Folder Search

Marc

I am looking for ideas or a syntax to search through a folder header to find the most recent build for production.

example of folder header:

c:\program files\company\updates

1.1.3.0.102
1.1.3.0.103 //this being the most recent

Thanks in advance!

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Vulpes11y ago
Accepted answer
If there are no other folders except the ones you're interested in within the 'parent' folder, then this should work:

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

class Program
{
static void Main()
{
string parentPath = @"c:\program files\updates";
var parent = new DirectoryInfo(parentPath);
string latest = parent.GetDirectories().OrderBy(di => di.CreationTime).Last().Name;
Console.WriteLine(latest);
Console.Readkey();
}
}
Vulpes11y ago
Yep, you have some syntax issues there.

Try this instead:

string parentPath = @"c:\program files\updates";
var parent = new DirectoryInfo(parentPath);
DirectoryInfo currentRelease = parent.GetDirectories().OrderBy(di => di.CreationTime).Last();
FileInfo[] fia = currentRelease.GetFiles("Package.exe");

if(fia.Length > 0)
{
var curPackage = fia[0];
string dest = @"c:\Desktop\Practice\" + curPackage.Name;
if (File.Exists(dest)) File.Delete(dest);
curPackage.CopyTo(dest);
}
Marc11y ago
Vuples is there a way I can take the exe file out of the current file found and copy it else where on my directory?

What I've added to your code and changed parent and child folder names:

var theCurrentRelease = new DirectoryInfor(currentRelease);
var curPackage = theCurrentRelease.GetFIles("Package.exe");
File.Copy(curPackage.ToString(), @"C:\Desktop\Practice");

Problem i'm getting is the pathway cannot be found. Any Idea? or is my syntax completely off?
Marc11y ago
Works good! Thanks Vuples!