I know there a few different and probably betters way to accomplish what I'm
doing.

I've got file a network drive, that I want to copy to my local drive, and I
want to keep the same path (UNC) structure.

For instance, I've got ...
z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt

and i want to move everything to my local disk so I'll have

c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt


I've written code to recursively get the folder names then apending them to
a string, then written another recursive function to create that folder
structure on my local disk, then with a for loop I copy the file from source
to destination.

This seem like a lot of code, and time to me when I think .NET should
provide some easier methods to accomplish such a trivial task. Maybe I'm
missing something.

Thanks for reading

On Apr 22, 3:06*pm, "William S" <nos...@spam.com> wrote:
> I know there a few different and probably betters way to accomplish what I'm
> doing.
>
> I've got file a network drive, that I want to copy to my local drive, andI
> want to keep the same path (UNC) structure.
>
> For instance, I've got ...
> z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> and i want to move everything to my local disk so I'll have
>
> c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> I've written code to recursively get the folder names then apending them to
> a string, then written another recursive function to create that folder
> structure on my local disk, then with a for loop I copy the file from source
> to destination.
>
> This seem like a lot of code, and time to me when I think .NET should
> provide some easier methods to accomplish such a trivial task. *Maybe I'm
> missing something.
>
> Thanks for reading

It was my impression that a:

Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\parnetfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2");

would create all subfolders if they did not exist.

On Apr 22, 3:06*pm, "William S" <nos...@spam.com> wrote:
> I know there a few different and probably betters way to accomplish what I'm
> doing.
>
> I've got file a network drive, that I want to copy to my local drive, andI
> want to keep the same path (UNC) structure.
>
> For instance, I've got ...
> z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> and i want to move everything to my local disk so I'll have
>
> c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> I've written code to recursively get the folder names then apending them to
> a string, then written another recursive function to create that folder
> structure on my local disk, then with a for loop I copy the file from source
> to destination.
>
> This seem like a lot of code, and time to me when I think .NET should
> provide some easier methods to accomplish such a trivial task. *Maybe I'm
> missing something.
>
> Thanks for reading

Hi,

You have to do it anyway, going recursive I mean. And if you do not do
it, then somebody else (the framework, the API) will have to do it for
you.

AFAIK there is no a method for that in the framework. Either you do it
(as you did) or maybe you could use xcopy from the OS

On Apr 22, 3:19*pm, joecool1...@live.com wrote:
> On Apr 22, 3:06*pm, "William S" <nos...@spam.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I know there a few different and probably betters way to accomplish what I'm
> > doing.
>
> > I've got file a network drive, that I want to copy to my local drive, and I
> > want to keep the same path (UNC) structure.
>
> > For instance, I've got ...
> > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> > and i want to move everything to my local disk so I'll have
>
> > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> > I've written code to recursively get the folder names then apending them to
> > a string, then written another recursive function to create that folder
> > structure on my local disk, then with a for loop I copy the file from source
> > to destination.
>
> > This seem like a lot of code, and time to me when I think .NET should
> > provide some easier methods to accomplish such a trivial task. *MaybeI'm
> > missing something.
>
> > Thanks for reading
>
> It was my impression that a:
>
> Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\parnetfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2");
>
> would create all subfolders if they did not exist.

Yes it will
But what about the files???
You still need to recursively navigate the folders to copy the files

On Apr 22, 3:43*pm, "Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )"
<ignacio.mac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 22, 3:19*pm, joecool1...@live.com wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 22, 3:06*pm, "William S" <nos...@spam.com> wrote:
>
> > > I know there a few different and probably betters way to accomplish what I'm
> > > doing.
>
> > > I've got file a network drive, that I want to copy to my local drive,and I
> > > want to keep the same path (UNC) structure.
>
> > > For instance, I've got ...
> > > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> > > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> > > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> > > and i want to move everything to my local disk so I'll have
>
> > > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> > > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> > > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> > > I've written code to recursively get the folder names then apending them to
> > > a string, then written another recursive function to create that folder
> > > structure on my local disk, then with a for loop I copy the file fromsource
> > > to destination.
>
> > > This seem like a lot of code, and time to me when I think .NET should
> > > provide some easier methods to accomplish such a trivial task. *Maybe I'm
> > > missing something.
>
> > > Thanks for reading
>
> > It was my impression that a:
>
> > Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\parnetfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2");
>
> > would create all subfolders if they did not exist.
>
> Yes it will
> But what about the files???
> You still need to recursively navigate the folders to copy the files

I woudl first generate a list of full path's for each source file.

then loop through the file list.

