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Amrit Sharma
Amrit Sharma

Reputation: 1916

Save file in specific folder

In my Windows forms project, I am trying to save a file generated into a folder called "Invoice". I am able to save to the desktop, but how can it be saved to a subfolder? I know this is very simple fix, but did some research but no luck with the solution.

PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, 
    new FileStream(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop) + "\\" + ord + ".pdf",
    FileMode.Create));

Upvotes: 0

Views: 34416

Answers (5)

sebagomez
sebagomez

Reputation: 9619

I don't like having everything in one line... this is what I'd do

string myFolder = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop), "MyFolder");
string filePath = Path.Combine(myFolder, ord + ".pdf");
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create));

Upvotes: 0

CAPS LOCK
CAPS LOCK

Reputation: 2040

You can use also Save File Dialog and replace the first argument of FileStream with path that Save File Dialog returns.

Upvotes: 0

Travis G
Travis G

Reputation: 1602

If the folder does not exist then you need to create the folder and then write

Use Directory.CreateDirectory

Directory.CreateDirectory Method (String)

Creates all directories and subdirectories as specified by path.

Example:

string fileName = @"C:\Users\SomeUser\My Documents\Foo\Bar\Baz\text1.txt";
Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(fileName));

using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Create))
{
    // ...
}

once done you can write into the folder like this 

PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new FileStream(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop) + "\\Invoice\\" + ord + ".pdf", FileMode.Create));

Upvotes: 0

Jack Pettinger
Jack Pettinger

Reputation: 2755

Replace the "\\" with "\Invoice\" + ord + ".pdf"

Upvotes: 1

Sergey Kalinichenko
Sergey Kalinichenko

Reputation: 727047

You can add the name of the folder in the same way that you add the name of the file:

PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new FileStream(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop) + "\\Invoice\\" + ord + ".pdf", FileMode.Create));
//                                                                                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^

You can also use string.Format to compose the path, like this:

var pathToPdf = string.Format(
    "{0}\\{1}\\{2}.pdf"
,   Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop)
,   "Invoice"
,   ord
);
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new FileStream(pathToPdf, FileMode.Create));

Upvotes: 4

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