Finding a File

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What is the best way to find a file? I don't know the directory but the file
is almost certainly on the c drive.

Thanks

[zacks@construction-imaging.com]

Re: Finding a File

On Oct 2, 10:08 am, Arne Beruldsen
<ArneBeruld...@ discussions.mic rosoft.comwrote :

What is the best way to find a file? I don't know the directory but the file
is almost certainly on the c drive.
>
Thanks

You can do a search by using the DirectoryInfo.G etFiles and
DirectoryInfo.G etDirectories. Take a look at the class I posted here:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb/browse_thread/thread/8bff5d662bc014bd/c6135c3c82347084?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=zacks&rnum=13#c6135c3c82347084

Once you enumerate the root folder, you can then use a for/each loop
on the Files property to find the file. Just load a FileInfo object
with each file and then look at the Name property there to look for
the file you are looking for.

[Lloyd Sheen]

Re: Finding a File


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On Oct 2, 10:08 am, Arne Beruldsen
<ArneBeruld...@ discussions.mic rosoft.comwrote :

>What is the best way to find a file? I don't know the directory but the
>file
>is almost certainly on the c drive.
>>
>Thanks

>
You can do a search by using the DirectoryInfo.G etFiles and
DirectoryInfo.G etDirectories. Take a look at the class I posted here:
>

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb/browse_thread/thread/8bff5d662bc014bd/c6135c3c82347084?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=zacks&rnum=13#c6135c3c82347084

>
Once you enumerate the root folder, you can then use a for/each loop
on the Files property to find the file. Just load a FileInfo object
with each file and then look at the Name property there to look for
the file you are looking for.
>

If you are using VB 2005 then in the namespace
Microsoft.Visua lBasic.FileIO.F ileSystem there is a GetFiles function which
can search for files with wildcards and will do the recursive thing by using
a parameter in the function call.

Hope this helps
Lloyd Sheen