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c#windowsrecursionfilesystemsshell32
Joseph Do
Joseph Do

Reputation: 91

C# - Shell.Namespace(pathFolder) return null, even the <pathFolder> exists

I'm trying to do a recursive loop through "Start Menu" folder using following code:

Function(string pathFolder) {

Shell32.Shell shell = new Shell32.Shell();
Shell32.Folder folderObj = shell.NameSpace(pathFolder);

foreach ( Shell32.FolderItem2 item in objFolder.Items() ) {

    string typeItem = folderObj.GetDetailsOf(item, 2);

    if ( typeItem == "File folder" ) {

        string folderName = folderObj.GetDetailsOf(item, 0);
        Function(pathFolder + "\\" + folderName);

    } else {
        // do smomething...
    }
}

The problem is Shell.Namespace works fine for some folders, not all. For those not-working folders, Shell.Namespace return null even these folders do exist.

What's wrong with my code?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1308

Answers (1)

user1429899
user1429899

Reputation: 288

Why are not you using System.IO namespace classes? I think it has more advanced API. For your case it maybe security issues.

Upvotes: 1

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