Sometimes you need to check the existence of a file. Nothing is easier with the .Net framework which provide a property named Exists on FileInfo class. <\/p>\n

But it can be quite long, especially when the file is on a network drive.<\/strong> If so you’ll have to wait for a time-out to know that the file is not reachable.<\/p>\n

This was too slow for me so I coded this little utility which performs the same but with a customizable TimeOut. As it may interest you, here it is:
\n[csharp]private static bool VerifyFileExists(Uri uri, int timeout)
\n{
\n var task = new Task<bool>(() =>
\n {
\n var fi = new FileInfo(uri.LocalPath);
\n return fi.Exists;
\n });
\n task.Start();
\n return task.Wait(timeout) && task.Result;
\n}
\n[\/csharp]<\/p>\n

Enjoy !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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