file exists function on unc path with server name possible?

Question

Hi,

I'm in net 8, if i have unc path = \servername\domain\myfolde \myfile.xml

Can i used function File.Exists(uncPath)?

Thanks,

Answer 1

first unc paths are only supported when .net 8 is hosted on windows. second, I don't know what you mean by domain. the unc path syntax is:

\\<servername>\<share name>\<optional path>\<filename>

the sever must define the share, and the calling thread must have read access to the share and file folder or a file not found error is returned.

Answer 2

Hello,

You cannot use File.Exists in your App to determine if the file exists on the server side. This method can check if the file exists in local.

You can check whether the file exists on the server side, and then send an HTTP(s) request on the client side (your app) to communicate with server side and then check whether the file exists.

Best Regards,

Wenyan Zhang

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