With the amount of files/folders we want to move as users why does it seem like there isn't a Directory.Copy(source,dest) in C#?
Anyone know probably the easiest way I can copy a folder (and sub directories) in C# across network shares?
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Cybermagellan
Live for nothing, or die for everything
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W3bbo
Work hard; increase production; prevent accidents, and be happy.
You'll have to do it recursivly with the FileInfo.CopyTo method.
Fortunately it's not that hard....void CopyDirectory(String source, String destination) {
// argument validation goes here, CBA to do it now
DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(source);
String[] files = dir.GetFiles("*");
foreach(String filePath in files) {
filePath.CopyTo( Path.Combine( destination, file.Name );
}
String[] children = dir.GetSubdirectories();
foreach(String dirPath in children) {
CopyDirectory( Path.Combine(source, dirPath), Path.Combine(destination, dirPath);
}
}
Something like that....
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Cybermagellan
Live for nothing, or die for everything
Ya that's not quite doing it....
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W3bbo
Work hard; increase production; prevent accidents, and be happy.
Cybermagellan wrote:Ya that's not quite doing it....
It's more like psuedocode than actually working, I think I got the SubDirectories list bit wrong.
But what do you mean by "not quite doing it"?
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CannotResolveSymbol
Microsoft: Who do you want to execute today?
Google is your friend.
http://www.codeproject.com/cs/files/copydirectoriesrecursive.asp -
sgomez
Yada yada yada!
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Cybermagellan
Live for nothing, or die for everything
It's wierd going from XML/HTML style coding back to OOP code....thanks I was able to get it to work.
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SecretSoftware
Code to live, but Live to code.
using System;
using System.IO;
class CopyDir
{
public static void Copy(string sourceDirectory, string targetDirectory)
{
DirectoryInfo diSource = new DirectoryInfo(sourceDirectory);
DirectoryInfo diTarget = new DirectoryInfo(targetDirectory);
CopyAll(diSource, diTarget);
}
public static void CopyAll(DirectoryInfo source, DirectoryInfo target)
{
// Check if the target directory exists, if not, create it.
if (Directory.Exists(target.FullName) == false)
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(target.FullName);
}
// Copy each file into it's new directory.
foreach (FileInfo fi in source.GetFiles())
{
Console.WriteLine(@"Copying {0}\{1}", target.FullName, fi.Name);
fi.CopyTo(Path.Combine(target.ToString(), fi.Name), true);
}
// Copy each subdirectory using recursion.
foreach (DirectoryInfo diSourceSubDir in source.GetDirectories())
{
DirectoryInfo nextTargetSubDir =
target.CreateSubdirectory(diSourceSubDir.Name);
CopyAll(diSourceSubDir, nextTargetSubDir);
}
}
public static void Main()
{
string sourceDirectory = @"c:\sourceDirectory";
string targetDirectory = @"c:\targetDirectory";
Copy(sourceDirectory, targetDirectory);
}
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littleguru
<3 Seattle
My way. Slightly different from SecretSoftware's one:
public static class CopyUtility
{
// Copies all files from one directory to another.
public static void CopyAllFiles(string sourceDirectory, string targetDirectory, bool recursive)
{
if (sourceDirectory == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("sourceDirectory");
if (targetDirectory == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("targetDirectory");// Call the recursive method.
CopyAllFiles(new DirectoryInfo(sourceDirectory), new DirectoryInfo(targetDirectory), recursive);
}// Copies all files from one directory to another.
public static void CopyAllFiles(DirectoryInfo source, DirectoryInfo target, bool recursive)
{
if (source == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("source");
if (target == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("target");// If the source doesn't exist, we have to throw an exception.
if (!source.Exists)
throw new DirectoryNotFoundException("Source directory not found: " + source.FullName);
// If the target doesn't exist, we create it.
if (!target.Exists)
target.Create();// Get all files and copy them over.
foreach (FileInfo file in source.GetFiles())
{
file.CopyTo(Path.Combine(target.FullName, file.Name), true);
}// Return if no recursive call is required.
// Do the same for all sub directories.
if (!recursive) return;
foreach (DirectoryInfo directory in source.GetDirectories())
{
CopyAllFiles(directory, new DirectoryInfo(Path.Combine(target.FullName, directory.Name)),
recursive);
}
}
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littleguru
<3 Seattle
But nothing goes over extension methods
public static class DirectoryInfoExtensions
{
// Copies all files from one directory to another.
public static void CopyTo(this DirectoryInfo source, string destDirectory, bool recursive)
{
if (source == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("source");
if (destDirectory == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("destDirectory");// If the source doesn't exist, we have to throw an exception.
if (!source.Exists)
throw new DirectoryNotFoundException("Source directory not found: " + source.FullName);
// Compile the target.
DirectoryInfo target = new DirectoryInfo(destDirectory);
// If the target doesn't exist, we create it.
if (!target.Exists)
target.Create();// Get all files and copy them over.
foreach (FileInfo file in source.GetFiles())
{
file.CopyTo(Path.Combine(target.FullName, file.Name), true);
}// Return if no recursive call is required.
// Do the same for all sub directories.
if (!recursive)
return;
foreach (DirectoryInfo directory in source.GetDirectories())
{
CopyTo(directory, Path.Combine(target.FullName, directory.Name), recursive);
}
}
}
and the usage looks like this:
var source = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\users\chris\desktop");
source.CopyTo(@"C:\users\chris\desktop_backup", true); -
keeron
Obsessive Geek
littleguru wrote:But nothing goes over extension methods
This would be a good time to start a section / thread in the Sandbox area (or here as sticky) and put the various "C9" extensions in there. I've seen similar examples (utility methods on framework classes) on other forums and internally that could be turned into extensions and used in other areas.
I hope somone does a codeplex project with some useful (Powerful) extensions like the entire Linq feature! -
PerfectPhase
"This is not war, this is pest control!" - Dalek to Cyberman
Cybermagellan wrote:
Anyone know probably the easiest way I can copy a folder (and sub directories) in C# across network shares?
Instantiate powershell runtime and do the copy via that! -
odujosh
Need Microsoft SUX now!
PerfectPhase wrote:
Cybermagellan wrote:
Anyone know probably the easiest way I can copy a folder (and sub directories) in C# across network shares?
Instantiate powershell runtime and do the copy via that!
While I enjoy your enthusiasm for powershell. The dependcy does not warrent what you get. (unless you already have that dependencie)
Recursive code is good for you.
Having to deploy more dependencies is usually bad.
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