Move contents of folder to another folder

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Hi i have a folder which is in the same directory as my application and i need to move the contents of this folder to another folder which has been selected by the user and the path of this destination folder is displayed in a textbox.

What is needed

1)The application to get its current directory location
2)Access a folder that is in that location (This folder is named folderA)
3)Then to copy the files that are in folderA
4)To the directory which has been set but the user and its path is displayed in a textbox (called opendir)

I am assuming you would pull the destination folder path from opendir.text

C#

string files = System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
            
            try
            {
                Process.Start(Openfile.Text);
                WindowState = WindowState.Minimized;
                Directory.Move(files + @"\FolderA", Opendir.Text);
            }
            catch
            {
                //MessageBox.Show("", "Error!", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
            }

This is what i have got so far but i cant seem to direct the program to folderA after the GetCurrentDirectory call.

Posted 6-Jun-15 2:13am

Yusuf_20_x

Updated 7-Jun-15 1:47am

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[no name] 6-Jun-15 8:22am

Okay.... and? What you done? Where is the code that you have written? Where is the description of a problem with the code that you have written?

Yusuf_20_x 6-Jun-15 8:25am

well i did try with with System.IO.Directory.Move(@"FolderA\", Opendir.Text);

[no name] 6-Jun-15 8:29am

You realize that we cannot see your code, you screen or your hard drive right? Okay so you tried that? What happened when you tried it? You have to tell us this stuff otherwise we have no idea at all what you see on your computer screen.

Yusuf_20_x 6-Jun-15 8:36am

nothing gets moved over i didn't think i need to show any code because the user sets the destination path which is displayed in the opendir textbox

[no name] 6-Jun-15 10:44am

So you wrote some code, allegedly, and have a problem with the code you wrote but you don't see the need to show us the code that you wrote and describe an actual problem? Good luck.

Yusuf_20_x 6-Jun-15 14:45pm

wow people on here are really far up themselves i gave you the code that i tried and it didn't work! i haven't see u post anything helpful i have explained it quite well what i needed and the situation that i face how can i show code when i have none to show because it doesn't work and even when i do post the code that i tried its still not enough? All u need to know is that i have a folder that's in the same directory as the application its self i need to move the files that exits within this folder to a destination folder which has been set but the user i have tried to google this but all i found was solutions that involve setting the directory to strings but i have to compensate for the user moving and selecting different directory! how can i show this u want screenshots of the files or something how will this help you?

LLLLGGGG 7-Jun-15 3:13am

This should not be a problem: the methods obviously tell you how to call the function and what the parameters do. Then it's up to you to change them accordingly to what you need. You should really rely on MSDN because it gives you not only examples but also documentation about something. Examples are useful if you have already read the documentation, unless they are really difficult to understand, so you cannot rely on only examples.

Yusuf_20_x 7-Jun-15 7:39am

ok but how do i direct the program to folderA and asscess the files within that's the main problem i'm having i cant have it as a set string because the user will move my program to a different directory! i need some sort of get current directory call with folderA as a parameter. but i cant find a example of that on MSDN

[no name] 7-Jun-15 8:38am

Wow... people that post questions on the internet sure think that everyone else on the planet can read their mind. You did not post any code at all and you did not even bother to describe any kind of a problem. You won't help me at all, I am not the one asking anything. I don't help people with snotty attitudes.

Yusuf_20_x 7-Jun-15 9:40am

LOL if you actually read what i put in the original post its quite clear well not for you but others like OriginalGriff got what i was looking for... anyway i can't be bothered for these petty arguments! im going to go outside and have a beer good day to you sir ;-)

Dave Kreskowiak 6-Jun-15 18:39pm

The code you wrote is trying to move the folder itself not the contents of the folder. Iterate over the filenames in that folder and move them one by one.

LLLLGGGG 7-Jun-15 3:05am

According to MSDN, Directory.Move moves a folder and all its files. As I've written in my answer, if you have to move also subfolders, you have to either iterate the folders and move them, use a recursive function or use the namespace Microsoft.VisualBasic, which is the easiest solution.

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Solution 2

Hi,

Apart from the fact that it is clear that you have not googled to find your solution, but you've just asked here hoping that somebody, now or later, will give you a solution here's what you need to do.

First of all I suggest you to read this document from MSDN: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ms404278(v=vs.100).aspx[^]. MSDN is a huge website you can find almost everything on it. I haven't looked for a solution on Codeproject, but I assume there is one, there MUST be one.

Secondly, Directory.Move does exactly what you want, so you may want to use a recursive function or a foreach statement or even Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace. Here's a reference http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3911595/move-all-files-in-subfolders-to-another-folder-using-c-sharp[^].

I hope this helps and, a piece of advice for the next times: google for your question: it might have been asked one million times before. Moreover, you will get an answer sooner! :-)

LG

Posted 6-Jun-15 2:35am

LLLLGGGG

Updated 6-Jun-15 21:06pm

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Yusuf_20_x 6-Jun-15 14:55pm

hmm MSDN hope never heard of that site...-_- perhaps when you can get down from your high horse and read my question you will realized that all the solutions that i have googled! have the directories permanently set either in the C drive or other location i have to compensate for the user to move my application to a different directory and to select a different destination directory!

Dave Kreskowiak 6-Jun-15 18:36pm

Never heard of MSDN?? Really? So where did you get Visual Studio from and why have you never hit the F1 key in it which takes you directly to MSDN?

Yusuf_20_x 6-Jun-15 14:57pm

Also they move the folder over to the destination directory and not the files listed with in!

LLLLGGGG 7-Jun-15 3:09am

As I have written in my answer, according to MSDN Directory.Move moves a folder and the files inside it. If you want to move the subfolders too, the easiest way is to use Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace which provides you a lot of simple methods to deal with IO.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-06T02:30:00

Solution 1

Directory.Move will do it, under many conditions. See MSDN for when it won't: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.directory.move(v=vs.110).aspx[^]

Probably, what you need to do is change the Source parameter. Try this:

C#

Directory.Move(Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "FolderA"), Opendir.Text);

Posted 6-Jun-15 2:30am

OriginalGriff

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Yusuf_20_x 7-Jun-15 8:11am

I get error when trying that code something along the lines of sysytem.windows.shapes.path does not contain definition of Combine and the same message but with the definition of startuppath

OriginalGriff 7-Jun-15 8:26am

Wrong Path: fully qualify it.
System.IO.Path.Combine

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.path(v=vs.110).aspx

Yusuf_20_x 7-Jun-15 8:29am

yeah thanks but i have just done that and it works writing solution now giving you credit!

Yusuf_20_x · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-07T02:32:00

Solution 4

I have found the solution with the following code thanks to OriginalGriff

Directory.Move(System.IO.Path.Combine(System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "FolderA"), Opendir.Text);

Posted 7-Jun-15 2:32am

Yusuf_20_x