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Asked: 2026-05-15T14:57:49+00:00

i am using this to create a new folder System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(@ + somevariable); the thing

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i am using this to create a new folder

 System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(@" + somevariable);

the thing is that when i enter the folder c:\newfolder\newfolder in the textbox and is trying to recieve the value up in the controller it is replaced with double slash( \) c:\\newfolder\\newfolder. how would i prevent \ quotes from coming in the path

Secondly the string.replace is also not working for replacing \ with \\

  string strText = OrganMeta.vcr_MetaValue;  
  string gf = strText.Replace("\\", @"\");
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  1. Editorial Team

    “\\” is equivalent to a string of one character, a backslash.
    @”\” is also equivalent to a single character, a backslash.

    so your Replace method is replacing one form of a backslash with a different form.

    try this:

    string gf = strText.Replace( @"\\", @"\" );

    OR 

    string gf = strText.Replace( "\\\\", "\\" );

    as far as the folder thing goes, Andy is right, it will show a double-backslash in the IDE when in fact there is only one in the string. is there an error when Directory.CreateDirectory() is called? or is the folder created?

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