Exists?
Oct 26, 2010I'm having trouble finding a reliable method to check if a directory (folder) exists on an FTP server. I want to create new directories and then upload files into them but thought it best to check if the directory already exists. Although attmepting to create a directory that already exists does not seem to cause any errors, it does waste a bit of time.
This code reliably checks if a FILE exists:
[code...]
I have attempted to modify this with ListDirectory in place of GetDateTimestamp (to check if a directory exists) but it seems no exception is thrown whether the directory exists or not. I've done lots of Googling but haven't found a satisfactory answer.
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I have also tested this code in a Windows forms application and it will work as expected. It appears only when I move to the service.
C# :: Save/retrieve A File In A Project Directory, Not The Output Directory?
Jul 20, 2010I'm creating a simple .NET console application where I want to save a file in a folder that's part of the root project, like so: SolutionName.ProjectNameTestData. I want to put test.xml into the TestData folder. However, when I go to save my XDocument, it saves it to SolutionName.ProjectNameinx86Debug Console est.xml.
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Feb 28, 2009am trying to scan a directory and copy all excel files to a single directoryhere is the codeTry
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[Code]....
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destination path: C:Data
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Public Class add_to_play_list
'IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory & "\x"'
Dim Home As String
Dim Fi As New ArrayList
[code]....
I have a sansa fuze and i have to make my own playlist for it so i want to have the program read the songs that are on there and show it to you in the list box and you can check off the ones you want then it will read the mp3 files to make the playlist, it needs the path, name, and duration from the mp3 file. i can get the name and the path so far...
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If I don't use Directory Services, then I can leave the application as Partial Trust and validate my user's credentials without having to install a certificate on each user's machine.
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Oct 31, 2011I have a straight-forward task I'm attempting to accomplish. I have the mechanics down, and need to hammer out the details but I'm stumbling across one small point. :)
This script is supposed to take the files in the local C:Temp directory, and copy them to a selected user's shared directory on the file server.
Protected Sub btnCopy_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles btnCopy.Click
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyDirectory("C:Temp", "\MAVERICKVOL1Users" & ddlName.SelectedValue & "DESKTOPRECORDINGS", True)
End Sub
This script does indeed work (and I'm aware I need to create exception handling) but it only copies what contents are on the server's directory of C:Temp rather than the local source directory.
I'm using VB.NET/ASP.NET to achieve this.
How am I able to direct my function to use the local user's directory rather than the remote server?
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Feb 1, 2010I am attempting to compare two directory trees. I have the program map the network drive and copy a directory. I need it to verify that the files copied successfully by comparing the source to the destination. If comparison returns equal then perform action1, if comparison returns unequal then perform action2.
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