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can't use replace function when upload files API on asp.net core 2.2

I work on ASP.NET Core 2.2 Web API and face an issue: I can't use replace function to change the name property of a selected file that I get when uploaded.
When I try like this:
string fileName = DisplayFileName.Replace(".xlsx", "-") + Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + ".xlsx";
I get an error
Iform file doesn't contain definition for replace and no accessible extension method Replace accepting first argument of iformfile
Full sample is here:
[HttpPost, DisableRequestSizeLimit]
public IActionResult Upload()
{
try
{
var DisplayFileName = Request.Form.Files[0];
string fileName = DisplayFileName.Replace(".xlsx", "-") + Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + ".xlsx";
string Month = DateTime.Now.Month.ToString();
string DirectoryCreate = myValue1 + Month;
Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), folderName);
if (!Directory.Exists(DirectoryCreate))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(DirectoryCreate);
}
if (DisplayFileName.Length > 0)
{
var filedata = ContentDispositionHeaderValue.Parse(Request.Form.Files[0].ContentDisposition).FileName.Trim('"');
var dbPath = Path.Combine(DirectoryCreate, fileName);
using (var stream = new FileStream(dbPath, FileMode.Create))
{
Request.Form.Files[0].CopyTo(stream);
}
return Ok(new { dbPath });
}
else
{
return BadRequest();
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return StatusCode(500, $"Internal server error: {ex}");
}
}
How to solve this issue?
sample
suppose i select file developed.xlsx
then after use replace or any way result will be
developed-sddfn78888.xlsx

You can use System.IO.Path to get filename and get file extension from request files.
Change this
string fileName = DisplayFileName.Replace(".xlsx", "-") + Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + ".xlsx";
To
string filename = Path.GetFileName(DisplayFileName.FileName);
string fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(DisplayFileName.FileName);
string newFileName = $"{filename}-{Guid.NewGuid().ToString()}{fileExtension}";
Otherwise, you could modify your code to
string fileName = DisplayFileName.FileName.Replace(".xlsx", "-") + Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + ".xlsx";

Error with database file path in project with many databases

I have an error with database file path, the project has many databases with 10 tables, for each file should have 1 database, I create a database but it can't be saved as file ... and the error is:
The File Path Is Not Supported ...
public class filewrite
{
public string datadress, dataname, databaseadress, tablexist, dsname, databak, dataldf, databakldf, filepath, filename;
public filewrite()
{
databaseadress = "baseadress";
dataname = "name";
datadress = "adress";
dsname = "databasename1";
databak = "backUp";
tablexist = "yesorno";
dataldf = "dl";
databakldf = "dbl";
filepath = "path";
filename = "name";
}
public byte writing()
{
if (File.Exists(filepath + #"\" + filename + #"\Data" + datadress))
File.Delete(filepath + #"\" + filename + #"\Data" + datadress);
if (File.Exists(#"C:\tempFile.SMP"))
File.Delete(#"C:\tempFile.SMP");
string path = filepath + #"\" + filename + #"\Data" + datadress;
FileStream fpath = File.Create(path);(The error is in here)
try
{
// read from file or write to file
StreamWriter fwrite = new StreamWriter(fpath);
fwrite.WriteLine(datadress);
fwrite.WriteLine(dataname);
fwrite.WriteLine(databaseadress);
fwrite.WriteLine(tablexist);
fwrite.WriteLine(dsname);
fwrite.WriteLine(databak);
fwrite.WriteLine(dataldf);
fwrite.WriteLine(databakldf);
fwrite.Close();
}
finally
{
}
File.Copy(filepath + #"\" + filename + #"\Data" + datadress, #"C:\tempFile.SMP");
return 10;
}
}

Rather than using filepath + #"\" + filename + #"\Data" + datadress;,
Try using System.IO.Path.Combine instead:
Path.Combine(filepath, fileName, Data, datadress);
which returns a string.

