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ExtractToDirectory , how to extract a zip folder within a zip folder using c#

Problem: I have this code that extracts all .zip folder inside a specified directory. Now my problem here is that my .zip files contains another .zip file inside of it. The output of my program is it creates a folder for the zip file extracted with a naming structure like this NUMBER_ + ZipFileName , now when I open the folder, it still contains a .zip folder inside. How do I extract a zip folder within a zip folder on the same NUMBER_ + ZipFileName Folder? It's kinda confusing to me.
desired file structure
Temp - > number_zipfilename-> [ extracted files here w/o .zip]
number_zipfilename2 - > [extraced files here w/o .zip]
.....
output of my script file structure
Temp - > number_zipfilename -> [extracted files but with .zip ]
number_zipfilename -> [extracted files but with .zip ]
Tried the recursive suggestion, but it creates another folder inside my
number_zipfilename folder and the .zip file is still inside the folder.
this is my tasks requirements, its kinda hard to grasp.
this is my script
public void extractZipFiles(string targetFileDirectory, string zipFileDirectory, string Number)
{
Directory.GetFiles(zipFileDirectory, "*.zip", SearchOption.AllDirectories).ToList()
.ForEach(zipFilePath => {
var test = Number + "_" + Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(zipFilePath);
var extractPathForCurrentZip = Path.Combine(targetFileDirectory, test);
if(!Directory.Exists(extractPathForCurrentZip))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(extractPathForCurrentZip);
}
ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipFilePath, extractPathForCurrentZip);
});
}

As per what I see in your code, I think you should call the extractZipFiles method recursively, so that after the extracting you call the method again with the directory where you extracted the files so it scans it for *.zip files.
I'm not sure about what variables you'd want to use, but something like this:
public void extractZipFiles(string targetFileDirectory, string zipFileDirectory, string Number)
{
Directory.GetFiles(zipFileDirectory, "*.zip", SearchOption.AllDirectories).ToList()
.ForEach(zipFilePath => {
var test = Number + "_" + Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(zipFilePath);
var extractPathForCurrentZip = Path.Combine(targetFileDirectory, test);
if(!Directory.Exists(extractPathForCurrentZip))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(extractPathForCurrentZip);
}
ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipFilePath, extractPathForCurrentZip);
extractZipFiles(targetFileDirectory, extractPathForCurrentZip, Number);
});
}

Retrieve a list of files stored in a folder into my solution ASP.NET

I am not sure if I am in the right place to ask this, I am trying to create a table with all the PDF files that I have in a folder into my solution.
And I am trying to retrieve their names and put them in a table to access all of them throughout a link.
I got the following method, however, it not working.
protected void ListFiles()
{
const string MY_DIRECTORY = #"~/HistoricalFiles";
string strFile = null;
foreach (string s in Directory.GetFiles(Server.MapPath(MY_DIRECTORY), "*.*"))
{
strFile = s.Substring(s.LastIndexOf("\\") + 1);
//ListBox1.Items.Add(strFile);
}
}
Is there any way I can access all of them easily and display them in a good way?

By looking at your image, you should change the path of the folder. It is not in your root directory, it is inside Reports\API folder
const string MY_DIRECTORY = #"~/Reports/API/HistoricalFiles";

Application: Application Launcher, can't Move directory, it's being used by another process

I'm writing application launcher as a Window Application in C#, VS 2017. Currently, having problem with this piece of code:
if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(extractPath))
{
string[] files = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(extractPath);
string[] dirs = Directory.GetDirectories(extractPath);
// Copy the files and overwrite destination files if they already exist.
foreach (string s in files)
{
// Use static Path methods to extract only the file name from the path.
var fileName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(s);
var destFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(oldPath, fileName);
System.IO.File.Move(s, destFile);
}
foreach (string dir in dirs)
{
//var dirSplit = dir.Split('\\');
//var last = dirSplit.Last();
//if (last != "Resources")
//{
var fileName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(dir);
var destFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(oldPath, fileName);
System.IO.Directory.Move(dir, destFile);
//}
}
}
I'm getting well known error
"The process cannot access the file 'XXX' because it is being used by another process."
I was looking for solution to fix it, found several on MSDN and StackOvervflow, but my problem is quite specific. I cannot move only 1 directory to another, which is Resources folder of my main application:
Here is my explanation why problem is specific:
I'm not having any issues with moving other files from parent directory. Error occurs only when loop reaches /Resources directory.
At first, I was thinking that it's beeing used by VS instantion, in which I've had main app opened. Nothing have changed after closing VS and killing process.
I've copied and moved whole project to another directory. Never opened it in VS nor started via *.exe file, to make sure that none of files in new, copied directory, is used by any process.
Finally, I've restarted PC.
I know that this error is pretty common when you try to Del/Move files, but in my case, I'm sure that it's being used only by my launcher app. Here is a little longer sample code to show what files operation I'm actually doing:
private void RozpakujRepo()
{
string oldPath = #"path\Debug Kopia\Old";
string extractPath = #"path\Debug Kopia";
var tempPath = #"path\ZipRepo\RexTempRepo.zip";
if (System.IO.File.Exists(tempPath) == true)
{
System.IO.File.Delete(tempPath);
}
System.IO.Compression.ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(extractPath, tempPath);
if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(oldPath))
{
DeleteDirectory(oldPath);
}
if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(oldPath))
{
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(oldPath);
}
if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(extractPath))
{
string[] files = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(extractPath);
string[] dirs = Directory.GetDirectories(extractPath);
// Copy the files and overwrite destination files if they already exist.
foreach (string s in files)
{
// Use static Path methods to extract only the file name from the path.
var fileName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(s);
var destFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(oldPath, fileName);
System.IO.File.Move(s, destFile);
}
foreach (string dir in dirs)
{
//var dirSplit = dir.Split('\\');
//var last = dirSplit.Last();
//if (last != "Resources")
//{
var fileName = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(dir);
var destFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(oldPath, fileName);
System.IO.Directory.Move(dir, destFile);
//}
}
}
string zipPath = #"path\ZipRepo\RexRepo.zip";
ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, extractPath);
}
And now, my questions:
Can it be related to file types (.png, .ico, .bmp) ?
Can it be related to fact, that those resources files are being used like, as, for example .exe file icon in my main application? Or just because those are resources files?
Is there anything else what I'm missing and what can cause the error?
EDIT:
To clarify:
There are 2 apps:
Main Application
Launcher Application (to launch Main Application)
And Resources folder is Main Application/Resources, I'm moving it while I'm doing application version update.

