Directory does exist but getting DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path

Question

User-220572584 posted

Im trying to reach a file on my server it does exist but when i try to copy it it returns DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path

the funny part is this actually 

that I tried to check the file if does that exist by code like

   if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(itempath))
                        System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(itempath);

and it says that no such file exists and goes in the body but when triying to execute the create line it returns  System.IO.IOException: 'Cannot create 'F:\PersianGems\Book\Book\wwwroot\Logs\LF_20210130.txt' because a file or directory with the same name already exists.'

any thoughts please?

Answer 1

User-1545767719 posted

the funny part is this actually 

that I tried to check the file if does that exist by code like

   if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(itempath))
                        System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(itempath);

and it says that no such file exists and goes in the body but when triying to execute the create line it returns  System.IO.IOException: 'Cannot create 'F:\PersianGems\Book\Book\wwwroot\Logs\LF_20210130.txt' because a file or directory with the same name already exists.'

IOException means "The directory specified by path is a file." or "The network name is not known." See the following Microsoft document for details.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.io.directory.createdirectory?view=netframework-4.8

I suggest that you change:

System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(itempath);

to

System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(itempath));

Answer 2

User-220572584 posted

Creating the file is not my problem accessing it and reading it is my problem please read the question carefully! thanks for your reply anyways

Answer 3

User-1545767719 posted

Please write your problem ONLY in detail with the code you are using to access and read the file, physical path to the file and the access right of worker process to the directory and file. 

Answer 4

User753101303 posted

Hi,

Seems a confusion between the full file name and the directory name.

The directory is not found (as you are testinfgthe full name of a file) and tstill you can't create a directory named this way as you already have a F:\PersianGems\Book\Book\wwwroot\Logs\LF_20210130.txt file.