Hello All:
I seem to have a strange problem. I am trying to see if a directory on the
Network exist or not. I know it does exist and I know It is shared. I can
see it going from "My Network Places". But When I write the following code
It fails (It returns false)
Here is the code:
		  'Itlaptop is the name of the machine on the network that I
am trying to access
		  'Tandem is the name of the shared folder
	        Dim source As DirectoryInfo = New
DirectoryInfo("\\Itlaptop\Tandem")
	        If source.Exists() Then
            	outError.Text = "Itlaptop\Tandem exists on the server."
        	  End If

		  I Also tried the other object "Directory" it failed too. 
		  Here is the code for Directory. About the same.
	        If Directory.Exists("\\Itlaptop\Tandem") Then
            	outError.Text = "Itlaptop\Tandem exists on the server."
        	  End If

Please help me. If you rather email me privately, please do so. Thanks very
much in advance. 

Note: If I use FileSystemObject (Scripting Object) I don't have this
problem. nice old days..::))

Tony Arslan

Tony,

This here works for me, be sure to import system.io

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        If Directory.Exists("\\titan\updates") Then
            MessageBox.Show("Exists!")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("net share not found!")
        End If
    End Sub

Best regards,
Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Arslan [mailto:tarslan@n...]
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 5:48 PM
To: ADO.NET
Subject: [ado_dotnet] Help With System.IO
Importance: High


Hello All:
I seem to have a strange problem. I am trying to see if a directory on 
the
Network exist or not. I know it does exist and I know It is shared. I 
can
see it going from "My Network Places". But When I write the following 
code
It fails (It returns false) Here is the code:
		  'Itlaptop is the name of the machine on the network that I
am trying to access
		  'Tandem is the name of the shared folder
	        Dim source As DirectoryInfo =3D New
DirectoryInfo("\\Itlaptop\Tandem")
	        If source.Exists() Then
            	outError.Text =3D "Itlaptop\Tandem exists on the server."
        	  End If

		  I Also tried the other object "Directory" it failed too.
		  Here is the code for Directory. About the same.
	        If Directory.Exists("\\Itlaptop\Tandem") Then
            	outError.Text =3D "Itlaptop\Tandem exists on the server."
        	  End If

Please help me. If you rather email me privately, please do so. Thanks 
very
much in advance.

Note: If I use FileSystemObject (Scripting Object) I don't have this
problem. nice old days..::))

Tony Arslan




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Dave,
I found a new thing...:) The code works in Windows Form but it does not 
work
on Web Forms Just to remind you the code, .... Yes, I Imported System.IO
Namespace on both places...

    Private Sub btnFolderExist_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, 
ByVal e
As System.EventArgs) Handles btnFolderExist.Click
        If Directory.Exists("\\Itlaptop\Tandem") Then
            Label1.Text =3D "Exists!!!, Hahahah!!!"
            'MessageBox.Show("Exists!")
        Else
            Label1.Text =3D "net share not found!"
            'MessageBox.Show("net share not found!")
        End If

On Windows Form, it returns "Exists!!!, Hahahah!!!"
On Web Forms, it returns "net share not found!"

I don't know what the problem is... Please help!
Thanks very much for your time..
Tony


Subject: RE: Help With System.IO
From: "Dave Buckner" <Dave@n...>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 04:57:09 -0600
X-Message-Number: 3

Tony,

This here works for me, be sure to import system.io

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        If Directory.Exists("\\titan\updates") Then
            MessageBox.Show("Exists!")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("net share not found!")
        End If
    End Sub

Best regards,
Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Arslan [mailto:tarslan@n...]=3D20
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 5:48 PM
To: ADO.NET
Subject: [ado_dotnet] Help With System.IO
Importance: High


Hello All:
I seem to have a strange problem. I am trying to see if a directory on 
=3D the
Network exist or not. I know it does exist and I know It is shared. I 
=3D can
see it going from "My Network Places". But When I write the following 
=3D code
It fails (It returns false) Here is the code:
		  'Itlaptop is the name of the machine on the network that I
am trying to access
		  'Tandem is the name of the shared folder
	        Dim source As DirectoryInfo =3D3D New
DirectoryInfo("\\Itlaptop\Tandem")
	        If source.Exists() Then
            	outError.Text =3D3D "Itlaptop\Tandem exists on the server."
        	  End If

		  I Also tried the other object "Directory" it failed
too.=3D20
		  Here is the code for Directory. About the same.
	        If Directory.Exists("\\Itlaptop\Tandem") Then
            	outError.Text =3D3D "Itlaptop\Tandem exists on the server."
        	  End If

Please help me. If you rather email me privately, please do so. Thanks 
=3D
very much in advance.=3D20

Note: If I use FileSystemObject (Scripting Object) I don't have this
problem. nice old days..::))

Tony Arslan