Assigning special characters (&) to my directory variable

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I use the function of: Directory.GetDirectories(Path.ToString) to get the directory of my files, however, if the directory contains a " & " it does not record this, thus leading to my script breaking.

Is there a way to assign the directory to an string where special characters are included?

// Best regards
RPA newbie

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It is working for me even the directory name contains $ @pnkovsted

Can you let me know your file name so that I will try the same

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Correction: I use Get Text inside the the folder to get the text from the bar in the top. When it copies this, it cannot include the special character of " & ".

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You can get it in the loop itself right @pnkovsted?

Why don’t you capture that and use instead of get text activity

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I’m not sure what you mean. Could you please provide an example?

Thank you for your help!

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As in the above screenshot, you will get the entire path directly instead of clicking and copying in the bar on the top @pnkovsted. Please try that

Here instead of message box, assign it to a variable so that you can use it further instead of copying

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My problem is here:

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I’m standing here, and need the whole path of the files. If I should loop over the directory I would need
to have the directory, and it is dynamic and changes every time. This time it is 1072 Eva & Morten Elsig, next time it could be whole other.

I have a variable based on the initial 4 numbers, but the rest of the name is found automatically.

I have tried:

Directory.GetDirectories()
Environment.CurrentDirectory()

But to no success.

@HareeshMR do you know any other way?

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Is there a way to find which folder you want to open or any specific hint that you want to open @pnkovsted?

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Yes I have an excel file with all the numbers.

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@pnkovsted

Hi

did you tried

Directory.EnumerateDirectories(yourpathstring,“*”,SearchOption.AllDirectories) it will returns all sub directory name inside floder

Directory.EnumerateFiles(yourpathstring,“*”,SearchOption.AllDirectories)

it will returns all files inside subfloders as well

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