creating a directory 1

[Shift838]

I am trying to create a directory after my code checks to see if it exist or not, but it is only creating a file. my code is below..

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
If blnstandard.Checked = False Then
Dim strsubdomain As String
Dim Result As Boolean = System.IO.Directory.Exists("\" & txtsubdomain.Text)
If Result = True Then
lblstatuswindow.Text = "Sub-Domain Already Exist. Please choose a different sub-domain name."
Else
strsubdomain = "\" & txtsubdomain.Text
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(strsubdomain)
lblstatuswindow.Text = "created " & txtsubdomain.Text & " Sub-Domain"
End If


End If

 

[bclt]

This directory will be created on the Net or in a local hard drive ?

 

[Dimandja]

        Dim strsubdomain, myText
        myText = "Mydir"
        strsubdomain = "\" & myText
        System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(strsubdomain)

that code created "C:\Mydir".

Check your defaults and the content of "txtsubdomain.Text".

 

[Dimandja]

By the way, what's the content of "strsubdomain"?
Also, can you break right after " System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(strsubdomain)", and see what happened?

 

[Shift838]

dimandja,

the code you posted still only creates a file. Does not create a sub directory is is still createing a file..

 

[edderic]

Dim path As String = "c:\MyDir"
Dim di As DirectoryInfo = Directory.CreateDirectory(path)

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[Shift838]

edderic,

This code you posted also only creates a file not a directory. I am trying to do this through the web, and when the user designated the directory name it will created it on the server.

 

[HydraNL]

Hi, Look at this article. Perhaps it will help you out.

http://www.startvbdotnet.com/files/directory.aspx

 

[bclt]

When the path start with "\" means the root.

The folder will be created unless its name (textbox's Text) contains invalid chars: *?"<>| . If it contains / or \ there will be no exception but a subfolder will be created.

If the folder's last char is dot "." and you write: System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory("\blah.") simply it will NOT be created. If manually try to do this; the dot will be omitted and the dir will be created.

This code cannot create a file.
If you wanna create a folder in the internet by a windows application; say that because you mentios "sub-domain", things are a little different.

 

[HydraNL]

http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/dinakar/articles/16282.aspx