Hello I’m new hear,
How do I check a Filename in two folders if it’s the same or not?
Hello I’m new hear,
How do I check a Filename in two folders if it’s the same or not?
Hi @fniedez
Use For each file in folder it has a filter condition is it and see if the file is returned or not
cheers
Hi @fniedez ,
Can you try this,
for example file name is str = “Test”
1.Get folder 1 files name as Array
folder1Files = Directory.GetFiles(“Your directory”)
folder1FilesName = (from x in folder1Files.AsEnumerable Select path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(x)).ToArray
2.Get folder 2 files name as Array
folder2Files = Directory.GetFiles(“Your directory”)
folder2FilesName = (from x in folder2Files.AsEnumerable Select path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(x)).ToArray
3.folder1FilesName.contains(str)
4.folder2FilesName.contains(str)
You will get Boolean True/False for both
Thanks!
Hello @Umadevi_Sanjeevi
Could you please elaborate your answer, I can’t even understand on what you are saying, I’m new in UiPath.
Thanks,
Ally
Hello @Anil_G
I don’t even understand on what you are saying. How can I even know the result?
This is the example scenario:
・A file with the same name exists in both zip files
->Prints the file name and the changes (line number and contents).
・A specific file exists in only one zip file
->Print the filename and which zip file it resides in.
And this is the example result that I need:
[Given zip file]
->BeforeExample.zip, AfterExample.zip
filter_message.cfg
before_change(line:1) : #test1
after_change :
filter_time.cfg
before_change(line:6) : #test2
after_change (line:6) : #test3
correlation_order.txt
This file only exists in AfterExample.zip
Note: if you need my files just message me
Thanks,
France
What you asked initially is to check two folders if they have same file name or not…but now I guess you have so many other things added…
Isn’t this the same thing that you are asking again?
And if you are unable to understand I would suggest to go through the academy videos first to get some basic understanding
cheers
Hi @fniedez ,
For example have to check file name str = “Test” is available for both folder1 and folder2?
Folder1 have some files like Test.xlsx,Test1.xlsx,Test2.doc
Folder2 have some files like File1.xlsx,File2.doc,Test.xlsx
so both folder has “Test”
folder1Files = Directory.GetFiles(“Your directory”) data type is Array of String
2.Get file names of folder1
folder1FilesName = (from x in folder1Files.AsEnumerable Select path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(x)).ToArray data type is Array of String
Same like folder2.
folder2Files = Directory.GetFiles(“Your directory”) data type is Array of String
2.Get file names of folder2
folder2FilesName = (from x in folder2Files.AsEnumerable Select path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(x)).ToArray data type is Array of String
Now you have file names for both folder1 and folder2 as array variables(folder1FilesName,folder2FilesName).
You can use if activity
folder1FilesName.Contains(str) AND folder2FilesName.Contains(str)
For our scenario “Test” is available for both file. So will get TRUE for above condition.
Thanks
That’s the same thing but in your example, you didn’t check “if” all the Filenames inside on the zip files BeforeExample and AfterExample are equally same. Therefore, if have a Filenames are not equally then use throw activity.
I need to print also the BeforeExample file. In your example I can’t see the folder of BeforeExample. All the output names are AfterExample.
then change the loop other way round…in the loop use second folder and in directory.getfiles use first
You need to change as per the requirement
Or do directory.Getfiles on both folders and use
arr1.Except(arr2)
This will give list of all non matched records
cheers
Yes …do this assign for both the folders and get the two arrays then use
aar1.Except(arr2) - this will give not present in arr2 and present in arr1
arr2.Except(arr1) - this will give not present in arr1 and present in arr2
cheers
Thanks for your help but I didn’t catch your point I faced a lot of complication in my program.
Thanks,
France
That is because you have limited understanding on UI Path and the activities …once you are familiar you will understand better.
Here…Directory.Getfiles will list all the files in the given directory as a array
SO what you want is to check which files are present and which are not present…
So I asked you to get both the arrays and in arrays there is a except method which will compare two arrays and ill give the values that are not matching as an output array…so that is what you need as per the files
cheers