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7.7

Vista IO.File Error

Zones: Windows Vista, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, .NET Framework 2.0

Hi,
I have a small windows app I am working on, works fine on xp, but not on vista for some reason.

My Code looks like this:

Friend ReadOnly Property myFile() As String
Get
Dim s As String = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData) & "\myApp\myfile.txt"
Return s
End Get
End Property

I check to see if it's there and if not create it...

Function CheckFile() As string
If IO.File.Exists(myFile) = False Then
IO.File.WriteAllText(myFile, myText)
else
'Read The file return the value
end if
End Sub

Works on XP, on vista however I am getting an error (Could not find part of the path, then the path from the property above).

What do I have to do to fix this?

Thanks

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Zone: Programming

Question Asked By: flosoft

Solution Provided By: webtubbs

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05.11.2008 at 03:20PM PDT, ID: 21543723

paulop1975:

You could try debugging for that Application Data folder.
Try to msgbox(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData)) or some other kind of output, in order to verify if you get any valid folder from that object.

05.11.2008 at 03:29PM PDT, ID: 21543749

flosoft:

I do not have vista, another user has vista and gets this error, the error is pretty clear it says

Could not find part of the path c:\users\username\appdata\roaming\myApp\myfile.txt

does not error on xp.

ApplicationData Folder on XP is c:\docs and settings\user\application data\

but I do not see how that matters because I am using the environment object to get back a valid path...

05.11.2008 at 03:40PM PDT, ID: 21543782

paulop1975:

So, does "..\myApp\myfile.txt" folder and file exist on the Vista machine?
Is this a client/server app or does it work independently on each machine?

05.11.2008 at 03:50PM PDT, ID: 21543815

flosoft:

No it does not exist, that is why I am checking 1st...

Function CheckFile() As string
If IO.File.Exists(myFile) = False Then - - Check if file exiists
IO.File.WriteAllText(myFile, myText) - NO THEN CCREATE IT

HERE IS WHERE IT IS ERRORING

else
'Read The file return the value
end if
End function

05.11.2008 at 07:38PM PDT, ID: 21544392

Rank: Sage

webtubbs:

You'll need to create the directory before writing the file....

                       
                 Function CheckFile() As String
        If IO.File.Exists(myFile) = False Then
            If Not IO.Directory.Exists(myFile) Then
                IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(New IO.FileInfo(myFile).DirectoryName)
            End If
            IO.File.WriteAllText(myFile, myText)
        Else
            'Read The file return the value
        End If
    End Function

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06.02.2008 at 07:03AM PDT, ID: 21692032

Rank: Sage

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