save file and folder name directory to the xml file

Question

Hello.

i want save folder and file directory of database. then i want copy all the folder to another directory.

here in browse button i save the database directory in a textbox:

        private void buttonBrowse_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

           DialogResult dr = openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();

            if (dr == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
            {
                try
                {
                    textBoxFileName.Text = openFileDialog1.FileName;
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
                }
            }
        }

then i use a class(SettingsAccess) to put directory in to the xml file:

        private void buttonEnter_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (textBoxFileName.Text != "")
            {

                    settings.FileName = textBoxFileName.Text;
                    //settings.FoldernameName = textBoxFileName.Text-mydatabase name
                    settingaccess.WriteSettings(settings);

            }
        }

now i want save the folder of my database at first.

for example:

this is my database directory: c:\x\database.mdf

i want save this directory too: c:\x

then copy to another directory(something like Backup).

if you need more than information about settings and SettingsAccess class let me know.

Answer 1

Hi

In order to copy a file from a path to another path you should use file.copy

File.Copy("c:\x\database.mdf", "c:\x\", true);

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Answer 2

yes i know.but at first i need to save the directory in a xml file.

as i say in my second code.

please read my first post again.

Answer 3

i want create a xml file such as:

  <FileName>C:\Users\Desktop\DataBase.mdf</FileName>
  <FolderName>C:\Users\Desktop</FolderName>

just it.

i should write something else here in the second line:

                   settings.FileName = textBoxFileName.Text;
                    //settings.FoldernameName = textBoxFileName.Text- (mydatabase name)(here i should use something like this) 
                    settingaccess.WriteSettings(settings);

 

Answer 4

Hi

Try this way

            XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter("xmlnamefile.xml", System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);
            writer.WriteStartDocument(true);
            writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
            writer.Indentation = 2;
             writer.WriteStartElement("FiLeName");
            writer.WriteString("C:\users\desktop\database.mdf");
            writer.WriteEndElement();
            writer.WriteStartElement("FolderName");
            writer.WriteString("C:\users\desktop\");
            writer.WriteEndElement();

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Answer 5

oooops. no. :D

i think i cant explain what i want to do.

i have a form. in this form user select the database file(with openfiledialog) then this directory(database location) save in the xml file.

its work perfect. but now i want save the folder directory which database file is in there.

for example:

this is my database directory: c:\x\database.mdf

user select this directory with openfiledialog now how can Separate to two part:

1- c:\x\database.mdf

2- c:\x

my database name is variable. it can be anything.

i can create xml file easily. its not a problem.

i wish i could explain.

Answer 6

hi:)

I didnt really got your problem.

As I understand you want to cut from the path shown in the opendialog the c:\x isnt?

mean you want to get the folder that is containing the database filename

If im really understanding so this code below shows the directory name containing.

string filepath = "C:\x\database.mdf";
System.IO.FileInfo filename = new System.IO.FileInfo(filepath);
MessageBox.Show(filename.Directory.Name);

and to get the path from opendialog you use: openFileDialog.FileName

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Answer 7

yes.

you understand well. and thank you so much.