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This code used to work...

if (File.Exists(@"C:\Roads.shp"))
{
  mapControl.AddShapeFile(@"C:\", "Roads.shp");
}

I have Roads.shp on the C:\ drive

I also have Roads dot {sbn, sbx, shp.gcd, shp.xml, shx} in the same place, c:\

The program throws an "The specified filename is invalid" exception with no Inner Exception. Could it be related to installing ArcEngine 10 SP1? That's the only thing I can think of... Really appreciate any ideas, thanks in advance.

Using ArcEngine 10 with SP1 with C# VS2010

I guess I was making a Noob mistake it looks like I forgot to copy Roads.dbf to the target directory.

Too bad the error message isn't slightly more helpful.

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    Did the contents of C:\ change? Are you sure your shapefile has all it's constituent files? – Regan Sarwas Dec 15 '10 at 19:40
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    I agree. many items could have better error messages – Brad Nesom Dec 15 '10 at 20:49
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    I'm so glad they have error messages at all: for years all one ever got--if the system didn't crash outright--was an assertion statement (which, because it happened so often, served as a constant reminder that we were all (paying) alpha testers of the software). – whuber♦ Dec 15 '10 at 22:22
  • it's okay to answer the question yourself, and accept it as answered. Embedding the answer in the question will keep it lingering in the unanswered pool forever. – matt wilkie Dec 15 '10 at 23:05
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I guess I was making a Noob mistake it looks like I forgot to copy Roads.dbf to the target directory.

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  • glad you have an answer – CDBrown Dec 15 '10 at 23:22

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