vb.net directory.exists not returning correct value

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I have a file directory path as \\x\y\z(directory exists) .

when I pass the above path to directory.exists() methods it returns true which

is fine

now I pass path as directory.exists("\\x\y\\z"). it should return false but this method returns true even though the path does not exists.

any suggestions ?

TIA

Posted 6-Sep-15 19:14pm

Sriharsha Denni

Updated 6-Sep-15 20:18pm

Maciej Los

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Maciej Los 7-Sep-15 2:21am

Finally, which string do you pass as a parameter to Directory.Exists() method: \\x\y\\z or \\x\y\z

Sriharsha Denni 7-Sep-15 2:39am

im passing \\x\y\\z(invalid path) as parameter . but method is returning true

Maciej Los 7-Sep-15 2:51am

It can't be true! Please, see my answer.

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Maciej Los · Answer 1 · 2015-09-06T20:51:00

As documentation[^] says:

MSDN wrote:
If you do not have at a minimum read-only permission to the directory, the Exists method will return false.

The Exists method returns false if any error occurs while trying to determine if the specified file exists. This can occur in situations that raise exceptions such as passing a file name with invalid characters or too many characters, a failing or missing disk, or if the caller does not have permission to read the file.

So, debug your program to find out where the bug is.