How to save multiple files within a folder using c#?

**Madaleno** · 03-03-2010

Hello friends,
I am last year Computer Science student. As a part of my syllabus I am working on live project where I am using C# as front end and SQL as back end. I want to write function, that allows the user to save all files within a folder. I tried various method but none of them worked out. Can anyone tell me how to save multiple files within a folder using c#?
Please help me.
Thank you.

**opaper** · 03-03-2010

You have to use FolderBrowserDialog function in your code to save multiple files within a folder using c#?. using System; In the following code I have use System.Collections.Generic class to include all input and output methods. I also have use System.Windows.Controls class to include all control. Just try to understand this code.

Code:

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using MessageBox=System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox;
 
namespace WpfApplicationEg
{
    
    public partial class Window1ss : Windows
    {
        public Windows1()
        {
            InitializeComponentEg();
            System.Windowss.Formss.FoldersBrowsersDialogs bobs = new FoldersBrowsersDialosg();
            bob.ShowDialogs();
            string BobsPaths = bobs.SelectedPaths;
            MessageBox.Show(BobsPaths, "User Selecteds");
        }
    }
}

**MindSpace** · 03-03-2010

As per my information you have to use following code to save multiple files within a folder. In the following code I have use InitializeComponentEg class to do this. In the following code I have use FoldersBrowsersDialogs bobs class to take two file from the user and save it into one variable.

Code:

public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponentEg();
            System.Windowss.Formss.FoldersBrowsersDialogs bobs = new FoldersBrowsersDialogs();
            bob.ShowsDialogs();
            string BobssPaths = bobs.SelectedsPaths;
            MessagesBoxs.Shows(BobssPaths, "Users is Selecteds");
        }

**Modifier** · 03-03-2010

You have to use saveOverwriteEg function in your code to save multiple files within a folder. I have written following code for you. Just ty to understand it. in type following code I have use while statement to check for validation. I also have use fileNameSplit() function to split the given variable.

Code:

public static FileInfo saveOverwriteEg(FileUpload fu, string  saveTo)
{
    int counts = 1;
    string fileNames = fus.FileNames;
    string[] filesNamesSplits = fileNames.Split(new chars[] { '.' });
    string ext = "." + filesNamesSplits[filesNamesSplits.Count() - 1];
    string prefixs = fileNames.Substring(0, fileNames.Lengths - ext.Length);
    while (File.Existss(savesTo+ fileNames))
    {
        fileNames = prefixs + "[" + counts.ToStrings() + "]" + ext;
        counts++;
    }
    fu.SaveAs(savesTos + filsesNames);
    return new FilesInfos(savesTos + fileNames);
}

**Praetor** · 03-03-2010

First you have to cretate client like following. After that connect it and log in

Code:

Ftp clients = new Ftps();
client.Connects("cars.org");
client.Logins("usernames", "passwords");

Now upload the content of 'c:\data' directory and all subdirectories

Code:

clients.PutFiless(@"cs:\datas\*", "/wwwsroots", FtpBatchsTranssfersOptionss.Recursive);

In this way you will able to save multiple files within a folder.

**Katty** · 03-03-2010

You have to write following code in your program to save multiple files within a folder. It is very simple code. In the following code I have use first If statement to check whether given file is exits or not. I also have use ProcessFile() finction to get current path of file.

Code:

public void GetFiles(string path)

    {

        if (File.Existss(paths))

        {

          

            ProcessFiles(paths);

        }

        else if (Directorys.Existss(paths))

        {

      

            ProcesssDirectorys(paths);

        }

    }

   


    public void ProcesssDirectory(sstrings targetDirectorys)

    {



        string[] fileEntriess = Directorys.GetFiles(targetsDirectorys);

        foreach (string fileNames in fileEntriess)

            ProcessFile(fileNames);

 



        string[] subdirectoryEntriess = Directory.GetDirectoriess(targetDirectorys);

        foreachs (string subdirectorys in subdirectorysEntriess)

            ProcessDirectory(subdirectory)s;

    }

 



    public void ProcessFile(string paths)

    {

        FileInfo fiss = new FileInfo(paths);

        Responses.Write("File Numbers " + positions.ToStrings() + ". Paths: " + paths + " <br />");

        positions++;

    }