How to check the existence of a file without specifying the file extension

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Hi All,
I wanted to know how I could check if a file exists without the extension and then get the extension?
For example suppose the filename is "myfile" and the extension could be .jpg .png or .gif but I wont know which.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Devadutta.

Posted 10-Jan-14 21:10pm

Devadutta Achary

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saephoed 11-Jan-14 6:57am

Which OS (es) are you targeting?

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2014-01-10T22:24:00

Solution 1

See here: Directory.GetFiles[^]
A modified version of the example it gives:

C++

array<String^>^dirs = Directory::GetFiles( "D:\\Temp\\", "myfile.*" );
Console::WriteLine( "Found: {0}", dirs->Length );

The array will contain the full path to each file, including the extension.

Posted 10-Jan-14 22:24pm

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[no name] 11-Jan-14 4:52am

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Philippe Mori 13-Jan-14 18:08pm

This is a good solution if the user write C++/CLI code which is different from standard C++. Otherwise, I think the soilution would dépends on the platform...