Hi Tom, Any extra context you can give us as to why you might want to do this? Is it something you could use http://transactionalfilemgr.codeplex.com/ for?
Regards, Mike On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Tom Rutter <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ann, yes but I don't want to actually create it. i just want to check if > it *can* be created. > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Anne Busby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Directory.CreateDirectory Method (String) >> Any and all directories specified in path are created, unless they >> already exist or unless some part of path is invalid. The path parameter >> specifies a directory path, not a file path. If the directory already >> exists, this method does nothing. >> >> >> *Anne Busby ** **|** **Senior Developer** * >> >> *3 Sarich Way, Technology Park, Bentley,* *WA** 6102 >> Phone +61 8 6250 7900** |** Fax +61 8 6250 7999* >> >> P Please consider the environment before you print this email >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* [email protected] [[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Tom Rutter [[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Thursday, 17 June 2010 11:51 AM >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* How to validate directory path >> >> Gday .net gurus >> >> Can I please get some recommendations on how to check if a directory can >> be created given a path if it already doesnt exist? >> As an example something like this >> >> public static bool CanCreateDir(string path) { >> if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(path)) { >> return true; >> } >> >> //TODO - figure out if the directory can be created >> } >> >> Cheers, >> Tom >> > > -- Michael M. Minutillo Indiscriminate Information Sponge Blog: http://wolfbyte-net.blogspot.com
