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Refreshing directory content

abed akhi

14y5.9k.NET

Hi,

I am deleting some files from a directory with C# and then I am getting the contained files so if I don't refresh the content of the directory the deleted file will be added as a contained file so how can I refresh the content of the directory using C# it's not the refresh() method in fileinfo I've tried it,

thanks.

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Vulpes14y ago
Accepted answer
As the Directory.GetFiles() method (if that's what you're using) will get a snapshot of the files in the directory at the time it's called, I think you'll need to call it again after some of the files have been deleted to get an updated snapshot.
abed akhi14y ago
Yeah I don't know why yesterday that did not work I think I was missing something I've added:
if (System.IO.File.Exists(imgpath))
{
System.IO.File.Delete(Session["imgpath"].ToString());
}
string path = Server.MapPath("~/Images/");
string[] files = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(path);
DropDownList3.DataSource = files;
DropDownList3.DataBind();
in the deletion button and it worked, thanks.