Hi, does anyone know if I can scan a subdirectory using wildcards? I do not
see a way to do this using:


string folder = @"C:\INPUT\CUSTOMERS\ID???BC.*"

DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(folder);
FileInfo[] fileNames = di.GetFiles("AllInput_*.xml");

Basically, I have lots of foldres under C:\INPUT\CUSTOMERS and I want to the
..XML files I'm looking for only exists under the ID???BC folders. So I
wanted to dymanically get a list of all the ID???BC folders and then scan
each one for the specified files.

I was trying to do this to avoid having to scan all folders. Plus I need a
dymaic list of all the ??? customers.

On Jun 17, 1:48*pm, DavidM <Dav...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hi, does anyone know if I can scan a subdirectory using wildcards? *I donot
> see a way to do this using:
>
> * * * * * * * *string folder = @"C:\INPUT\CUSTOMERS\ID???BC.*"
>
> * * * * * * * * DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(folder);
> * * * * * * * * FileInfo[] fileNames = di.GetFiles("AllInput_*.xml");
>
> Basically, I have lots of foldres under C:\INPUT\CUSTOMERS and I want to the
> .XML files I'm looking for only exists under the ID???BC folders. *So I
> wanted to dymanically get a list of all the ID???BC folders and then scan
> each one for the specified files. *
>
> I was trying to do this to avoid having to scan all folders. *Plus I need a
> dymaic list of all the ??? customers.

RTFM.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa328760(VS.71).aspx

On Jun 17, 1:48*pm, DavidM <Dav...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hi, does anyone know if I can scan a subdirectory using wildcards? *I donot
> see a way to do this using:
>
> * * * * * * * *string folder = @"C:\INPUT\CUSTOMERS\ID???BC.*"
>
> * * * * * * * * DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(folder);
> * * * * * * * * FileInfo[] fileNames = di.GetFiles("AllInput_*.xml");
>
> Basically, I have lots of foldres under C:\INPUT\CUSTOMERS and I want to the
> .XML files I'm looking for only exists under the ID???BC folders. *So I
> wanted to dymanically get a list of all the ID???BC folders and then scan
> each one for the specified files. *
>
> I was trying to do this to avoid having to scan all folders. *Plus I need a
> dymaic list of all the ??? customers.

You can use
foreach(string folder in Directory.GetDirectories (@"C:\INPUT\CUSTOMERS
\ID???BC.*"))
foreach( string file in Directory.GetFiles( folder,
("AllInput_*.xml") ))

Thank you all!



"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" wrote:

> On Jun 17, 1:48 pm, DavidM <Dav...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Hi, does anyone know if I can scan a subdirectory using wildcards? I do not
> > see a way to do this using:
> >
> > string folder = @"C:\INPUT\CUSTOMERS\ID???BC.*"
> >
> > DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(folder);
> > FileInfo[] fileNames = di.GetFiles("AllInput_*.xml");
> >
> > Basically, I have lots of foldres under C:\INPUT\CUSTOMERS and I want to the
> > .XML files I'm looking for only exists under the ID???BC folders. So I
> > wanted to dymanically get a list of all the ID???BC folders and then scan
> > each one for the specified files.
> >
> > I was trying to do this to avoid having to scan all folders. Plus I need a
> > dymaic list of all the ??? customers.
>
> You can use
> foreach(string folder in Directory.GetDirectories (@"C:\INPUT\CUSTOMERS
> \ID???BC.*"))
> foreach( string file in Directory.GetFiles( folder,
> ("AllInput_*.xml") ))
>
>