❔ Failed reading a file The code: class Server { private string usrcLoc; private int totalUsrs; private void init() { string usercount = usrcLoc; if (File.Exists(usercount)) { totalUsrs = int.Parse(File.ReadAllText(usercount)); } else { Console.WriteLine("oof"); totalUsrs = 0; } } public Server() { usrcLoc = @"C:\temp\ChaTe\ChatList\usrcount.txt"; totalUsrs = 0; }

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minjub3/10/2023

❔ Failed reading a file

The code:

class Server
    {
        private string usrcLoc;
        private int totalUsrs;
        private void init()
        {
            string usercount = usrcLoc;
            if (File.Exists(usercount))
            { 
                totalUsrs = int.Parse(File.ReadAllText(usercount));
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("oof");
                totalUsrs = 0;
            }
        }

        public Server()
        {
            usrcLoc = @"C:\temp\ChaTe\ChatList\usrcount.txt";
            totalUsrs = 0;
        }

minjub3/10/2023

it says "oof" which mean that it failed reading the file

minjub3/10/2023

but the file exist

circles.png3/10/2023

does the file exist?

circles.png3/10/2023

try forward slashes

minjub3/10/2023

nope

minjub3/10/2023

didnt work

Pobiega3/10/2023

and if you open the file? is there a valid number in it?

minjub3/10/2023

doesnt windows uses \?

minjub3/10/2023

yes

Pobiega3/10/2023

C# supports / just fine. its more related to escape

minjub3/10/2023

Pobiega3/10/2023

no spaces before, after? newlines?

minjub3/10/2023

nope

circles.png3/10/2023

permissions are alright?

minjub3/10/2023

hmm?

minjub3/10/2023

how do i check?

circles.png3/10/2023

cause its in c: which i dont believe has sufficient permissions

circles.png3/10/2023

used to use windows but right click and then properties

minjub3/10/2023

then?

circles.png3/10/2023

security i think

minjub3/10/2023

circles.png3/10/2023

just for that file make it read and writable by everyone

circles.png3/10/2023

or your user

minjub3/10/2023

is this okay?

Pobiega3/10/2023

given taht code thou, the "File.Exists" call is failing.

Pobiega3/10/2023

which is curious.

minjub3/10/2023

but the file do exist

circles.png3/10/2023

how about users?

circles.png3/10/2023

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.io.file.exists?view=net-7.0#returns

Pobiega3/10/2023

try C:/temp/ChaTe/ChatList/usrcount.txt

minjub3/10/2023

nope, didnt work

minjub3/10/2023

worked*

deluvas19113/10/2023

C:/temp/ChatTe/ChatList/usrcount.txt
there was a t missing in ChatTe

circles.png3/10/2023

maybe

Pobiega3/10/2023

yep, thats it

minjub3/10/2023

oh right

minjub3/10/2023

how am i so dumb lol

minjub3/10/2023

thx btw

deluvas19113/10/2023

if you wanna use the directory from where the program was started (aka the working directory) you can use
usrcLoc = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory, "usrcount.txt")
or if you want to make it based on the location of the program itself you can use
usrcLoc = Path.Combine(GetType().Assembly.Location, "usrcount.txt")
btw

depending on how you wanna use the program this could make things easier for you then hardcoding the path

minjub3/10/2023

okay, thanks ^^

Ero3/10/2023

work*

minjub3/10/2023

yea

Buddy3/10/2023

You should use AppContext.BaseDirectory

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