directory in c#

[saqib82]

Hi i am trying to check for the existance of a directory using C# but don't know exact format to use it. My.Computer.FileSystem.DirectoryExists("C:\\directoryname") can someone help me by guiding me to the exact way of knowing the existance of directory. regards

sAqIb "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[abhinish]

hi! try this DirectoryInfo dr1 = new DirectoryInfo("c:\\dirname"); if (dr1.Exists) { MessageBox.Show("Directory Exists") }

abhinav

[Christian Graus]

saqib82 wrote:

My.Computer.FileSystem.DirectoryExists("C:\\directoryname")

This is VB, VB has nasty shortcuts ( nasty because they don't flow to C# ). if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(@"c:\Directoryname")) { // Whatever } The @ allows you to type \ without having to do \\

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[saqib82]

Thanks christian, i was trying to do something like we do in vb. But finally i did the same thing that you have suggested. Sorry you are late, but thanks again for your help. regards

sAqIb "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.