Wildcard chars in file name

[IlyaRabyy]

Colleagues,
What file-searching function/method in what class in .NET accepts wildcard chars in file names? Or directory names, for that matter?
The line like

File.Exists(lsFilePath & "*.ext")

always returns False...

Please advise.

Regards,

Ilya

 

[strongm]

Here's one way

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/do...basic.fileio.filesystem.getfiles?view=net-6.0

 

[IlyaRabyy]

To StrongM: tried it, got the following error:

Just in case, here's the code:

'The  call:
Dim lsFullPath As String = "C:\Ilya_Docs\Projects_and_Programs\VS_2019_Projects\ASCII_Text_Search\Resources\*.ico", lnCnt As Int32 = FindFiles(lsFullPath)
'The function
'====================================================================================================================================
Function FindFiles(ByVal tsFullPath As String) As Int32
'====================================================================================================================================
Dim llRet As Boolean = False, lnCnt As Int32 = 0

For Each lsFile As String In My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(tsFullPath)
	lnCnt = lnCnt + 1
Next

Return lnCnt
End Function
'====================================================================================================================================

What might be wrong?
Please advise.

Regards,

Ilya

 

[strongm]

You need to be using the second overload: GetFiles(String, SearchOption, String[])

The documentation I linked to explains this

 

[IlyaRabyy]

To StrongM: it works!
Thank you!
Problem's resolved, the case is being closed.


Regards,

Ilya