copy a file to shared folder on another computer

Question

I am trying copy file to mapped network location. If I try to do it manually everything is working OK.

By running following code I don't get any exceptions but I not get the code at the needed location.

     string _sharedLocation = @"C:\Users\pddd\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts\system-tests";

     if (Directory.Exists(_sharedLocation) && File.Exists(@"c:\\Automation\\Tests\\Test1\\events.json"))
     {
         File.Copy(@"c:\\Automation\\Tests\\Test1\\events.json", Path.Combine(_sharedLocation, "events11.json"), true);
     }

Any suggestions with that issue.

Answer 1

looking at the _SharedLocation variable, it's on location: "...\\Windows\\Network Shortcuts\\..."

I'm just guessing here, but are you tring to refer to a shortcut to a network folder , rather than a network folder?

This will never work:

File.Copy(myOriginalFile, "C:\...\MyShortcutToANetworkFolder\myFile.txt");

Why not? Because a shortcut is basically a file , not a folder (it's more complicated than that, but I'm keeping it simple for argument's sake). You cannot put a file (or anything else) into a shortcut. The only thing you can do with a shortcut is open it.

You need the actual network folder path.

This will work:

File.Copy(myOriginalFile, "\\myServer\myFolder1\myFolder2\myFile.txt");

Answer 2

看来目标路径_sharedLocation也指的是本地路径，而不是远程路径。

Answer 3

I guess you sharedLocation path is not valid.

If you write @"c:\\" it will refer your local drive on which the code is running so Please correct it

Answer 4

Problem : Your shared Path refers to C: drive of same machine. Possibly you are referring to the shortcut of mapped network location.

 string _sharedLocation = @"C:\Users\pddd\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts\system-tests";

It should be:

 string _sharedLocation = @"\\ComputerNetworkIdentity\SharedFolder\pddd\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts\system-tests";

Shared computer can be located using \\\\ComputerName . You must have Write permission on shared folder .

Simple Way Locate A Shared Folder :

1. Open Run dialog.
2. Type computer name with preceding backslash eg \\\\ComputerNetworIdentity
3. Locate the folders shared by the network computer.