How to know the extension of uploaded file before saving the file

HttpPostedFile file = context.Request.Files[j];
string fileName = file.FileName;
string fileExtension = System.IO.Path.GetExtension(filepath + file.FileName);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileName)
{
string pathToSave_100 = HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(filepath) + fileName + fileExtension;
if (File.Exists(pathToSave_100))
{
File.Delete(pathToSave_100);
file.SaveAs(pathToSave_100);
}
else
{
file.SaveAs(pathToSave_100);
}
}

You can do like this:
string strFileExtension = Path.GetExtension(file.FileName);

Versioning file name and saving it to different location

After the else block Path.Combine method combines every part and gives the file name when Console.WriteLine(result); is used. But it doesn't actually create the file with that name.
I want to get the EmployeeDetails.txt file, make a version of it (i.e. renaming the filename) and saves it to C:\Hitory folder.
How to achieve that?
Using File.Move throws FileNotFoundexception
void ModRec()
{
string filename = #"C:\Current\EmployeeDetails.txt";
string current = #"C:\Current\";
string history = #"C:\History\";
FileInfo fileinfo = new FileInfo(filename);
if (fileinfo.Exists)
{
if (!Directory.Exists(history))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(history);
}
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("\t\t\tFile doesn't exist!");
Console.ReadLine();
Menu1();
}
var extension = Path.GetExtension(filename);
var fileNamePart = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filename);
var path = Path.GetDirectoryName(filename);
var version = 0;
string result;
do
{
version++;
result = Path.Combine(path, fileNamePart + "_" + version + extension);
}
while (File.Exists(result));
//File.Move(current, history);
}

Your loop at the end needs to change slightly, because
result = Path.Combine(path, fileNamePart + "_" + version + extension);
is looking in the directory where the file already is, rather than in the history directory where you want it to be, so you'll be scanning for duplicates in the wrong location. The Path.Combine therefore needs to reference the value of history:
result = Path.Combine(history, fileNamePart + "_" + version + extension);
Secondly, you cannot use Move to move a file to a directory in the same way that you can from the command line, you need to specify the two parameters as filenames, so
File.Move(current, history);
becomes
File.Move(filename, result);
The resulting code at the end of your method should therefore look like this:
do
{
version++;
result = Path.Combine(history, fileNamePart + "_" + version + extension);
}
while (File.Exists(result));
File.Move(filename, result);
Incidentally, where you test whether the file already exists, you simply call Menu1 and then carry on. Can you guarantee that that will ensure that the next thing that the user does will create a valid file? I'm guessing that it most likely cannot guarantee that, so you should exit your method at that point, or perhaps put the remainder of the body inside the fileinfo.Exists block.
That leaves the desirability of invoking a menu from inside this method, but that's a design question outside of the scope of what you've asked here.

Try this instead:
void ModRec()
{
string filename = #"C:\Current\EmployeeDetails.txt";
string current = #"C:\Current\";
string history = #"C:\History\";
FileInfo fileinfo = new FileInfo(filename);
if (fileinfo.Exists)
{
if (!Directory.Exists(history))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(history);
}
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("\t\t\tFile doesn't exist!");
Console.ReadLine();
Menu1();
}
var extension = Path.GetExtension(filename);
var fileNamePart = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filename);
var path = Path.GetDirectoryName(filename);
var version = 0;
string result;
do
{
version++;
result = Path.Combine(history, fileNamePart + "_" + version + extension);
}
while (File.Exists(result));
File.Move(filename, result);
}

Path.Combine() does not touch filesystem at all. No files/folders would be ever crated.
Try File.Move(filename, history);. That is, instead of current, which is a directory, move the file (assuming filename is a full path).

c# service renaming files!

