I am trying to get the number of .jpg files in a given folder (to pick a
random one). The folder is referenced by a url - how can I do this. I have
tried the code below - but get an error that URLs are not accepted.
Dim files As String() = System.IO.Direc tory.GetFiles(d ir, "*.jpg")
result = files.Length
thanks
bj daniels da******@gunner y.org 10  1296 
AFAIK System.IO.Direc tory is for file system based files.
If these files are on your local site, you'll have to convert the URL to a
physical location using Server.MapPath.
"bj daniels" <da******@gunne ry.org> a écrit dans le message de
news:ek******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... I am trying to get the number of .jpg files in a given folder (to pick a
random one). The folder is referenced by a url - how can I do this. I
have tried the code below - but get an error that URLs are not accepted.
Dim files As String() = System.IO.Direc tory.GetFiles(d ir, "*.jpg")
result = files.Length
thanks
bj daniels
da******@gunner y.org
Something like this might work?
Dim files As String() = System.IO.Direc tory.GetFiles(S erver.MapPath(d ir),
"*.jpg")
cheers,
mortb
They are not local to the site, they are on a separate site that is
dedicated to serving up media. I just don't want to start mapping drives or
creating shares. Is there an equivalent function that can work with a url
based path?
bj daniels da******@gunner y.org
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere .com> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl.. . AFAIK System.IO.Direc tory is for file system based files.
If these files are on your local site, you'll have to convert the URL to a
physical location using Server.MapPath.
"bj daniels" <da******@gunne ry.org> a écrit dans le message de
news:ek******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... I am trying to get the number of .jpg files in a given folder (to pick a
random one). The folder is referenced by a url - how can I do this. I
have tried the code below - but get an error that URLs are not accepted.
Dim files As String() = System.IO.Direc tory.GetFiles(d ir, "*.jpg")
result = files.Length
thanks
bj daniels
da******@gunner y.org
> creating shares. Is there an equivalent function that can work with a url based path?
No. Is the separate site on the same machine? If so, you can use the file
path to the folder in question. Otherwise, you're pretty much at the mercy
of whatever the "separate site" makes publicly available.
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
"bj daniels" <da******@gunne ry.org> wrote in message
news:OO******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... They are not local to the site, they are on a separate site that is
dedicated to serving up media. I just don't want to start mapping drives
or creating shares. Is there an equivalent function that can work with a url
based path?
bj daniels
da******@gunner y.org
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere .com> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl.. . AFAIK System.IO.Direc tory is for file system based files.
If these files are on your local site, you'll have to convert the URL to
a physical location using Server.MapPath.
"bj daniels" <da******@gunne ry.org> a écrit dans le message de
news:ek******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... I am trying to get the number of .jpg files in a given folder (to pick
a random one). The folder is referenced by a url - how can I do this.
I have tried the code below - but get an error that URLs are not accepted.
Dim files As String() = System.IO.Direc tory.GetFiles(d ir, "*.jpg")
result = files.Length
thanks
bj daniels
da******@gunner y.org
just tried that - it didn't work because the media is stored on a different
server.
thanks for the idea though.
bj daniels
"mortb" <mo****@hotmail .com> wrote in message
news:ep******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P09.phx.gbl... Something like this might work?
Dim files As String() = System.IO.Direc tory.GetFiles(S erver.MapPath(d ir),
"*.jpg")
cheers,
mortb
Either a request (? WebDav) or perhaps expose this info from the other site.
If the other site handles media files, how are they exposed ?
Patrice
"mortb" <mo****@hotmail .com> a écrit dans le message de
news:ep******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P09.phx.gbl... Something like this might work?
Dim files As String() = System.IO.Direc tory.GetFiles(S erver.MapPath(d ir),
"*.jpg")
cheers,
mortb
I just reference the url of the media I want (generally jpg) - it allows us
not to have to move media all over our site easily. this other site,
doesn't have any code.
bj
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere .com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. .. Either a request (? WebDav) or perhaps expose this info from the other
site. If the other site handles media files, how are they exposed ?
Patrice
"mortb" <mo****@hotmail .com> a écrit dans le message de
news:ep******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P09.phx.gbl... Something like this might work?
Dim files As String() =
System.IO.Direc tory.GetFiles(S erver.MapPath(d ir), "*.jpg")
cheers,
mortb
if there an easy way to make that info available? Is that what a web
service would do?
bj
"Kevin Spencer" <ks******@takem pis.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. .. creating shares. Is there an equivalent function that can work with a
url based path?
No. Is the separate site on the same machine? If so, you can use the file
path to the folder in question. Otherwise, you're pretty much at the mercy
of whatever the "separate site" makes publicly available.
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
.Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
"bj daniels" <da******@gunne ry.org> wrote in message
news:OO******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... They are not local to the site, they are on a separate site that is
dedicated to serving up media. I just don't want to start mapping
drives or creating shares. Is there an equivalent function that can work with a
url based path?
bj daniels
da******@gunner y.org
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere .com> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl.. . AFAIK System.IO.Direc tory is for file system based files.
If these files are on your local site, you'll have to convert the URL
to a physical location using Server.MapPath.
"bj daniels" <da******@gunne ry.org> a écrit dans le message de
news:ek******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...
> I am trying to get the number of .jpg files in a given folder (to
pick a > random one). The folder is referenced by a url - how can I do this. I have
> tried the code below - but get an error that URLs are not accepted.
> Dim files As String() = System.IO.Direc tory.GetFiles(d ir, "*.jpg")
>
> result = files.Length
>
>
>
> thanks
>
>
>
> bj daniels
>
> da******@gunner y.org
>
>
>
>
One possibility: If the files reside in a folder that doesn't contain a
default page, and if the web server allows directory browsing, you could use
a WebRequest to the folder, which should get back a page with a listing of
all the files in the directory. You could then parse that page and get the
file listing out of it.
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
"bj daniels" <da******@gunne ry.org> wrote in message
news:ut******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... I just reference the url of the media I want (generally jpg) - it allows
us not to have to move media all over our site easily. this other site,
doesn't have any code.
bj
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere .com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. .. Either a request (? WebDav) or perhaps expose this info from the other
site. If the other site handles media files, how are they exposed ?
Patrice
"mortb" <mo****@hotmail .com> a écrit dans le message de
news:ep******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P09.phx.gbl... Something like this might work?
Dim files As String() = System.IO.Direc tory.GetFiles(S erver.MapPath(d ir), "*.jpg")
cheers,
mortb
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