PathTooLongException is a C# exception that is thrown when a path or file name is longer than the system-defined maximum length.
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VisualStudio PathTooLongException
I have run into issues with VisualStudio - both 2017 Pro and 2019 Pro. If I try to open my solution, I get this error:
The error message in VS2019 is a bit different but with the same meaning. As I investigated the ActivityLog file, there is only…
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Directory.SetCurrentDirectory throws PathTooLongException
There are several related questions on stackoverflow but either my situation is different or I am too dumb to relate those to situation. I am hoping someone can help me with this. Further I am not even much of a .NET developer so I apologize in…
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PathTooLongException in C# code
i have the following code:
public static void Serialize()
{
List dirs = FileHelper.GetFilesRecursive(fileDirectoryPath);
List dirFiles = new List();
foreach (string p in dirs)
{
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Clipboard cut long paths c#
i'm trying to paste whatsapp desktop attachments to my C# windows forms app.
I select the files in whatsapp and press ctrl + C. Then, i go to my windows forms app and press ctrl + V.
The process works correctly, but fails when the file names are too…
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Powershell File Length Exception Issue
I have been trying to run this script that captures all the files / folders within a share directory and passes it back to splunk. However the script is giving PathTooLongException 's even though the longest path i can find comes in at 197…
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.NET System.IO.PathTooLongException from Web Application
Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 introduce solution for the traditional Long Path issue. The solution is straightforward to implement and detailed very good in the following blog post. Following the steps works successfully for a .NET…
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VSTS online new build system error "The specified path, file name, or both are too long."
I'm running simple build with the new Visual Studio Team Services Online including the following tasks on a custom windows server 2012 R2 VM:
nuget installer
npm
Gulp
Visual Studio Build
Visual Studio Test
Azure Web App Deployment
Index Sources &…
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Azure Webjob System.IO.PathTooLongException
I'm trying to deploy an On Demand node.js WebJob on my Azure Website that uses a few node libraries, but every run generates the error
Failed to copy job files: System.IO.PathTooLongException: The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The…
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System.IO.PathTooLongException On A URL
I am running into an issue that a long URL will throw a System.IO.PathTooLongException. This is somewhat strange because a System.IO.PathTooLongException is actually for physical files, it is not related to URL's.
As an example, I have a URL that…
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Windows file PathTooLongException: Batch file to Identify filepaths longer than 255
Problem
I have some filepaths exceeding length=255 that, evidently, cannot be handled (and appear to be disrupting entire operations) during file sync operations on my Windows 7 machine. The exception encountered is PathTooLongException
Desired…
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PowerShell 5.0 PathTooLongException Error
Problem
Receiving PathTooLongException - ... fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters.
OS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
PowerShell Version
PSVersion …
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Get Security Information of a too long file path above 260 characters: C#
I am trying to get security information of some files and directories inside a network folder. Unfortunately some files and directories path exceed their character limits 260/248 respectively. I found so many information to use Win32 P/Invoke, use…
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System.IO.PathTooLongException while calling MSBuildWorkspace.OpenProjectAsync
OS: Windows 7 Professional.
We are using Roslyn for opening .csproj file to get its Compilation details using following code:
using (var workspace = MSBuildWorkspace.Create())
{
Project currentProject =…
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Alphaleonis File.OpenRead() throws "The system cannot find the path specified." when pathlength>256
I have a problem opening images with pathlength > 256. I'm using Alphaleonis, which works for me copying and finding files but on
System.IO.FileStream file = Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem.File.OpenRead(item)
when the path has more than 256…
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Exception thrown: 'System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException' and System.IO.PathTooLongException
Hello I am trying to extract a zip like Unpack a zip using ZipInputStream (eg for Unseekable input streams). With the help of SharpZipLib. But this always give me an error:
Error:
Exception thrown: 'System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException' in…
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