add text filename into dataset.

Is it a multi user program?
If it is not, then when the program starts get the names of the files in c:\B =>
dim files() as string = system.IO.Directory.GetFiles("c:\B")
This will give you an string array but arrays are static (you can't add new item to it -at least not easily)

Therefore, create an arraylist,
dim xx as new arraylist

in a loop, insert all the files you have in to the arraylist

for i as integer = 0 to files.length-1
    xx.add(files(i))
next

then use the contains method before coping

if not xx.contains("abc.txt") then
   xx.add("abc.txt")
   copy from c:\a to c:\b
end if



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If multiple instances of your program can run from different machines and works on the same folder (c:\B)
then use a filesystemwatcher and add the newly copied files to your arraylist

1) What type of application are you creating?
2) What .NET version do you have?
3) Are you going to distribute this to many different types of users?
4) Would you be willing to interoperate with a COM library.

Here is a previous C# question, but I also have a VB.NET class that handles doing very fast LogParser file queries:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21796480/Using-progress-bar-while-scanning-folders.html

Bob

Hi tolg,

Only one user going to use my program and basically the program should copy all the files from c:\A folder into C:\B folder and while coping each files in c:\A
 need to compare agianst all the files in c:\B , if same text file exist in c:\B then i got move the existing file into C:\archive folder and new file will be copied to the c:\B folder.

My c:\A can have max of 200 files need to copy to C:\B and need check agianst all the filename in C:\B(1200 files), pls explain in detail how can i use array list for this scenario.

If the same text file exist in c:\B folder, then i need to copy the existing files into c:\archive folder. i also have issue with "concurrency" cos while moving file into archive folder, the file might be opened by some of my user, so what will happen  to the program, how can i over this issue. Since i am very new programming pls explain everything in detail .. Thanks

Hi LearnedOne,
1)vb.net windows application
2)1.1
3)No ,Single user
4)not really know much about com library.

Thanks

Could you elucidate the term try again later" method clearly.

Thanks

Hi Bob,

What will be the advange of using logparsor for my scenario. Kindly advice.

By saying try again later
I mean catch the exception and try again :)
Here is a sample code

private void copyFunction
try
   System.IO.File.Copy("c:\b\" & candidateFileToCopy, "c:\archive\" & candidateFileToCopy)
catch exp as exception
    'Suppose the file is inuse and the copy operation could not be completed. Then use the below code
    system.threading.thread.sleep(5000) ' Sleep for 5 seconds.
   copyFunction() 'İt will call itself recursively until the copy operation is successfully completed.
end try
end function

If you can put the above code in a different thread it will be better ;)

Hi tog,

Kindly explain the use of arraylist in detail for the below scenario . c:\projects folder files need to move into C:\SE or c:\SA
base on the text filenames in c:\projects folder.

My filename will be as follows SA12345_07-Feb-06_0831.txt
                                            SE24555_05-Mar-06_12.31.txt,
so if my file starts with SE then need to move the files into C:\SA folder and if the filename starts with SE then i need to move the file into C:\SE. While moving fle into designated  folders i need to check whether same file exist in desidnated folder or not.

The current method is i will all the files from both SA and SE into an arraylist and while moving files from c:\projects,
i will check against my arraylist and files which is of a earlier data need to move into c:\archive folder.

For ex my exiting file in c:\SE folder is SA12345_07-Feb_06_0831
My file need to move from c:\project also SA12345_07-Feb_06_1031. earliest time and date is obviously SA12345_07-Feb_06_0831, moving into c:\archive.

Inorder to do this task, i need to store all the filenames from C:\se and c:\SA into an arraylist while moving files from c:\projects, i need to compare with the arraylist also .

Which method is faster? storing in sql server database table or storing in arraylist. File size in c:\SE and c:\SA growing also.  Kindly advice