How to create a destination folder in yyyy/MM/dd format and files with in it under dd folder?

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How to create a destination folder in yyyy/MM/dd format and files with in it under dd folder?

Directory Creation done as below:

C#

Directory.CreateDirectory("yyyy/MM/dd");

But I am getting 3 folders for the same. I want just a single folder with date format yyyy/MM/dd

File to move to the destination folder as below:

C#

string dest = System.DateTime.Now.ToString("dd");

Posted 26-Apr-15 20:56pm

Kandiya

Updated 26-Apr-15 21:12pm

Maciej Los

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Mario Z 27-Apr-15 6:39am

As already mentioned in the provided two solutions, the slashes are reserved characters.
However just in case you're interested you can easily create a folder hierarchy that would result in "yyyy\MM\dd" path, like this:
Directory.CreateDirectory(today.Year.ToString("0000"))
.CreateSubdirectory(today.Month.ToString("00"))
.CreateSubdirectory(today.Day.ToString("00"));

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Tomas Takac · Answer 1 · 2015-04-26T21:19:00

You cannot use a forward slash in file/folder name. It is reserved character.
MSDN: Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces[^]

I suggest you choose another separator, like a dot or underscore or hyphen.

C#

DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")

Alternatively, you can dump the separator altogether and name the folders "yyyyMMdd".

TheRealSteveJudge · Answer 2 · 2015-04-26T21:20:00

Slashes are not allowed in directory names.

You must use a different delimiter. e.g. "_"

C#

DateTime today = DateTime.Now;

string path = string.Format("{0:0000}_{1:00}_{2:00}", today.Year, today.Month, today.Day);

Directory.CreateDirectory(path);

This will create a directory like this: e.g. 2015_04_27
in the folder of your programme.

How to create a destination folder in yyyy/MM/dd format and files with in it under dd folder?

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