How to create folder name?

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I create folder but I'd like to name you this way.

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I create folder but I'd like to name you this way.

For example

Table Student

    ID   NAME  SURNAME
    1    Alex   John

Code is:

string folder="StudentInformation";
    
    Directory.CreateDirectory(Path + folder);

**so folder name is** StudentInformation

but **I want to StudentInformation1** because I want to get 1 for 1 ID

ID   NAME  SURNAME
     1    Alex   John
    
     2    Marry  Emily

I want to name is **StudentInformation2** because ID is 2.If id is what I want, I want id to be next.

I want to create a folder and I want to name it according to the last id value in the table.How can I do it.

Posted 7-Nov-18 8:16am

StudentSC

Updated 8-Nov-18 5:34am

Richard MacCutchan

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2018-11-07T08:19:00

Solution 1

Try the Path.Combine Method (System.IO) | Microsoft Docs[^]

C#

string fullPath = Path.Combine(yourPath, folderName);

Posted 7-Nov-18 8:19am

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[no name] 7-Nov-18 14:26pm

I write path+folder. Created folder and folder name result is => InformationStudent

But I want to name is InformationStudent + ( the last id value is if you want it.)

I couldn't make this area ( the last id value is if you want it.)

Last ID :2 Name is => InformationStudent2
Last ID: 3 Name is => InformationStudent3 etc.

MadMyche · Answer 2 · 2018-11-07T08:35:00

You can try this out, which was written under the assumption that Table Student is in a database.... You can alter the DataTable source as you need.

C#

DataTable dt = new DataTable();

using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(YourConnectionString)) {
	SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT [ID] FROM [Student]", conn);
	conn.Open()
	SqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
	if (dr.HasRows) { dt.Load(dr); }
	conn.Close();
}

foreach(DataRow row in dt.Rows) {
	string folder="StudentInformation" + row["ID"].ToString();
	Directory.CreateDirectory(Path + folder);
}

Aydin Homay · Answer 3 · 2018-11-08T05:34:00

Ok, let's assume that you have an entity called Studen and this entity has an attribute/property called ID and somehow you reach a point that you want to create a folder in file-system for your entity.

Solution:

//Model is your entity context which contains all students.<br />
Student student = Model.Students.FirstOrDefault(); <br />
string folder="StudentInformation";  <br />
Directory.CreateDirectory(Path + folder + sudent.ID.ToString());<br />

Cheers,
AH

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