Returns the names of files (including their paths) that match the specified search pattern in the specified directory.
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Public Class Test
Public Shared Sub Main()
Try
' Only get files that begin with the letter "c."
Dim dirs As String() = Directory.GetFiles("c:\", "c*")
Console.WriteLine("The number of files starting with c is {0}.", dirs.Length)
Dim dir As String
For Each dir In dirs
Console.WriteLine(dir)
Next
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
End Class
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