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SharePoint folder.exist

Something weird is happening when I try to see if a folder exist in a document library.
When CheckFolderExist() is called, it's always false no matter what ("NO FOLDER"), but when I get to the if statement (if (folderExist){}), it comes out true all the time no matter what.
Can somebody please explain? Does my code need to be modified. It's been driving me crazy for the past 2 days.

using (SPSite mySite = new SPSite("http://landis/"))
        {
            using (SPWeb myWeb = mySite.OpenWeb())
            {                

             }
         }

string caseFolder = txtCaseNumber.Text.ToString();
.
.
bool folderExist = CheckFolderExists(myWeb, caseFolder);

 if (folderExist)
                        {
                            msg.Text += "Folder Exist<br />";
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            msg.Text += "None<br />";
                        }


private bool CheckFolderExists(SPWeb wb, string fldr)
    {
        try
        {
            SPFolder folder = wb.GetFolder(fldr);
            if (!folder.Exists)
            {
                msg.Text += "NO FOLDER<br />";
                return false;
            }
            else
            {
                msg.Text += "FOLDER EXISTS<br />";
                return folder.Exists;
            }
        }
        catch
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

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SharePointGirl

You are accessing myweb which is out of scope ny the time you are accessing it.

using (SPWeb myWeb = mySite.OpenWeb())
{
bool folderExist = CheckFolderExists(myWeb, caseFolder);

}

Isaac

ASKER

My apologies. I copied and pasted wrong. It's actually

using (SPSite mySite = new SPSite("http://landis/"))
{
using (SPWeb myWeb = mySite.OpenWeb())
{
string caseFolder = txtCaseNumber.Text.ToString();
.
.
bool folderExist = CheckFolderExists(myWeb, caseFolder);

if (folderExist)
{
msg.Text += "Folder Exist<br />";
}
else
{
msg.Text += "None<br />";
}

private bool CheckFolderExists(SPWeb wb, string fldr)
{
try
{
SPFolder folder = wb.GetFolder(fldr);
if (!folder.Exists)
{
msg.Text += "NO FOLDER<br />";
return false;
}
else
{
msg.Text += "FOLDER EXISTS<br />";
return folder.Exists;
}
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
}
}

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Isaac

ASKER

I read that and a few other blog posts before coming to EE and they did not really help.

THanks

SharePointGirl

so if you return false instead of return folder.Exists you may have more success.

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