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[VBRookie]

Hi,

I'm creating a web app that will allow users to upload images to a directory on the server. What I'd like to do (to prevent having 5000 files in one directory) is to set a limit on how many files can go in one directory and once that limit is reached create a new directory and start storing files there.

Does that make sense? So once directory A has, lets say, 300 files in it ... directory B will be created and so on.

Is there anyway to get the file count without iterating through each file in the directory? That could be kind of slow. I don't see many options outside of that though.

Any suggestions or does anyone have a better idea on how to accomplish this altogether? I'm certainly open to ideas.

Many Thanks,
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[jbenson001]

Dim dirToList As String = "...path to check..."

Dim dir As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo(dirToList)

Dim files() As System.IO.FileInfo

files = dir.GetFiles()

If files.lentth >= <your amount> then
'Create New Directory ...
End IF


Jim

 

[ca8msm]

You could also shorten that method down to:

        If System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("c:\temp").Length >= 300 Then

        End If

and if you are using version 2.0 of the framework and VB.NET, you can use the My namespace which is basically another route to the same classes:

        If My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles("c:\temp").Count > 300 Then

        End If

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[jbenson001]

Nice ca8msm....

 

[VBRookie]

Thanks ca8msm! That works beautifully!

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