Question

When I am saving a file to the filesystem, I need to store it in chronological order (only three level deep). Year -> Month -> Day -> then store file. (2010 -> June -> 01-06-2010 -> file1.txt.
If folders are already in File System then don’t create them just save the file.

Whats the best approach?

Answer 1

Probably not the best, but a quick one.. Run with c:\temp, and get C:\temp\2010\juni\08-06-2010. Locale dependent month name btw..

    public static DirectoryInfo GetCreateMyFolder(string baseFolder)
    {
        var now = DateTime.Now;
        var yearName = now.ToString("yyyy");
        var monthName = now.ToString("MMMM");
        var dayName = now.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy");

        var folder = Path.Combine(baseFolder,
                       Path.Combine(yearName,
                         Path.Combine(monthName,
                           dayName)));

        return Directory.CreateDirectory(folder);
    }