How to read a folder which changes its name dynamically

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I have one folder in a directory.
For example: D:\Main\Folder1.0\Test.txt
If i use this path to access that file then i am able to read. But after sometimes that Folder1.0 becomes Folder1.2 (due to some updation with logic) and so on.
So the new path will be like:
D:\Main\Folder1.2\Test.txt

How to read this file please suggest.
Thanks in advance.

What I have tried:

My approach is to put some wildcard characters like "Folder*" or something. But not sure how to implement this.

Posted 21-Sep-16 19:05pm

Jiban jyoti Rana

Updated 21-Sep-16 19:28pm

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Karthik_Mahalingam 22-Sep-16 1:12am

what about Folder1.0 ?
will it be still present ?

Jiban jyoti Rana 22-Sep-16 1:13am

No the new folder will replace the old one.

Jiban jyoti Rana 22-Sep-16 3:41am

Directly in File Path can we use the wildcard character to access that folder? i.e: Without using this Get Directory Method.

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Suvendu Shekhar Giri · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-21T19:28:00

Solution 1

You can make use of Directory.GetDirectories Method (String, String) (System.IO)[^] to get the folder name and then construct the final path.

Something like following-

string[] folders = Directory.GetDirectories(@"D:\Main\", "Folder*");
string finalPath = folders[0] + @"\Test.txt" //if it gurantees that there will be only one folder or you can put additional logic
string finalPath=

You can aslo use Directory.EnumerateDirectories Method (String, String) (System.IO)[^]

Hope, it helps :)

Posted 21-Sep-16 19:28pm

Suvendu Shekhar Giri

Updated 21-Sep-16 21:12pm

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Karthik_Mahalingam 22-Sep-16 2:08am

Hi SSG, seems little correction to be made on your code.

Suvendu Shekhar Giri 22-Sep-16 2:21am

Yes. Can you please suggest?

Karthik_Mahalingam 22-Sep-16 2:31am

string finalPath= folders[0]+"\\Test.txt";

Suvendu Shekhar Giri 22-Sep-16 2:43am

Yes. Correct. Thanks a lot for the suggestion :)

Karthik_Mahalingam 22-Sep-16 2:45am

:) you shall update in the solution as well, it might help someone in future.

Jiban jyoti Rana 22-Sep-16 3:07am

Hi. Thanks For your solution. I just changed little bit in final path and it worked. i.e: no need to put the @"D:\Main\" again. Because, folders[0] already fetching the directory information (i.e: the complete path.)

Suvendu Shekhar Giri 22-Sep-16 3:10am

Oh. Wow. Sorry for the mistake. Will update the answer accordingly.