How to solve this error 'File' is an ambiguous reference between 'Scripting.File' and 'System.IO.File'

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How to solve this error 'File' is an ambiguous reference between 'Scripting.File' and 'System.IO.File' in windows applications c# coding

[edit]SHOUTING removed - OriginalGriff[/edit]

Posted 19-Jan-12 20:54pm

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Updated 12-Sep-20 2:04am

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OriginalGriff 20-Jan-12 2:55am

DON'T SHOUT. Using all capitals is considered shouting on the internet, and rude (using all lower case is considered childish). Use proper capitalisation if you want to be taken seriously.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2012-01-19T20:58:00

If you are gettign this error, it means that you have two using statements which both include a class called "File". One of these will be "System.IO", the other is probably "Scripting". You can:
1) Remove the using statement for the one you are not interested in.
2) Fully qualify the object when you reference it, by prefixing "File" with either "Scripting." or "System.IO."

lukeer · Answer 2 · 2012-01-19T20:59:00

Solution 2

Use System.IO.File or Scriptin.File instead of just File, whichever is the correct one at any given occurance of the error.

You could as well remove one of the #usings. But I suppose, they're there for a reason. So I would go for option #1.

Posted 19-Jan-12 20:59pm

lukeer

nrgjack · Answer 3 · 2012-01-19T21:00:00

if you'r using the File and you get that error try using the full name (with namespaces too)

so instead of (for example)

C#

File file = new File()

use

C#

System.IO.File file = new System.IO.File()

that's the better way.

otherwise you can use alias for namespaces,

C#

using siof= System.IO.File;
using sf= Scripting.File

....

siof.File file = new siof.File()

// or

sf.File file = new sf.File()

Michael Monestel A · Answer 4 · 2014-08-16T15:02:00

Solution 5

Hi, use IO.File.Exists(Ruta_Exist)

Posted 16-Aug-14 15:02pm

Michael Monestel A

Member 10759252 · Answer 5 · 2014-04-21T08:14:00

Solution 4

After doing all of that be sure to recompile as that was the only way I stopped the false error messages.

Posted 21-Apr-14 8:14am

Member 10759252