Question

I’m trying to delete a directory that contains XML files from a remote computer. My code compiles and runs fine, but when I go to get a list of XML files in the path I specify, it is not returning anything. Am I missing something permission wise?

I have ran it from my computer logged on as myself and from another computer logged on as a different user. Both accounts have full control over the directory that contains the XML files.

I’m using .NET 2.0.

   static void Main(string[] args) {         string directory, ext = '.xml'; // have tried xml and .xml          if (args.Length != 1) {              // do absolutely nothing if we do not exactly 1 argument         } else {             Console.WriteLine('Argument accepted.');             directory = args[0];              // make sure the directory passed is valid             if (ValidateDirectory(directory)) {                 Console.WriteLine('Directory is valid.');                 DeleteFiles(directory, ext);             }         }         Console.WriteLine('Done.');     }      static bool ValidateDirectory(string d) {         return Regex.IsMatch(d, @''); // I removed my regex - it validates properly     }      static void DeleteFiles(string d, string ext) {         DirectoryInfo di;         FileInfo[] fi;          di = new DirectoryInfo(d);         fi = di.GetFiles(ext);          Console.WriteLine('Number of files = ' + fi.Length + '.');         foreach (FileInfo f in fi) {             try {                 Console.WriteLine(f.FullName);                 f.Delete();             } catch (Exception ex) {                 // do nothing when there is an exception                 // just do not want it to quit                 Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());             }         }     } 

Answer 1

I think you should be using *.xml instead of simply .xml. But I also concur with Kyralessa, test on your local machine first, then add in the complexity of going across a network.