473,395 Members | 1,471 Online
Bytes | Software Development & Data Engineering Community
Post Job

Home Posts Topics Members FAQ

Join Bytes to post your question to a community of 473,395 software developers and data experts.

problem with Path.IsPathRooted when passing just a volume name?

The documentation says that Path.IsPathRooted(path) returns true if
path is an absolute directory, otherwise false. However, if I pass in
"C:" it returns true, but this is treated as a relative directory by
Path.GetFullPath(path). So it seems to me that IsPathRooted is wrong.
Anyone else have this problem? What's the recommended way to determine
if a path is absolute or not?
This:
if (Path.GetFullPath(path) == path)
is no good because GetFullPath helpfully converts / to \\ on windows.
Perhaps:
if (Path.IsPathRooted(path) && path.Length 2)

- Rory

Oct 31 '06 #1
0 1666

This thread has been closed and replies have been disabled. Please start a new discussion.

Similar topics

70
by: Michael Hoffman | last post by:
Many of you are familiar with Jason Orendorff's path module <http://www.jorendorff.com/articles/python/path/>, which is frequently recommended here on c.l.p. I submitted an RFE to add it to the...
1
by: sajidazmi | last post by:
Hi, I'm coding an Stock Order Entry System. The problem I'm facing is when I'm passing a pointer to one class, the pointer gets corrupted. I'm not able to see why? Here is the code, please tell...
7
by: Harolds | last post by:
The code below worked in VS 2003 & dotnet framework 1.1 but now in VS 2005 the pmID is evaluated to "" instead of what the value is set to: .... xmlItems.Document = pmXML // Add the pmID...
1
by: William Stacey [MVP] | last post by:
I need a bullet proof way to combine a root and a relative path to form a FQ rooted path (similar to a VDir in IIS). Path.Combine alone will not do the job in all cases. I also need to be sure...
5
by: Sakharam Phapale | last post by:
Hi All, I am using an API function, which takes file path as an input. When file path contains special characters (@,#,$,%,&,^, etc), API function gives an error as "Unable to open input file"....
10
by: A.M | last post by:
Hi, I am having difficulty with shell scripting in Python. I use the following command to run a DOS command and put the return value in a Python variable:
3
by: MariyaGel | last post by:
I have wrote the program and it worked fine until I had to include one more array into it. As you can see below the two arrays of volume and mass are working properly now I need to include a third...
4
by: python | last post by:
Bad file names, i.e. filenames the OS considers illegal, will cause functions in the os.path module to raise an error. Example: import os.path print os.path.getsize( 'c:/pytest/*.py' ) On...
8
by: Michael Robertson | last post by:
I'm having trouble opening a file in linux, whose path has spaces in it. $ mkdir my\ test $ echo test my\ test/test.txt $ python Exception Exception but yet...
0
by: Charles Arthur | last post by:
How do i turn on java script on a villaon, callus and itel keypad mobile phone
0
by: ryjfgjl | last post by:
If we have dozens or hundreds of excel to import into the database, if we use the excel import function provided by database editors such as navicat, it will be extremely tedious and time-consuming...
0
by: ryjfgjl | last post by:
In our work, we often receive Excel tables with data in the same format. If we want to analyze these data, it can be difficult to analyze them because the data is spread across multiple Excel files...
1
by: Sonnysonu | last post by:
This is the data of csv file 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 the lengths should be different i have to store the data by column-wise with in the specific length. suppose the i have to...
0
by: Hystou | last post by:
There are some requirements for setting up RAID: 1. The motherboard and BIOS support RAID configuration. 2. The motherboard has 2 or more available SATA protocol SSD/HDD slots (including MSATA, M.2...
0
marktang
by: marktang | last post by:
ONU (Optical Network Unit) is one of the key components for providing high-speed Internet services. Its primary function is to act as an endpoint device located at the user's premises. However,...
0
Oralloy
by: Oralloy | last post by:
Hello folks, I am unable to find appropriate documentation on the type promotion of bit-fields when using the generalised comparison operator "<=>". The problem is that using the GNU compilers,...
0
jinu1996
by: jinu1996 | last post by:
In today's digital age, having a compelling online presence is paramount for businesses aiming to thrive in a competitive landscape. At the heart of this digital strategy lies an intricately woven...
0
by: Hystou | last post by:
Overview: Windows 11 and 10 have less user interface control over operating system update behaviour than previous versions of Windows. In Windows 11 and 10, there is no way to turn off the Windows...

By using Bytes.com and it's services, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

To disable or enable advertisements and analytics tracking please visit the manage ads & tracking page.