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Re: skipping access denied folders when using GetDirectories()

15-Jul-09 0:30

use try-catch inside the loop. That is what I do.

BTW: .NET 4.0 will offer better methods to enumerate files/folders, without requiring a (possibly huge) array, so one will be able to really use the recursive mode.

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dan!sh 15-Jul-09 0:39

Re: skipping access denied folders when using GetDirectories()

15-Jul-09 0:39

That will not work. The exception will occur while executing the GetDirectories method itself and control will never go inside the try/catch.

Luc Pattyn15-Jul-09 0:44

Re: skipping access denied folders when using GetDirectories()

15-Jul-09 0:44

It works for me, I am listing all files/folders of any device I choose (both XP and Vista).
If GetDirectories() and GetFiles() would not cope with inaccessible files and folders, they would be completely useless, wouldn't they?

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dan!sh 15-Jul-09 0:53

Re: skipping access denied folders when using GetDirectories()

15-Jul-09 0:53

In XP SP2, I created a folder(c:\TestFolder) and "denied" all the permissions under security tab. GetDirectories method itself will throw exception. Control never came to try/catch. See my code:

DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\");
foreach (DirectoryInfo dir in dirInfo.GetDirectories("*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories)) {
  try {
  }
  catch {
  }
}

Luc Pattyn15-Jul-09 1:02

Re: skipping access denied folders when using GetDirectories()

15-Jul-09 1:02

That is new to me. I'll have to investigate.
And what is your solution?

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dan!sh 15-Jul-09 1:33

Re: skipping access denied folders when using GetDirectories()

15-Jul-09 1:33

Never faced this issue, so far. If I do, I would go for Linq. May be something along the lines of this[^] approach.

If it .Net 2.0, Linq bridge[^] might save me.

dan!sh 15-Jul-09 0:36

Re: skipping access denied folders when using GetDirectories()

15-Jul-09 0:36

AFAIK there is no such option present. You will have to write your own method to do this.

lane0p215-Jul-09 10:47

lane0p2

15-Jul-09 10:47

Cool, thanks guy, i thought there would be an easy option!!

Beep() does not work

gehbitte14-Jul-09 22:44

gehbitte

14-Jul-09 22:44

I implemented some sort of Beep functionality to my Application, but I don't hear a sound:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        public static extern bool Beep(int Frequenz, int Dauer);

        
        public static void Alarm()
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
            {
                Beep(500, 1000);
                Beep(1000, 1000);
            }
        }

        
        public static void Beep()
        {
            Beep(1000, 1000);           
        }

On my testform I click a Button to test this:

private void button6_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //Program.testwindow();
            Program.Alarm();
        }

PC Speaker is ok, it beeps at startup. I am using Vista 64bit. Any suggestions?

Nagy Vilmos14-Jul-09 23:11

Nagy Vilmos

14-Jul-09 23:11

Try adding a reference to the Microsoft.VisualBasic assembly and then, as if by magic, you can call:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.Beep();

Can you tell what it is yet?

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DaveyM6914-Jul-09 23:22

DaveyM69

14-Jul-09 23:22

No need for the VB assembly, it's already there in System.Console class.

Dave
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Nagy Vilmos14-Jul-09 23:28

Nagy Vilmos

14-Jul-09 23:28

Serves me right for relying on MSDN for information Blush | :O

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Luc Pattyn15-Jul-09 0:32

15-Jul-09 0:32

Needing VB to make C# beep a little would be completely unacceptable. Unsure | :~

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DaveyM6914-Jul-09 23:21

DaveyM69

14-Jul-09 23:21

I'm not sure why it doesn't work for you - I'm sure I've used it before.

Quickie solution is to use Console.Beep

Console.Beep(440, 1000);

[Edit]I've just tried your code and it works perfectly, although I would use standard musical frequencies[^]. Person's with a sensitive musical disposition such as those with perfect or good relative pitch could find 500Hz/1KHz quite painful![/Edit]

PIEBALDconsult15-Jul-09 18:20

PIEBALDconsult

15-Jul-09 18:20

DaveyM69 wrote:
quite painful!

Ehhhhxcellent...

Rajesh R Subramanian14-Jul-09 23:55

Rajesh R Subramanian

14-Jul-09 23:55

gehbitte wrote:
public static void Alarm()
{
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
{
Beep(500, 1000);
Beep(1000, 1000);
}
}

You are not bothering to check the return value from the API. Can you check it to verify that the function succeeds?

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Luc Pattyn15-Jul-09 0:37

15-Jul-09 0:37

Hi,

long time ago I started using this P/Invoke code:

/// <summary>
/// MessageBeep.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">Beep type:
/// 0x10 = "x" = HAND, ERROR, STOP = sound "Critical Stop"
/// 0x20 = "?" = QUESTION = sound "Question"
/// 0x30 = "!" = EXCLAMATION, WARNING = sound "Exclamation"
/// 0x40 = "i" = ASTERISK, INFORMATION = sound "Asterisk"
/// </param>
/// <returns></returns>
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool MessageBeep(int type);

Not sure I still have to do it this way though.
BTW: Make sure through Control Panel Sounds the right sounds are installed.

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