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John
John

Reputation: 3945

trying to delete a file, doesnt delete or throw error

At the end of the month I copy a file over to a different location and remove the original:

System.IO.File.Copy(fileLocation + PLU.FolderPath, destinationFilePath, true);
System.IO.File.Delete(PLU.FolderPath);

The file copies but it doesnt remove, it doesnt remove because the file doesnt exist. PLU.FolderPath holds: PLU_104.DAT, which is why I need to use the 'fileLocation + PLU.FolderPath' in the copy.

Shouldnt it throw an error if it doesnt delete though? Even if the file it is looking for is not there? I've tried it inside a try catch but it still doesnt throw an error:

System.IO.File.Copy(fileLocation + PLU.FolderPath, destinationFilePath, true);

                                try
                                {
                                    System.IO.File.Delete(PLU.FolderPath);
                                }
                                catch (Exception e)
                                    {
                                        Log.Quiet("Didnt delete" + e.Message);
                                    }

Upvotes: 0

Views: 66

Answers (1)

Murdock
Murdock

Reputation: 4672

From Msdn

If the file to be deleted does not exist, no exception is thrown.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.file.delete(v=vs.110).aspx

Upvotes: 1

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