How can I get a count of files in a directory with scripting on Wonderware Archestra IDE

Question

Two files "test.txt" and "test2.txt" were created in C:\tmp_dir. I want to know how many files in "C:\tmp_dir". My code:

    dim s as string;
    s = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("C:\tmp_dir");
    LogMessage(s.Length);

But it's obviously wrong. It's returns 40(amount of symbols in path and both files) instead of 2. How can I do this properly?

Grambot · Answer 1 · 2018-02-20T19:10:15.187

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dim s as Integer;
s = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("C:\tmp_dir").Count();
LogMessage(Text(s,"#"));

edited Feb 20 '18 at 19:10

answered Feb 16 '18 at 12:51

Grambot

Thanks, but I tried this and it didn't work. "Unknown property: Count". I think it is because of specific scripting in Wonderware Archestra IDE. – Mike K Feb 19 '18 at 04:07
Keep in mind, these are just standard .NET library functions you should be able to find ample documentation on MSDN or other resources for .NET. In this case I think `Count` may be a function (not a Property) and would be accessed by `.Count()` as I've edited into my answer – Grambot Feb 20 '18 at 19:10

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 21 '18 at 04:41

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Tanks a lot! As you mentioned "s" must be Integer not string. And with "length" instead of "count" works fine.

dim s as integer;
s = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("C:\tmp_dir").length;
LogMessage(s);

answered Feb 21 '18 at 04:41

Mike K

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