System.IO.File.Exists - what if network path and not C:\

[Ronald S. Cook]

I'm trying to see if a file exists on a server. I have the below code which
doesn't seem to work. Must I necessarily have a mapped drive to that the
path starts with X:\ or similar?

if (System.IO.File.Exists("\\MyServer\MyFolder\MySubFolder\MyFile.txt") ==
true)
{
//Do stuff...
}


Thanks,
Ron

 

[PS]

I'm trying to see if a file exists on a server. I have the below code
which doesn't seem to work. Must I necessarily have a mapped drive to
that the path starts with X:\ or similar?

if (System.IO.File.Exists("\\MyServer\MyFolder\MySubFolder\MyFile.txt") ==
true)
{
//Do stuff...
}

That code won't compile - you need an @ before the quotes.

Also the == true is not necessary as the Exists method returns true/false
itself

 

[Ronald S. Cook]

That doesn't seem to do it either.

That code won't compile - you need an @ before the quotes.

Also the == true is not necessary as the Exists method returns true/false
itself

 

[PS]

That doesn't seem to do it either.

If you copy and paste the path into Start / Run and click OK what happens?

 

[Mythran]

That doesn't seem to do it either.

try...

if (System.IO.File.Exists(@"\\MyServer\MyFolder\MySubFolder\MyFile.txt")) {
// Do Stuff...
}

If this doesn't exist, the user of the process executing this code may not
have read rights for the specified file or....the file may not exist in that
location.

HTH,
Mythran

 

[Ronald S. Cook]

Ahh.. I think that may be it. -thx

try...

if (System.IO.File.Exists(@"\\MyServer\MyFolder\MySubFolder\MyFile.txt"))
{
// Do Stuff...
}

If this doesn't exist, the user of the process executing this code may not
have read rights for the specified file or....the file may not exist in
that location.

HTH,
Mythran