It appeared that problem is in different place than in /Resources directory. Actually problem was with /Old directory, because it caused inifinite recurrence.

Create Temp folder , Copy Files , Process them and delete them when process is done

I have a project where i need to create temp folder ,copy files from a c:/folder with name abc , process them ( which is done using a internal dll) and after the process is done , delete that temp folder and files in that folder.
Can anyone check the template C# template below and see if i am right track.
public void TemporaryDirectory()
{
string tempFolder = Path.GetTempFileName();
File.Delete(tempFolder);
Directory.CreateDirectory(tempFolder);
string foldername = "c:\folder"
foreach(files in foldername)
{
File.Copy(files,tempFolder);
}
//Process Stuff
//once processing done
If(Process = done)
{
File.delete(tempFolder);
}
}

Seems like a class assignment, but I'll lead you in the right direction.
You'll be using System.IO for all of your files and directories. This example is a detailed guide for the same problem.

A problem with Relative Path Resolution when setting an Image Source

I have built a small WPF application that allows users to upload documents and then select one to display.
The following is the code for the file copy.
public static void MoveFile( string directory, string subdirectory)
{
var open = new OpenFileDialog {Multiselect = false, Filter = "AllFiles|*.*"};
var newLocation = CreateNewDirectory( directory, subdirectory, open.FileName);
if ((bool) open.ShowDialog())
CopyFile(open.FileName, newLocation);
else
"You must select a file to upload".Show();
}
private static void CopyFile( string oldPath, string newPath)
{
if(!File.Exists(newPath))
File.Copy(oldPath, newPath);
else
string.Format("The file {0} already exists in the current directory.", Path.GetFileName(newPath)).Show();
}
The file is copied without incident. However, when the user tries to select a file they just copied to display, A file not found exception. After debugging, I've found that the UriSource for the dynamic image is resolving the relative path 'Files{selected file}' to the directory that was just browsed by the file select in the above code instead of the Application directory as it seems like it should.
This problem only occurs when a newly copied file is selected. If you restart the application and select the new file it works fine.
Here's the code that dynamically sets the Image source:
//Cover = XAML Image
Cover.Source(string.Format(#"Files\{0}\{1}", item.ItemID, item.CoverImage), "carton.ico");
...
public static void Source( this Image image, string filePath, string alternateFilePath)
{
try
{image.Source = GetSource(filePath);}
catch(Exception)
{image.Source = GetSource(alternateFilePath);}
}
private static BitmapImage GetSource(string filePath)
{
var source = new BitmapImage();
source.BeginInit();
source.UriSource = new Uri( filePath, UriKind.Relative);
//Without this option, the image never finishes loading if you change the source dynamically.
source.CacheOption = BitmapCacheOption.OnLoad;
source.EndInit();
return source;
}
I'm stumped. Any thought's would be appreciated.

Although I don't have a direct answer, you should use caution for such allowing people to upload files. I was at a seminar where they had good vs bad hackers to simulate real life exploits. One was such that files were allowed to be uploaded. They uploaded malicious asp.net files and called the files directly as they new where the images were ultimately presented to the users, and were able to eventually take over a system. You may want to verify somehow what TYPES of files are being allowed and maybe have stored in a non-exeucting directory of your web server.

It turns out I was missing an option in the constructor of my openfiledialogue. The dialogue was changing the current directory which was causing the relative paths to resolve incorrectly.
If you replace the open file with the following:
var open = new OpenFileDialog{ Multiselect = true, Filter = "AllFiles|*.*", RestoreDirectory = true};
The issue is resolved.