Hello every body

I am working on VS2010 C# windows application

how can i search a particular file by name sample1.txt not only in one drive, how can i search a file in complete system

please help me

Hello every body

I am working on VS2010 C# windows application

how can i search a particular file by name sample1.txt not only in one drive, how can i search a file in complete system

please help me

how to search a file in a external hard disk by using C#.Net please guide me with a code

how to search a file in a external hard disk by using C#.Net please guide me with a code

Some untested code listed below to help you get started...

private static void SearchForFiles(string path, string pattern, List<string> SearchResults)
        {
            foreach (string file in Directory.GetFiles(path, pattern))
            {
                SearchResults.Add(file);
            }
            foreach (string dir in Directory.GetDirectories(path))
            {
                try
                {
                    SearchForFiles(dir, pattern, SearchResults);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Cannot access " + dir);
                }
            }
        }

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            List<string> SearchResults = new List<string>();
            SearchForFiles(@"C:\", "*.cpp", SearchResults);

            foreach (string s in SearchResults)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(s);
            }
        }

You'll need to use the DriveInfo class to help you check for all available drives

ya the code is ok for C drive but my problem is how to search a text file in a external hard disk

Some untested code listed below to help you get started...

private static void SearchForFiles(string path, string pattern, List<string> SearchResults)
        {
            foreach (string file in Directory.GetFiles(path, pattern))
            {
                SearchResults.Add(file);
            }
            foreach (string dir in Directory.GetDirectories(path))
            {
                try
                {
                    SearchForFiles(dir, pattern, SearchResults);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Cannot access " + dir);
                }
            }
        }

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            List<string> SearchResults = new List<string>();
            SearchForFiles(@"C:\", "*.cpp", SearchResults);

            foreach (string s in SearchResults)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(s);
            }
        }

You'll need to use the DriveInfo class to help you check for all available drives

ya the code is ok for C drive but my problem is how to search a text file in a external hard disk

Search all the drives....

static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string myString;
            List<string> SearchResults = new List<string>();
            DriveInfo[] allDrives = DriveInfo.GetDrives();

            foreach (DriveInfo d in allDrives)
            {
                if (d.IsReady == true)
                {
                    myString = String.Format(" {0}", d.Name);
                    Console.WriteLine("Checking drive {0}", d.Name);
                    SearchForFiles(myString, "*.log", SearchResults);
                 
                }
            }
            foreach (string s in SearchResults)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(s);
            }
        }
foreach (string file in Directory.GetFiles(path, pattern)) {
    SearchResults.Add(file);
}

I'd have done this a little different by getting rid of the foreach:

SearchResults.AddRange(Directory.GetFiles(path, pattern));

I'd have done this a little different by getting rid of the foreach:

SearchResults.AddRange(Directory.GetFiles(path, pattern));

Hey thank you everyone the code is working perfectly

thank you once again

Hey thank you everyone the code is working perfectly

thank you once again

the above code works no problem
but only thing is
it will search a file in the complete computer, thats why it takes a lot of time
so
how can i search a file only in a external hard disk

please help me

the above code works no problem
but only thing is
it will search a file in the complete computer, thats why it takes a lot of time
so
how can i search a file only in a external hard disk

please help me

What do you mean by an "external hard disk"?

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;

namespace DW_416752_CS_CON
{
   class Program
   {
      static void Main(string[] args)
      {
         char chrDriveLetter = 'c'; //<<-- change this letter
         string strSearchPattern = "*.*";

         Directory
            .GetFiles(chrDriveLetter + ":\\", strSearchPattern, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
            .ToList().ForEach(strFileName => Console.WriteLine(strFileName));
      }
   }
}
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