Question about System.IO File/Directory classes

[vince]

MSDN help says you can use a UNC path for any methods
that accept a path, and I'm wondering if I can also
substitute an IP address for the UNC....???

Example:

Using System.IO.File.Move()

File.Move("\\\\MyServer\\share\\dir\\myfile.txt",
"\\\\YourServer\\share\\dir\\myfile.txt");

Should I also be able to use IP address like this?:

File.Move("http:192.168.1.1\\share\\dir\\myfile.tx t",
"http:192.166.1.3\\share\\dir\\myfile.txt");

thanks for your input...

vince

[Anthony Moore]

No. Unfortunately the System.IO classes do not transparently handle http
and other protocols that are supported by System.Net. You will have to
write System.Net code to download the file first.

Obviously it would be very useful for this to "just work", and it is a
commonly requested feature. It has been under consideration for some time,
although it is unfortunately a very difficult task to squash these two
together.

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MSDN help says you can use a UNC path for any methods
that accept a path, and I'm wondering if I can also
substitute an IP address for the UNC....???

Example:

Using System.IO.File.Move()

File.Move("\\\\MyServer\\share\\dir\\myfile.txt",
"\\\\YourServer\\share\\dir\\myfile.txt");

Should I also be able to use IP address like this?:

File.Move("http:192.168.1.1\\share\\dir\\myfile.tx t",
"http:192.166.1.3\\share\\dir\\myfile.txt");

thanks for your input...

vince

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[Scott]

I just wanted to add to the initial reply.

I often have questions like this, and I find the Microsoft Shared
Source an invaluable tool. Somewhere in the Path (or File) class it
has something like :

if(path.StartsWith(http))....

The shared source can be found at (for downloading):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Scott