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Is it possible to obtain a file being sents original size and report it in VB.NET as File Size, Copying Size?
I know how to do this if I am the one copying the files to and from a location, but we have a media center that copies files from a remote location and I am writing an application that scans the destination directory for the new file. The issue I am having is users are being notified that a new files has been copied but they can not access it until the copy is complete.
I am just looking for the following scenario:
File test.zip is 1.2GB
File test.zip is copied to a location by another user, but once it shows as being in the folder I can read that the original file size is 1.2GB and of that 100mb has been copied, then one the 1.2GB has been reported as copied I would then notify the end users, not prior to complete file copy.
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Hi @Ryan Lashway ,
May I know if you have got any chance to check my answer? I am glad to help if you have any other questions.
Sorry Jiachen, the profile page said I had no responses.
Pertaining to your answer, the issue with a file progress is I have to specify the source file.
In my scenario, I have someone else placing files into a folder that I do not know of, but I have to notify the end users that the file is completed.
I have a media center transfer solution, the end users place a file on Server 1 (that I do not have access to as its air gapped), the file is then copied to my system and I notify the end user when there file transfer has been completed.
The issue I am running into is, my application can see the file, but will report it prior to it being completely copied.
If there is no way to tell original/full size and compare it to current size, I may just have to store all file info into a datagrid in a loop and once the file size stops increasing, then notify the end user that there files have been copied.
Hi @Ryan Lashway ,
Maybe you can consider providing a progress dialog box for file operations.
Use FileSystem.CopyFile(String, String, UIOption, UICancelOption).
Best Regards.
Jiachen Li
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Hi @Ryan Lashway ,
There is no way to get the actual size of the copied portion of the file.
An alternative is to manually create a new file and then copy the binary data from the input to Output in chunks of a certain size.
But this introduces additional complexity, affecting performance.
I have resolved the issue, I am not reporting to the end user when a new file appears, I am scanning incoming files on size and once the size does not increase, then notifying them.