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Get random file

Hello,

I am displaying an image on a web site.
Is it possible to get a random file from a folder?

Thanks,
Miguel
Jun 27 '08 #1
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Sure. Use System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetFiles to get the list of files, use
method of the Random class to generate a random number between 0 and the
count of the files and select from the file list the file with the generated
index.

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Hello,

I am displaying an image on a web site.
Is it possible to get a random file from a folder?

Thanks,
Miguel

Jun 27 '08 #2

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