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JonnyAppleseed
JonnyAppleseed

Reputation: 51

Unable to delete a file from directory

I'm having a few problems deleting a file. Currently I have a listbox that stores the contents of a directory. I'm able to delete the entry from the listbox but not the corresponding file, so when the program is restarted the entry reappears as the file has not been deleted.

This is my code:

private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //removes selected item from listbox
    foreach (int Index in listBox1.SelectedIndices.Cast<int>().Select(x => x).Reverse())
        listBox1.Items.RemoveAt(Index);

    string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(".\\Notes\\");

    //Gets selected listbox item as string
    string fileName = listBox1.GetItemText(listBox1.SelectedItem);

    if (fileName.Equals(files))
    {   // not deleting, yet!
        File.Delete(".\\Notes\\"+ files);
    }

    MessageBox.Show("Note deleted!", "ModNote",
    MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
 }

Upvotes: 0

Views: 72

Answers (1)

germi
germi

Reputation: 4668

You have to change your if condition. Instead of

if (fileName.Equals(files))
{
    File.Delete(".\\Notes\\"+files);    
}

write

if (files.Contains(fileName))
{
    File.Delete(".\\Notes\\"+fileName);    
}

There are at least two issues: For once, you were comparing a string (fileName) with a string[] (files). Additionaly, you were constructing an incorrect path by concatenating ".\Notes\" with the array.

Upvotes: 1

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