I faced the same problem: how to verify if I can read/write in a particular directory. I ended up with the easy solution to...actually test it.
Here is my simple though effective solution.
class Program
{
/// <summary>
/// Tests if can read files and if any are present
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dirPath"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private genericResponse check_canRead(string dirPath)
{
try
{
IEnumerable<string> files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(dirPath);
if (files.Count().Equals(0))
return new genericResponse() { status = true, idMsg = genericResponseType.NothingToRead };
return new genericResponse() { status = true, idMsg = genericResponseType.OK };
}
catch (DirectoryNotFoundException ex)
{
return new genericResponse() { status = false, idMsg = genericResponseType.ItemNotFound };
}
catch (UnauthorizedAccessException ex)
{
return new genericResponse() { status = false, idMsg = genericResponseType.CannotRead };
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Tests if can wirte both files or Directory
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dirPath"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private genericResponse check_canWrite(string dirPath)
{
try
{
string testDir = "__TESTDIR__";
Directory.CreateDirectory(string.Join("/", dirPath, testDir));
Directory.Delete(string.Join("/", dirPath, testDir));
string testFile = "__TESTFILE__.txt";
try
{
TextWriter tw = new StreamWriter(string.Join("/", dirPath, testFile), false);
tw.WriteLine(testFile);
tw.Close();
File.Delete(string.Join("/", dirPath, testFile));
return new genericResponse() { status = true, idMsg = genericResponseType.OK };
}
catch (UnauthorizedAccessException ex)
{
return new genericResponse() { status = false, idMsg = genericResponseType.CannotWriteFile };
}
}
catch (UnauthorizedAccessException ex)
{
return new genericResponse() { status = false, idMsg = genericResponseType.CannotWriteDir };
}
}
}
public class genericResponse
{
public bool status { get; set; }
public genericResponseType idMsg { get; set; }
public string msg { get; set; }
}
public enum genericResponseType
{
NothingToRead = 1,
OK = 0,
CannotRead = -1,
CannotWriteDir = -2,
CannotWriteFile = -3,
ItemNotFound = -4
}
Hope it helps !
