Introduction

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.NET has powerful built-in mechanisms for working with a file system. In this module, you explore the powerful features of the dotnet commands and processes.

Let's assume that you work for a company called Tailwind Traders, the second-largest online retailer in the world. Their IT operations department deals with mountains of data and files. The company has hired you to help it manage its data and files by using C# and .NET.

In this module, you'll write a program that searches through folders for sales files. When those files are found, you'll use C# and .NET to read and parse the sales-total data in those files. Finally, you'll summarize the sales totals into one grand total and write that value to a new file.

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

  • Work with directories.
  • Create and delete files.
  • Read from files.
  • Write to files.
  • Parse data in files.

Prerequisites

  • Experience writing C# at the beginner level

  • Familiarity with basic programming constructs such as loops and if statements

  • Local installations of: