Get Last updated, accessed and write time

   
 

using System;
using System.IO;

class MainClass {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        FileInfo file = new FileInfo("c:a.txt");
        Console.WriteLine("Checking file: " + file.Name);
        Console.WriteLine("File exists: " + file.Exists.ToString());

        if (file.Exists) {
            Console.Write("File created: ");
            Console.WriteLine(file.CreationTime.ToString());
            Console.Write("File last updated: ");
            Console.WriteLine(file.LastWriteTime.ToString());
            Console.Write("File last accessed: ");
            Console.WriteLine(file.LastAccessTime.ToString());
            Console.Write("File size (bytes): ");
            Console.WriteLine(file.Length.ToString());
            Console.Write("File attribute list: ");
            Console.WriteLine(file.Attributes.ToString());
        }
    }
}
           
         
     


Get file Creation time from FileInfo

   
 

using System;
using System.IO;
class Class1 {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        string[] cla = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
        if (cla.GetUpperBound(0) == 2) {
            FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(cla[1]);
            fi.MoveTo(cla[2]);
            Console.WriteLine("File Created : " + fi.CreationTime.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("Moved to     : " + cla[2]);
        } else
            Console.WriteLine("Usage: mv <source file> <destination file>");
    }
}
           
         
     


Get File Attributes from FileInfo

   
 

using System;
using System.IO;
class Class1 {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        string[] cla = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
        if (cla.GetUpperBound(0) == 1) {
            FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(cla[1]);
            fi.Delete();
            Console.WriteLine("File      : " + cla[1]);
            Console.WriteLine("Attributes: " + fi.Attributes.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("File Deleted...");
        } else
            Console.WriteLine("Usage: rm <filename>");
    }
}
           
         
     


Create FileStream from FileInfo

   
 
using System;
using System.IO;

class FileFileInfoApp
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        FileInfo f = new FileInfo("Bar.txt");
        FileStream fs = f.Create();
   
        StreamWriter w = new StreamWriter(fs);
        w.Write("Hello World");
        w.Close();
   
        fs = f.Open(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.None);
        StreamReader r = new StreamReader(fs);
        string t;
        while ((t = r.ReadLine()) != null){
            Console.WriteLine(t);
        }
        w.Close();
        fs.Close();
        f.Delete();
    }
}
           
         
     


Illustrates demanding permissions

   

/*
Mastering Visual C# .NET
by Jason Price, Mike Gunderloy

Publisher: Sybex;
ISBN: 0782129110
*/

/*
  Example19_5.cs illustrates demanding permissions
*/

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.Permissions;

[FileIOPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand,
All=@"c:	emp")]
public class Example19_5 
{

    public static void MakeFile() 
    {

        // Create a new file to work with
        FileStream fsOut = File.Create(@"c:	emp	est.txt");
        // Create a StreamWriter to handle writing
        StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(fsOut);
        // And write some data
        sw.WriteLine("&#039;Twas brillig, and the slithy toves");
        sw.WriteLine("Did gyre and gimble in the wabe.");
        sw.Flush();
        sw.Close();

    }
}