Input-output

Summary

The .NET Framework provides comprehensive support for managing the file system. In this Drill, you use these facilities to handle files and directories, and to extract information using regular expressions. The Drill also demonstrates practical techniques for communicating over the network.

Audience

This Drill is for developers who want to be able to work with files and directories, retrieving information and working with the data in the files themselves. It is also for those who want to use practical techniques for communicating over the network via web requests or TCP.

What you'll learn

You will be able to use the classes provided by the .NET Framework for managing the file system to handle files and directories, and extract information using regular expressions. You will also be able to use practical techniques for communicating over the network via web requests to TCP.

What you need to know

We assume that you’re already familiar with the concepts of programming and you’ve some experience with Visual Studio 2005. For this particular Drill, you’ll also need to be comfortable with Visual C# or Visual Basic syntax and HTML. Although not essential, experience in object-oriented development would also be useful.