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Could not find a part of the path while doing a File Copy

By , 2 Mar 2012
 
If at all possible, never give your code the opportunity to fail. If there's any possibility at all that you can prevent an error condition from being raised, do it.
 
try
{
    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(FileName))
    {
        string newPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(FilePath, FileName); 
        if (File.Exists(Path) && Path.ToLower() != newPath.ToLower())
        {
            File.Copy(Path, newPath, true);
        }
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // handle the exception as desired
}

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GeneralMy vote of 1memberbluishJoe52 Aug '12 - 21:32 
Solution is just try/catch?.. I'm disappointed, I usually find good and complete articles on this site. Hope you could enhance this one!
GeneralRe: My vote of 1mvpJohn Simmons / outlaw programmer3 Aug '12 - 3:18 
This isn't an article, it's an alternative to a tip posted by someone else. Beyond that, my tip makes a valid point - NEVER give your code an opportunity to fail (that's why they call it programming). Your vote of 1 is unjustified.
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GeneralRe: My vote of 1memberbluishJoe518 Oct '12 - 4:56 
So I'm sorry.. I don't know this site so much Smile | :)

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