I have a windows service , that takes files with metadata(FIDEF) and corresponding video file and , translates the XML(FIDEF) using XSLT .
I get the file directory listing for FIDEF's and if a video file of the same name exists it translates it. That works ok , but it is on a timer to search every minute. I am trying to handle situations where the same file name enters the input directory but is already in the output directory. I just have it changing the output name to (copy) thus if another file enters i should get (copy)(copy).mov but the service won't start with filenames of the same directory already in the output , it works once and then does not seem to pick up any new files.
Any Help would be great as I have tried a few things with no good results. I believe its the renaming methods, but I've put most of the code up in case its a clean up issue or something else.
(forgive some of the names just trying different things).
private void getFileList()
{
//Get FILE LIST FROM Directory
try
{
// Process Each String/File In Directory
string result;
//string filename;
filepaths = null;
filepaths = Directory.GetFiles(path, Filetype);
foreach (string s in filepaths)
{
for (int i = 0; i < filepaths.Length; i++)
{
//Result Returns Video Name
result = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filepaths[i]);
FileInfo f = new FileInfo(filepaths[i]);
PreformTranslation(f, outputPath + result , result);
}
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
EventLog.WriteEntry("Error " + e);
}
}
private void MoveVideoFiles(String Input, String Output)
{
File.Move(Input, Output);
}
private string GetUniqueName(string name)
{
//Original Filename
String ValidName = name;
//remove FIDEF from filename
String Justname1 = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(name);
//get .mov extension
String Extension2 = Path.GetExtension(Justname1);
//get filename with NO extensions
String Justname = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Justname1);
//get .Fidef
String Extension = Path.GetExtension(name);
int cnt = 0;
//string[] FileName = Justname.Split('(');
//string Name = FileName[0];
while (File.Exists(ValidName)==true)
{
ValidName = outputPath + Justname + "(Copy)" + Extension2 + Extension;
cnt++;
}
return ValidName;
}
private string getMovFile(string name)
{
String ValidName = name;
String Ext = Path.GetExtension(name);
String JustName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(name);
while(File.Exists(ValidName))
{
ValidName = outputPath + JustName + "(Copy)" + Ext;
}
return ValidName;
}
//Preforms the translation requires XSL & FIDEF name.
private void PreformTranslation(FileInfo FileName, String OutputFileName , String result)
{
string FidefName = OutputFileName + ".FIDEF";
String CopyName;
String copyVidName = outputPath + result;
XslCompiledTransform myXslTransform;
myXslTransform = new XslCompiledTransform();
try
{
myXslTransform.Load(XSLname);
}
catch
{
EventLog.WriteEntry("Error in loading XSL");
}
try
{ //only process FIDEF's with corresponding Video file
if (AllFidef == "no")
{
//Check if video exists if yes,
if (File.Exists(path + result))
{
//Check for FIDEF File Already Existing in the Output Directory.
if (File.Exists(FidefName))
{
//Get unique name
CopyName = GetUniqueName(FidefName);
copyVidName= getMovFile(copyVidName);
//Translate and create new FIDEF.
//double checking the file is here
if (File.Exists(outputPath + result))
{
myXslTransform.Transform(FileName.ToString(), CopyName);
File.Delete(FileName.ToString());
MoveVideoFiles(path + result, copyVidName);
}
////Move Video file with Corresponding Name.
}
else
{ //If no duplicate file exsists in Directory just move.
myXslTransform.Transform(FileName.ToString(), OutputFileName + ".FIDEF");
MoveVideoFiles(path + result, outputPath + result);
}
}
}
else
{
//Must have FIDEF extension
//Processes All FIDEFS and moves any video files if found.
myXslTransform.Transform(FileName.ToString(), OutputFileName + ".FIDEF");
if (File.Exists(path + result))
{
MoveVideoFiles(path + result, outputPath + result);
}
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
EventLog.WriteEntry("Error Transforming " + "FILENAME = " + FileName.ToString()
+ " OUTPUT_FILENAME = " + OutputFileName + "\r\n" +"\r\n"+ e);
}
}

There is a lot wrong with your code. getFileList has the unneeded inner for loop for starters. Get rid of it. Your foreach loop has s, which can replace filepaths[i] from your for loop. Also, don't do outputPath + result to make file paths. Use Path.Combine(outputPath, result) instead, since Path.Combine handles directory characters for you. Also, you need to come up with a better name for getFileList, since that is not what the method does at all. Do not make your method names liars.
I would simply get rid of MoveVideoFiles. The compiler just might too.
GetUniqueName only works if your file name is of the form name.mov.fidef, which I'm assuming it is. You really need better variable names though, otherwise it will be a maintenance nightware later on. I would get rid of the == true in the while loop condition, but that is optional. The assignment inside the while is why your files get overwritten. You always generate the same name (something(Copy).mov.fidef), and as far as I can see, if the file exists, I think you blow the stack looping forever. You need to fix that loop to generate a new name (and don't forget Path.Combine). Maybe something like this (note this is untested):
int copyCount = 0;
while (File.Exists(ValidName))
{
const string CopyName = "(Copy)";
string copyString = copyCount == 0 ? CopyName : (CopyName + "(" + copyCount + ")");
string tempName = Justname + copyString + Extension2 + Extension;
ValidName = Path.Combine(outputPath, tempName);
copyCount++;
}
This generates something(Copy).mov.fidef for the first copy, something(Copy)(2).mov.fidef for the second, and so on. Maybe not what you want, but you can make adjustments.
At this point you have a lot to do. getMovFile looks as though it could use work in the same manner as GetUniqueName. You'll figure it out. Good luck.