Hi,

On my Pocket PC, the call to Directory.GetFiles(folderPath) fails with "No
such directory" exception if folderPath ends in a space, even though the
folderPath is valid. It shows up OK in File Explorer.

DirectoryInfo.GetFiles also fails in the same way.

Any ideas for a workaround?

Thanks,
Andrew

GetFiles does work, are you sure you are giving it a valid directory?

For instance, try a Debug.Assert("SomeDirectory);
//now do the Directory.GetFiles("SomeDirectory"); //making sure the some
directory is the exact same thing.

You may even want to use a string or constant like sooo

string s = @"Storage Card\"

Debug.Assert(s);
string[] myFiles = Directory.GetFiles(s);

If you are using C#, make sure you use the @ and if not, make sure you
double escape the \\.

HTH,

Bill
"Andrew Boswell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns942DDDF099DACandrewboswelldemonco@207.46.248.16...
> Hi,
>
> On my Pocket PC, the call to Directory.GetFiles(folderPath) fails with "No
> such directory" exception if folderPath ends in a space, even though the
> folderPath is valid. It shows up OK in File Explorer.
>
> DirectoryInfo.GetFiles also fails in the same way.
>
> Any ideas for a workaround?
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew

Hi Bill,

Yes, all that is OK. My program works fine until I create a directory
(using file explorer) that has a space at the end of its name, then
GetFiles fails.

I've now written a workaround using native calls to FindFirstFile and
FindNextFile.

Thanks for your help.

Andrew



"William Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:#(E-Mail Removed):

> GetFiles does work, are you sure you are giving it a valid directory?
>
> For instance, try a Debug.Assert("SomeDirectory);
> //now do the Directory.GetFiles("SomeDirectory"); //making sure the
> some directory is the exact same thing.
>
> You may even want to use a string or constant like sooo
>
> string s = @"Storage Card\"
>
> Debug.Assert(s);
> string[] myFiles = Directory.GetFiles(s);
>
> If you are using C#, make sure you use the @ and if not, make sure you
> double escape the \\.
>
> HTH,
>
> Bill
> "Andrew Boswell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Xns942DDDF099DACandrewboswelldemonco@207.46.248.16...
>> Hi,
>>
>> On my Pocket PC, the call to Directory.GetFiles(folderPath) fails
>> with "No such directory" exception if folderPath ends in a space,
>> even though the folderPath is valid. It shows up OK in File Explorer.
>>
>> DirectoryInfo.GetFiles also fails in the same way.
>>
>> Any ideas for a workaround?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Andrew
>
>
>

I've not tried it with Directories that end with a Space -- it will work
with "Storage Card" for instance. I'm going to give it a try though, b/c if
you end up with a Space at the end, it'd defintely make your program more
robust if you checked for a space if it will cause a problem. Definitely
something I want to check out.

Cheers,

Bill
"Andrew Boswell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns942E2E31D4andrewboswelldemonco@207.46.248.16...
> Hi Bill,
>
> Yes, all that is OK. My program works fine until I create a directory
> (using file explorer) that has a space at the end of its name, then
> GetFiles fails.
>
> I've now written a workaround using native calls to FindFirstFile and
> FindNextFile.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> "William Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:#(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > GetFiles does work, are you sure you are giving it a valid directory?
> >
> > For instance, try a Debug.Assert("SomeDirectory);
> > //now do the Directory.GetFiles("SomeDirectory"); //making sure the
> > some directory is the exact same thing.
> >
> > You may even want to use a string or constant like sooo
> >
> > string s = @"Storage Card\"
> >
> > Debug.Assert(s);
> > string[] myFiles = Directory.GetFiles(s);
> >
> > If you are using C#, make sure you use the @ and if not, make sure you
> > double escape the \\.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Bill
> > "Andrew Boswell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:Xns942DDDF099DACandrewboswelldemonco@207.46.248.16...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> On my Pocket PC, the call to Directory.GetFiles(folderPath) fails
> >> with "No such directory" exception if folderPath ends in a space,
> >> even though the folderPath is valid. It shows up OK in File Explorer.
> >>
> >> DirectoryInfo.GetFiles also fails in the same way.
> >>
> >> Any ideas for a workaround?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Andrew
> >
> >
> >
>

Hi Bill,

Thanks. The problem is that if one of my users has a folder on their
Pocket Pc whose name ends with a space, I won't be able to process it
properly.

Thanks again,
Andrew


"William Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:#$(E-Mail Removed):

> I've not tried it with Directories that end with a Space -- it will
> work with "Storage Card" for instance. I'm going to give it a try
> though, b/c if you end up with a Space at the end, it'd defintely make
> your program more robust if you checked for a space if it will cause a
> problem. Definitely something I want to check out.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
> "Andrew Boswell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Xns942E2E31D4andrewboswelldemonco@207.46.248.16...
>> Hi Bill,
>>
>> Yes, all that is OK. My program works fine until I create a directory
>> (using file explorer) that has a space at the end of its name, then
>> GetFiles fails.
>>
>> I've now written a workaround using native calls to FindFirstFile and
>> FindNextFile.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Andrew
>>

I noticed that if I try to create a directory with a trailing space using
File Explorer, it complains. Renaming a directory and putting a trailing
space at the end succeeds but seems to get cleared upon refresh. Something
is fishy there

"Andrew Boswell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns942F74E574Candrewboswelldemonco@207.46.248.16...
> Hi Bill,
>
> Thanks. The problem is that if one of my users has a folder on their
> Pocket Pc whose name ends with a space, I won't be able to process it
> properly.
>
> Thanks again,
> Andrew
>
>
> "William Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:#$(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > I've not tried it with Directories that end with a Space -- it will
> > work with "Storage Card" for instance. I'm going to give it a try
> > though, b/c if you end up with a Space at the end, it'd defintely make
> > your program more robust if you checked for a space if it will cause a
> > problem. Definitely something I want to check out.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Bill
> > "Andrew Boswell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:Xns942E2E31D4andrewboswelldemonco@207.46.248.16...
> >> Hi Bill,
> >>
> >> Yes, all that is OK. My program works fine until I create a directory
> >> (using file explorer) that has a space at the end of its name, then
> >> GetFiles fails.
> >>
> >> I've now written a workaround using native calls to FindFirstFile and
> >> FindNextFile.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help.
> >>
> >> Andrew
> >>

Hi Alex,

Yes File Explorer works in the way that you describe, but Resco File
Explorer allows a blank space to be added at the end of a folder name
and it stays there.

Regards,
Andrew

"Alex Feinman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:O9Kfk$(E-Mail Removed):

> I noticed that if I try to create a directory with a trailing space
> using File Explorer, it complains. Renaming a directory and putting a
> trailing space at the end succeeds but seems to get cleared upon
> refresh. Something is fishy there
>
> "Andrew Boswell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Xns942F74E574Candrewboswelldemonco@207.46.248.16...
>> Hi Bill,
>>
>> Thanks. The problem is that if one of my users has a folder on their
>> Pocket Pc whose name ends with a space, I won't be able to process it
>> properly.
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Andrew
>>