Copying vs creating a file using C#

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We have a web service that creates a folder structure for our projects and as part of the this I need to create a text file that has the path to the project. I've created a template text file with a dummy path that I will replace when creating the file. e.g

//XXXXXXXX/projects/

Now the question is, what is the optimal way to create the file on a network share from my template and update the path? I think I have two options:

open template file, get content as a string, replace the xxxxxxxx and then create a new text file on the network share
copy the template file to the network share, open, get the content as a string, replace the xxxxxxxx and save back

Why do you need to create a template file? If the file only has the project path, you can create a new text file after creating the directories. — Kami
– Kami, Commented Jan 20, 2014 at 10:34
@Kami the file actually has more than just the path but its not relevant to the question. I need to either copy or write a file as stated — Richard Banks
– Richard Banks, Commented Jan 20, 2014 at 10:46

Roy Dictus · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-20 10:34:34Z

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I think this question is primarily opinion-based, but here goes:

I'd go for option #1, simply because (a) the two options are not that different and do not pose any significantly different technical "challenges", and (b) with option #1 you never run into the problem of having a file that points to an illegal path.

answered Jan 20, 2014 at 10:34

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