C# Access Denied

[Aumaan Anubis]

I'm trying to write something in C#, and the filestream is supposed to access a certain folder. The code is...

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FileStream stream = new FileStream("C:\\Documents and Settings\\***** *****\\Desktop\\Test Folder", FileMode.Open);

But everytime I try, I get the same error...



However, I can open another file with a different application, though it's in the same folder as the one that won't allow my program access.

Any solutions?

[LuxuriousMeat]

You can't write to a folder let alone open it in a FileStream so thats probably why it's giving an error.

[Aumaan Anubis]

Ok, I figured it out, thanks.

But, I only know how to set it to a specific file.
How would I go about setting it to any file?

For instance...

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FileStream stream = new FileStream("C:\\Documents and Settings\\***** *****\\Desktop\\Test Folder\\hello.doc", FileMode.Open);

You see that the filestream goes to hello.doc.
Now, what if I want it to go to whatever file that I've opened that's within that folder?

[grimdoomer]

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OpenFileDialog OFD = new OpenFileDialog();
if (OFD.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.Ok)
{
    FileStream FS = new FileStream(OFD.FileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.ReadWrite);
}