Number of files

[MrChopper]

Hi all-

Can someone point me in the right direction as to finding the number of files in a specified folder? I've seen a few examples via google, but the ones that are 2003 (Version I have) aren't really what I'm looking for. I basically want to find out how many files are in a folder (including subfolders), and use that count as an index in a progress bar control. Thanks in advance for the assistance!

 

[SHelton]

To get the number of files in a folder:

System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("C:\MyFolder").Length

To get the number of files in a folder, including all subfolders:

System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("C:\MyFolder", "*.*", System.IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories).Length

 

[chiph]

SHelton - Does that include the psuedo directories "." and ".." in it's count?

Chip H.


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[SHelton]

Hi Chip

Directory.GetDirectories (using the same search pattern and option) doesn't include these directories in it's count, so I would expect GetFiles to similarly ignore them, but I don't know for sure.

Don't they hark back to DOS, to signify the directory itself and it's parent ?

 

[chiph]

Even further AFAIK. I think they date back to CP/M

Chip H.


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[chrissie1]

If you remember CP/M you must be old.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

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