copying files progrmatically

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Hi,

I am having a requirement where I want to copy files from one folder to another where I should create a destination folder programatically and copy files in it and I want to do it from app.config file and don't want to specify the paths directly. As I was new to coding I don't know how to do it. Please any body tell me how to do this.

Thanks in advance.

Posted 14-May-14 18:43pm

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Updated 14-May-14 18:54pm

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Prasad Avunoori 15-May-14 1:02am

Are source and destination file paths mentioned in App.config?

David_Wimbley 15-May-14 1:31am

If you don't want to specify the file paths directly then how else are you going to tell your app where to put the files???? Am i missing something?

Karen Mitchelle 15-May-14 1:39am

Where are you going to transfer the files and/or where are you going to copy it? Is it from a server or just from a local folder?

Member 10042156 15-May-14 3:06am

from local folder

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Prasad Avunoori · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-14T19:40:00

C#

private void CopyFiles()
   {

       string sourcePath = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["sourceFolder"].ToString();

       string destinationPath=  ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["DestinationFolder"].ToString();

       if(!Directory.Exists(destinationPath))
       {
           Directory.CreateDirectory(destinationPath);
       }

       DirectoryInfo d = new DirectoryInfo(sourcePath);

       foreach (var file in d.GetFiles())
       {
             Directory.Move(file.FullName, destinationPath +"\\"+ file.Name);
       }

   }

XML

<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="sourceFolder" value="C:\Documents and Settings\aavprasad\Desktop\Source"/>
    <add key="DestinationFolder" value="C:\Documents and Settings\aavprasad\Desktop\Destination"/>
  </appSettings>
</configuration>