how to skip the certain folder in C#

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C:\Users\for\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fl43ywmg.default\places.SQlite

i want to skip the fl43ywmg.default folder to get the places.SQlite details in the Windows applications

Posted 2-Jan-15 1:59am

Srikanth59

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dev_assault 2-Jan-15 8:07am

this link provides what u exactly need http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17036395/how-to-exclude-folders-when-using-directory-getdirectories

dev_assault 2-Jan-15 8:11am

or better would be that you put a filter like
var files = Directory.GetFiles(*name*).Where(name => !name.EndsWith("*.extension*"));

BillWoodruff 2-Jan-15 8:13am

Is it the case here that there are several files named 'places.SQlite in different folders, and you want to find a version of that file that is not in the folder 'fl43ywmg.default ?

Srikanth59 2-Jan-15 8:16am

i would like skip the some folder like fl43ywmg.default within path C:\Users\for\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fl43ywmg.default\places.SQlite
to get the details from that folder/

BillWoodruff 2-Jan-15 9:01am

Also: what exactly are the "details" of that file you will get, and what will you do with them ?

So what are you doing now in your code ? Are you having trouble just getting started, or are you stuck trying to get something specific done ?

Does 'dev_assault's suggestion work for you ?

This is WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET ?

Srikanth59 3-Jan-15 0:13am

This is windows application i want to get the firefox browser history when iam trying in other system i cannot get the browser history because they have different path
C:\Users\for\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fl43ywmg.default\places.SQlite. i would like skip the folder such as \fl43ywmg.default\ to get all the files from places.SQlite

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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan · Answer 1 · 2015-01-02T02:10:00

No you cannot skip the sequence of folders that have to be written. You would definitely have to write the entire string denoting the directory where your resource file (SQLite database) is present. Otherwise, you will get the error, FileNotFoundException[^] or so on and so forth. That is because while working with the third-party folders you are required to give a full-path to them. OS based folders, might be skipped.

Another answer[^], tells the same.

If anyways, you do not want your file to be present there, you can always Move (using the File.Move() method of System.IO namespace)[^] your file from one location to another location in order to use it over there. I believe this is a Firefox extension or dependency file I would like to recommend that you do not perform anything with this file, until or unless you know of any side-effects of this action on the extension or Firefox browser itself.

BillWoodruff · Answer 2 · 2015-01-02T04:03:00

Assuming your goal is to parse the contents of the files in the Directory:

C:\Users\for\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles

And, find the first folder that contains a file named 'places.SQlite whose name is not: 'fl43ywmg.default:

C#

// required
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;

// directories to ignore
private List<string> IgnoreDirectories = new List<string>
{
    "fl43ywmg.default", "Aunt Betty's Brown Bread", "Papa's Baked Beans"
}; 

private string basePath = @"C:\Users\for\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\";

private void TestFindDirectory()
{
    // EnumerateDirectories filter does not implement regular expressions !
    string searchFilter = "*";

    var directories = Directory.EnumerateDirectories(basePath, searchFilter,
        SearchOption.AllDirectories).Select(dir => dir.Replace(searchFolderPath, ""));

    // for testing only
    //foreach (string str in directories)
    //{
        //Console.WriteLine("{0} {1}", str, IgnoreDirectories.Contains(str));
    //}
    // end for testing only

   // the IEnumerable<string> created above is only evaluated here !
    string directoryName = directories.First(dir => (! IgnoreDirectories.Contains(dir)));
}

Comment: depending on what information you wish to get from the enumerated file, or files, that match your criteria, you may wish to consider searching the enumerated FileInfo of Directories using 'DirectoryInfo.EnumerateDirectories. You could easily substitute using that here with a few changes.

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