1. use fileinfo class to get the directory the current file is in, or
a Path method to get it.
2. if the target directory does not exist, create it.
3. copy the file.

On Apr 22, 4:09*pm, joecool1...@live.com wrote:
> On Apr 22, 3:43*pm, "Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )"
>
>
>
>
>
> <ignacio.mac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Apr 22, 3:19*pm, joecool1...@live.com wrote:
>
> > > On Apr 22, 3:06*pm, "William S" <nos...@spam.com> wrote:
>
> > > > I know there a few different and probably betters way to accomplishwhat I'm
> > > > doing.
>
> > > > I've got file a network drive, that I want to copy to my local drive, and I
> > > > want to keep the same path (UNC) structure.
>
> > > > For instance, I've got ...
> > > > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> > > > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> > > > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> > > > and i want to move everything to my local disk so I'll have
>
> > > > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> > > > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> > > > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> > > > I've written code to recursively get the folder names then apendingthem to
> > > > a string, then written another recursive function to create that folder
> > > > structure on my local disk, then with a for loop I copy the file from source
> > > > to destination.
>
> > > > This seem like a lot of code, and time to me when I think .NET should
> > > > provide some easier methods to accomplish such a trivial task. *Maybe I'm
> > > > missing something.
>
> > > > Thanks for reading
>
> > > It was my impression that a:
>
> > > Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\parnetfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2");
>
> > > would create all subfolders if they did not exist.
>
> > Yes it will
> > But what about the files???
> > You still need to recursively navigate the folders to copy the files
>
> I woudl first generate a list of full path's for each source file.

Of course,the easist way to do that would be using recursion.

>
> then loop through the file list.
>
> 1. use fileinfo class to get the directory the current file is in, or
> a Path method to get it.
> 2. if the target directory does not exist, create it.
> 3. copy the file.

Thanks for all the tips

I was given a utility that at one point did the same thing I'm trying to
accomplish today, only it was from the DOS era and written in Pascal, and
no longer works. I thought with the .NET framework there would be some
methods that would make it a bit easier, since it seems I'm using the same
philosophy that was used 15-20 years ago.



"William S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I know there a few different and probably betters way to accomplish what
>I'm doing.
>
> I've got file a network drive, that I want to copy to my local drive, and
> I want to keep the same path (UNC) structure.
>
> For instance, I've got ...
> z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> and i want to move everything to my local disk so I'll have
>
> c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
>
> I've written code to recursively get the folder names then apending them
> to a string, then written another recursive function to create that folder
> structure on my local disk, then with a for loop I copy the file from
> source to destination.
>
> This seem like a lot of code, and time to me when I think .NET should
> provide some easier methods to accomplish such a trivial task. Maybe I'm
> missing something.
>
> Thanks for reading
>

On Apr 23, 9:44*am, "William S" <nos...@spam.com> wrote:
> Thanks for all the tips
>
> I was given a utility that at one point did the same thing I'm trying to
> accomplish today, *only it was from the DOS era and written in Pascal, and
> no longer works. *I thought with the .NET framework there would be some
> methods that would make it a bit easier, since it seems I'm using the same
> philosophy that was used 15-20 years ago.
>
> "William S" <nos...@spam.com> wrote in message
>
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >I know there a few different and probably betters way to accomplish what
> >I'm doing.
>
> > I've got file a network drive, that I want to copy to my local drive, and
> > I want to keep the same path (UNC) structure.
>
> > For instance, I've got ...
> > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> > z:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> > and i want to move everything to my local disk so I'll have
>
> > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file1.txt
> > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file2.txt
> > c:\parentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\file3.txt
>
> > I've written code to recursively get the folder names then apending them
> > to a string, then written another recursive function to create that folder
> > structure on my local disk, then with a for loop I copy the file from
> > source to destination.
>
> > This seem like a lot of code, and time to me when I think .NET should
> > provide some easier methods to accomplish such a trivial task. *MaybeI'm
> > missing something.
>
> > Thanks for reading

If you are looking for a utility. look into rsync.

http://rsync.samba.org/