asp.net mvc - File is a Method which is not valid in the given context -


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trying check whether file exists inside path getting build error on file.

file method , cannot used in context.

 if (!file.exists(excelfilepath)) throw new filenotfoundexception(excelfilepath);         if (file.exists(csvoutputfile)) throw new argumentexception("file exists: " + csvoutputfile); 

full class code

 static void covertexceltocsv(string excelfilepath, string csvoutputfile, int worksheetnumber = 1)     {         if (!file.exists(excelfilepath)) throw new filenotfoundexception(excelfilepath);         if (file.exists(csvoutputfile)) throw new argumentexception("file exists: " + csvoutputfile);          // connection string         var cnnstr = string.format("provider=microsoft.jet.oledb.4.0;data source={0};extended properties=\"excel 8.0;imex=1;hdr=no\"", excelfilepath);         var cnn = new system.data.oledb.oledbconnection(cnnstr);          // schema, data         var dt = new datatable();         try         {             cnn.open();             var schematable = cnn.getoledbschematable(oledbschemaguid.tables, null);             if (schematable.rows.count < worksheetnumber) throw new argumentexception("the worksheet number provided cannot found in spreadsheet");             string worksheet = schematable.rows[worksheetnumber - 1]["table_name"].tostring().replace("'", "");             string sql = string.format("select * [{0}]", worksheet);             var da = new oledbdataadapter(sql, cnn);             da.fill(dt);         }         catch (exception e)         {             // ???             throw e;         }                 {             // free resources             cnn.close();         }          // write out csv data         using (var wtr = new streamwriter(csvoutputfile))         {             foreach (datarow row in dt.rows)             {                 bool firstline = true;                 foreach (datacolumn col in dt.columns)                 {                     if (!firstline) { wtr.write(","); } else { firstline = false; }                     var data = row[col.columnname].tostring().replace("\"", "\"\"");                     wtr.write(string.format("\"{0}\"", data));                 }                 wtr.writeline();             }         }     } 

how can fix this?

you have method inside mvc controller in file method exists. add in code system.io.file instead of file


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