Make Directory.GetFiles() ignore protected folders
- by Kryptic
Hello Everyone,
I'm using the Directory.GetFiles() method to get a list of files to operate on. This method throws an UnauthorizedAccessException for example when trying to access a protected folder. I would like it to simply skip over such folders and continue. How can I accomplish this with either Directory.GetFiles (preferably) or another method?
Update:
Here is the code that throws the exception. I am asking the user to select a directory and then retrieving the list of files. I commented out the code (so this is now whole method) that iterates through the files and the problem still occurs. The exception is thrown on the Directory.GetFiles() line.
FolderBrowserDialog fbd = new FolderBrowserDialog();
DialogResult dr = fbd.ShowDialog();
if (dr == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel) return;
string directory = fbd.SelectedPath;
string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(directory, "*.html", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
