C# -> move all excel files from folder a to B ...

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Hello =)

regrettably I have no idea about C#. It's my first little C# project.

I just want to move all Excel files from the folder A to B. That's it.

Unfortunately, the files are not moved. =( I hope you can help me.

What I have tried:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.IO;

namespace Move
{
    class Program
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                
                string sourceFile = @"C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\*.xlsx";
                string destinationFile = @"C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Excel\*.xlsx";
                File.Move(sourceFile, destinationFile);
                Directory.Move(@"C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\", @"C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Excel");

            }
            finally
            {
                Console.WriteLine("yay");
            }
        }
    }
}

Posted 20-Dec-18 2:37am

uncommon_name

Updated 20-Dec-18 2:40am

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Richard Deeming · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-20T02:41:00

File.Move will only move a single file; it doesn't know how to process wildcards.

You need to list the files you want to move, and move them individually:

C#

string sourcePath = @"C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\";
string destinationPath = @"C:\Users\Chris\Documents\Excel\";
foreach (string sourceFile in Directory.GetFiles(sourcePath, "*.xlsx"))
{
    string fileName = Path.GetFileName(sourceFile);
    string destinationFile = Path.Combine(destinationPath, fileName);
    File.Move(sourceFile, destinationFile);
}

File.Move(String, String) Method (System.IO) | Microsoft Docs[^]
Directory.GetFiles Method (System.IO) | Microsoft Docs[^]
Path.GetFileName Method (System.IO) | Microsoft Docs[^]
Path.Combine Method (System.IO) | Microsoft Docs[^]