Split and Merge files in C#

This example shows how to split files and merge files in C# .Net.

FileStream Open File [C#]:

By using the FileStream class, files can be opened for reading or writing; this article is about how to load and save files using FileStream in C#. The FileStream class has "FileMode" and "FileAccess" enumerations as parameters.

[C#] Open existing file for reading:

FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(@"c:\file.txt", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);

Prepare Windows form:



using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;

namespace Splitfiles
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public FileStream fs;
        string mergeFolder;
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        List<string> Packets = new List<string>();

        //Merge file is stored in drive
        string SaveFileFolder = @"c:\";

//Code Under Brows button:                  

        private void brows_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();
                txtBrowsFile.Text = openFileDialog1.FileName;              

                fs = new FileStream(txtBrowsFile.Text, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
                int FileLength = (int)fs.Length / 1024;
                string name = Path.GetFileName(txtBrowsFile.Text);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                lblSendingResult.Text = "EXCEPTION:" + ex;
            }
        }
//Code Under Split button:

        private void btnSplit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            SplitFile(txtBrowsFile.Text, Convert.ToInt32(5));
            listBox1.Items.Add(Packets[0].ToString());
            listBox1.Items.Add(Packets[1].ToString());
            listBox1.Items.Add(Packets[2].ToString());
            listBox1.Items.Add(Packets[3].ToString());
            listBox1.Items.Add(Packets[4].ToString());          
        }

        public bool SplitFile(string SourceFile, int nNoofFiles)
        {
            bool Split = false;
            try
            {
                FileStream fs = new FileStream(SourceFile, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
                int SizeofEachFile = (int)Math.Ceiling((double)fs.Length / nNoofFiles);

                for (int i = 0; i < nNoofFiles; i++)
                {
                    string baseFileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(SourceFile);
                    string Extension = Path.GetExtension(SourceFile);

                    FileStream outputFile = new FileStream(Path.GetDirectoryName(SourceFile) + "\\" + baseFileName + "." +
                        i.ToString().PadLeft(5, Convert.ToChar("0")) + Extension + ".tmp", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);

                    mergeFolder = Path.GetDirectoryName(SourceFile);

                    int bytesRead = 0;
                    byte[] buffer = new byte[SizeofEachFile];

                    if ((bytesRead = fs.Read(buffer, 0, SizeofEachFile)) > 0)
                    {
                        outputFile.Write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
                        //outp.Write(buffer, 0, BytesRead);

                        string packet = baseFileName + "." + i.ToString().PadLeft(3, Convert.ToChar("0")) + Extension.ToString();
                        Packets.Add(packet);
                    }

                    outputFile.Close();

                }
                fs.Close();
            }
            catch (Exception Ex)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(Ex.Message);
            }

            return Split;
        }

//Code Under Merge button:
//Files have been merged and saved at location C:\\"

        private void btnMergeFile_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            MergeFile(mergeFolder);
        }

        public bool MergeFile(string inputfoldername1)
        {
            bool Output = false;

            try
            {
                string[] tmpfiles = Directory.GetFiles(inputfoldername1, "*.tmp");

                FileStream outPutFile = null;
                string PrevFileName = "";

                foreach (string tempFile in tmpfiles)
                {
                    string fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(tempFile);
                    string baseFileName = fileName.Substring(0, fileName.IndexOf(Convert.ToChar(".")));
                    string extension = Path.GetExtension(fileName);

                    if (!PrevFileName.Equals(baseFileName))
                    {
                        if (outPutFile != null)
                        {
                            outPutFile.Flush();
                            outPutFile.Close();
                        }
                        outPutFile = new FileStream(SaveFileFolder + "\\" + baseFileName + extension, FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write);

                    }

                    int bytesRead = 0;
                    byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
                    FileStream inputTempFile = new FileStream(tempFile, FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Read);

                    while ((bytesRead = inputTempFile.Read(buffer, 0, 1024)) > 0)
                        outPutFile.Write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);

                    inputTempFile.Close();
                    File.Delete(tempFile);
                    PrevFileName = baseFileName;

                }

                outPutFile.Close();
                lblSendingResult.Text = "Files have been merged and saved at location C:\\";
            }
            catch
            {

            }

            return Output;

        }
    }
}