find path of folder in c# windows application

Question

I need to find path of a folder. Let's say folder name is Test. If my application is installed on c:\drive so in that case Test folder can be at any level in c:\drive and the page in which I need path can also be at any level in c:\drive.

thank you for your help.

Possible duplicate http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14229203/search-for-a-folder-by-its-name-in-c-sharp-without-specifying-the-path — Sangram Nandkhile, Nov 20 '13 at 07:51

Muhammad Umar · Answer 1 · 2013-11-20T08:27:49.403

Try this.

static void Main(string[] args)
    {

       string pathToDirctory = @"C:\\";
       string baseDirectory = pathToDirctory;


       string path = SearchAllFolders(pathToDirctory,"Test");


    }

    private static string SearchAllFolders(string path, string search)
    {
        string folderPath = string.Empty;
        try
        {
            if ((File.GetAttributes(path) & FileAttributes.ReparsePoint)
                != FileAttributes.ReparsePoint)
            {
                foreach (string folder in Directory.GetDirectories(path))
                {
                    if (folder.Contains("RECYCLE.BIN"))
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    string p = Path.GetFileName(folder);

                    if ( p.Equals(search))
                    {
                        return folder;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        string f = SearchAllFolders(folder ,search);
                        if (f != null)
                        {
                            return f;
                        }
                    }

                }
            }
        }
        catch (UnauthorizedAccessException) { }

        return null;
    }

"Test" May or may not be in "drive". it can be at any level in "C:\\drive\\" — user1282615, Nov 20 '13 at 07:30

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 20 '13 at 06:27

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You can try to find the folder by name using a recursive function:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303974

answered Nov 20 '13 at 06:27

bit

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 20 '13 at 07:44

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Try this code as you code in asp.net web application

string baseDirectory = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
foreach (string dir in Directory.GetDirectories(baseDirectory, "Test", SearchOption.AllDirectories)) 
{
    // dir will be a path of "Test" folder.
    // You will get more than one path if it found more than one folder names Test.
}

baseDirectory will store a path of a folder you installed the application.

answered Nov 20 '13 at 07:44

Alice

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This will throw exception `UnAuthorizedAccessException`. – Muhammad Umar Nov 20 '13 at 07:57
It's access denie exception that you have to set permission to your folder for allow accessing. – Alice Nov 20 '13 at 08:01
Please also learn from here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727008.aspx – Alice Nov 20 '13 at 08:03
According to your solution it will search inside "baseDirectory", but "Test" Folder may also be in parent of baseDirectory or many layer upper than baseDirectory . – user1282615 Nov 22 '13 at 10:14
According to your question, I understood that you want to find Test folder path which is in any level of application's installed path, and baseDirectory is the path you mean. Maybe I understood wrong. – Alice Nov 22 '13 at 13:13

find path of folder in c# windows application

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