Sorting files by size

[Niels]

Hello,

I want to make a program that moves files from a main directory to a
sub directory.
Suggeset that i have 2000 files, the program will create 4 sub
directory's and move 500 files to each directory.

I think until this point it wont be a problem, but.... I want the
files to be ordered by filesize.
I mean that the first 500 files that will be moved will have the
smallest filesize and so on.

I dan't know if it is possible and ofcourse how to do it...

Is there anyone who can provide me a solution or a push in the good
direction???

Thanks in advance

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Niels,

I do not see the sense, however that is not important, using the
directoryinfo class and the file move, this should be a piece of cake.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...html/frlrfsystemiodirectoryinfoclasstopic.asp

I took first the wrong link, maybe you need that as well, you see the file
move in that.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...pref/html/frlrfsystemiofileinfoclasstopic.asp

I assume that you know how to sort an array

I hope this helps?

Cor

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I want to make a program that moves files from a main directory to a
sub directory.
Suggeset that i have 2000 files, the program will create 4 sub
directory's and move 500 files to each directory.

I think until this point it wont be a problem, but.... I want the
files to be ordered by filesize.

You can adapt the code contained in the following post:

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The length of a file can be determined with 'FileLen' or 'FileInfo.Length'.

 

[Guest]

There is an excellent example in Microsoft's "Visual Basic.Net Programmer's
Cookbook" under ArrayLists, Sorting. Basically use and array list with a
structure of Filename, filesize, and what everelse you want. Then add the
fileinfo to an arraylist of the structures. Then create a public class the
iimplements IComparer and include a sub the implements
System.Collections.Icomparer.Compare

 

[Niels]

Thank you all for your reply,

I hoped it would be easyer (i'am still a beginner)and i dont
understand what to do (I have tried different to apply the things you
guys gave to me, but it is still to difficult for me).