File Not Found

ponveni

I am getting this error.

File not found.

StreamReader sreader = new StreamReader(@"c:\text.txt");

string strcontent = sreader.ReadToEnd();

How to check file available in the particular location.

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Senthilkumar14y ago
Accepted answer
Hi,

You have to do file check whether file exists in the position or not.

Otherwise it will give the run time error.

The File class provides the method to check file exists or not in the given path.

you can do the check like the following.

if (File.Exists(@"c:\text.txt"))
{
//Way1: you can use the file class to read all the lines
string strcontent = File.ReadAllLines(@"c:\text.txt");

//way2: you can use the stream reader class to read entire file content.
StreamReader sreader = new StreamReader(@"c:\text.txt");
string strcontent = sreader.ReadToEnd();

}

Hope this will help you.
Sam Hobbs14y ago
Try copying c:\text.txt from your program into Windows Explorer and see what you get. I suggest copying using the clipboard; not by keying in the text. Or copy the filename and then use Ctrl-O in Visual Studio to open a file and paste the filename into there. You should do things like this when you get errors such as this, because errors like this are often the result of assumptions that are not valid assumptions.

Are you sure you want "text" and not "test"? You might have a slight mis-spelling. If so then the technique I describe above would give you a really big clue.
Krishna Garad14y ago
you can try like

if (File.Exists(@"c:\test.txt"))
            {
              //your stuff here
            }