Move & Rename Files, Auto

[Alexander Axelsson]

Hi all!

I've just created the following program:

using System;

using System.IO;



namespace FileRename
{

    class MyClass
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {

            try
            {

                DirectoryInfo mydir = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\Users\alexander.axelsson\Documents\Affärssystemet\Scannade filer");
                FileInfo[] a = mydir.GetFiles("*.txt");


                int i = 0;

                string filepath;


                foreach (FileInfo fri in a)
                {


                    filepath = @"C:\Users\alexander.axelsson\Documents\Scanner\test" + "pic" + i.ToString("D3") + ".txt";

                    fri.MoveTo(filepath);

                    i++;

                }


                Console.WriteLine("Done");

            }


            catch (Exception e)
            {

                Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString());

            }

        }

    }

}

My problem now is that I want to have this program running all the time and when a file is created in the directory I want the program to automatically copy and rename the file.

Right now I can just rename and move the files one time, when the directory have files in it, I cant move the files there any more. I have no idea why, but maybe you guys can help me with this.

Thanks!

[maddyromeo]

problem in your code is may be due to "i=0"
because when you run the code , "filepath" which depends on "i" gets the same name when u run the code any time,, so this causes error (files with same names cannot be copied)

so my suggestion is try this:




try
{

DirectoryInfo mydir = new DirectoryInfo(" destinationdire ctory");
FileInfo[] a = mydir.GetFiles( "*.txt");
int i = a.Length+1; //count number of files in destination directory

mydir = new DirectoryInfo(@ "C:\Users\alexa nder.axelsson\D ocuments\Affärs systemet\Scanna de filer");
a = mydir.GetFiles( "*.txt");
string filepath;
foreach (FileInfo fri in a)
{
filepath = @"C:\Users\alex ander.axelsson\ Documents\Scann er\test" + "pic" + i.ToString("D3" ) + ".txt";

fri.MoveTo(file path);

i++;

}


Console.WriteLi ne("Done");

}

[maddyromeo]

problem in your code is may be due to "i=0"
because when you run the code , "filepath" which depends on "i" gets the same name when u run the code any time,, so this causes error (files with same names cannot be copied)

so my suggestion is try this:




try
{

DirectoryInfo mydir = new DirectoryInfo(@ "C:\Users\alexa nder.axelsson\D ocuments\Scanne r");
FileInfo[] a = mydir.GetFiles( "*.txt");
int i = a.Length+1; //count number of files in destination directory

mydir = new DirectoryInfo(@ "C:\Users\alexa nder.axelsson\D ocuments\Affärs systemet\Scanna de filer");
a = mydir.GetFiles( "*.txt");
string filepath;
foreach (FileInfo fri in a)
{
filepath = @"C:\Users\alex ander.axelsson\ Documents\Scann er\test" + "pic" + i.ToString("D3" ) + ".txt";

fri.MoveTo(file path);

i++;

}


Console.WriteLi ne("Done");

}

[maddyromeo]

to have your code runnig all the time you have to implement it as a windows servies

or

you can add your .exe to windows scheduled tasks
(Start>AllProgr ams>Accessories >System Tools>Schedules tasks) which runs for specific time period.

[Bassem]

to have your code runnig all the time you have to implement it as a windows servies

or

you can add your .exe to windows scheduled tasks
(Start>AllProgr ams>Accessories >System Tools>Schedules tasks) which runs for specific time period.

Beside the two brilliant ideas that maddyromeo wrote. You can add a timer to your application and run the application every while. Be careful in all cases that if your directory (folder) contains many files and the process takes much time on the CPU then you will have to make it wait for the other processes. Here is a good link.

[Alexander Axelsson]

@maddyromeo

Thank you, that did the trick

@Bassem

I want to have that timer to run like every 15 min, because then it wont be so many files. But where do I put the code? Have never worked with a timer before. I want to learn so i'm just asking :)

[maddyromeo]

to use timer

drag and drop 'timer' from toolBox on to your form

change the "timer's interval property" in the Properties pane (1sec = 1000millisec) to your time (say 15min)

Double-Click on 'timer' control and you get 'timer_tick' method.just paste your code in the method....