Use built-in .Net methods

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.Net seemingly has quite a collection of extra methods for common operations (e.g. joining file names to file paths). These may be optimised, but will certainly be more thoroughly tested. A list of suggested alternatives is ​here.

Code blocks 5 (combining paths using System.IO.Path), 6 (getting file extension using System.IO.Path) and 13 (using File.WriteAllText() to easily write a text file) are the most likely to occur in the code, although 1, 9 and 14 may also turn up in places.

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Most important part for this ticket is the API.

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In [966]:

Re #241: Use built-in .Net methods

• Switch to built-in methods (list on ​http://www.ironshay.com/post/Use-NET-Built-in-Methods-to-Save-Time-and-Headaches.aspx)
• Tidy up code and fix export issue (trying to download DTD)

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r966 fixed all the obvious ones