use dotnet to retrieve filename using wildcard

davmac1

am trying to find the right code to retrieve a filename that has a known component and an unknown component using dotnet in NAV2009R2 RTC.
The filename has the format 1234567_????.xml. (The directory name is always know as well.)
I have been trying a couple of dotnet types that seem to work, but I have not figured out how to return the actual file name.
mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089.System.IO.Directory
and
mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089.System.IO.DirectoryInfo

The second one has a property for FullName, but I get an error: System.IO.FileInfo[].FullName not found when I execute it.
Some of the examples talk about arrays, but I get a compile error if I add an array number.

(I am using dotnet, so it will still work when we upgrade.)

SilverX

It seems you look for DirectoryInfo.GetFiles(pattern)!?

It returns a file list (FileInfo-Array) from the current directory (represented by DirectoryInfo) matching the given search pattern. For an inspiration how to use it, please have a look into the code at this (translated) blog post: Replace table "File" with DotNet. Even if GetFiles() is used without pattern, I think you should get the point.

davmac1

Thank you! :thumbsup:
The German blog was most helpful.
For those of us whose German is as good as my dotnet, there is a good English translation.