Locate A File In The System Search Path?
Sep 24, 2009
I need to obtain the full path for a file located in somewhere in the system search path for executable files, when I only have the file name. Another user came up with the following code. However I was hoping to find something that is more directly supplied by the system, rather than a "roll your own" solution such as this one. Also, the solution below could run into problems, however unlikely, because it is possible for Windows file and folder names to contain semicolons. The split function doesn't pay any attention to quotes, and could therefore improperly split a path that includes a folder name with an embedded semicolon.
Private paths() As String = Split(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH"), ";")
Private messageOutput As String
Private fileInPath as String = "notepad.exe" ' for example[code]....
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Aug 2, 2009
I'm trying to locate a file path using code but don't know how. I want to do something along the lines of:
dim currFilePath as string = '...
dim file As New IO.FileInfo(currentFilePath + "/bin/debug/sales.dat")
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Jun 1, 2012
VB2010. I'm trying to figure out how to locate the desktop path for a user on another pc/server. Something similar to:
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop)
The main reason is we area talking about an Environment that has XP, Win Server 2003 (TS), Win Server 2008 and Win 7. Obviously different path depending on the OS. I need to copy a file to a users desktop and would like to do so without having to hardcode the path as it could change depending on where they are working from.
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Jun 2, 2010
I have a dataset, a bindingsource, a tableadapter, and a bindingnavigator on my form. how to find data and locate to the new position?
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Apr 12, 2012
First I should say that I have just started to use .net and have made some good headway with my first project. However, I have come to a bit of a block. I need to set the path where files will be searched for based on whether a radio button is checked or not i.e radio button 1 is checked = path is c:apple, radio button 2 is checked = path is c:anana. I am using this little bit of code I found to search for the files and it all works fine until I try and put the Dim path as String part inside a conditional and set it as Dim path As String = ("c:anana").
[Code]....
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Oct 26, 2011
Save file attachment to folder on search then writing its path to DB? I would like to save the file attachment to a folder on the website.
My code that creates the attachment to email is like this[code]...
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Oct 28, 2010
I have a function which uses MSXML to post an Xml document which yesterday started failing despite no change being made to the code. The function is as follows:[code]The Xml document and the address being passed in are both correct - the line which causes the error is xmlHTTP.send(xmlDoc). I have tried this on 2 different machines with the same error each time, and have also tried resinstalling MSXML3, with no success.[code]
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Feb 1, 2010
How can I search the local disk for a file type and copy the full path to a new location. I am trying to write a backup program that will copy all pst files to the server while maitaining the structure, so if there is a pst located in "C:pstuserpersonal1.pst" it would create the folder "\serverpstuserpersonal1.pst" and copy the file to the correct location. I would need it to do this for each pst on the hard drive no matter the location. The user running the program will not have admin rights, so it will need to skip files it cannot access.
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Sep 10, 2011
i got to do a program in VB.NET that copies a file from a pc to a usb device. I use the method System.IO.File.Copy(FileToCopy, NewCopy) in which i have to specify the destination path. The problem is that when i change pc the destination can change: for example in my pc i read my USB pendrive o G: and on my friend pc i read the usb pendrive on E:. How can i solve that? May i specify a general path to my USB giving it a name or anything similar?
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Oct 3, 2009
Im trying to tell my button to go directly to a website, it works fine when i path it to the web browser itself, but then when i add it to go to the sppecific site it says system cannot specify file path. Heres the code Rob gave me and it didnt work ""[URL]""" Heres my exact line: Process.Start("C:Program FilesFlockFlock.exe ""[URL]"")
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May 26, 2010
I need to do a search-system from excel file. User can put some word to a textbox and then VB looks for this word from excel fail from first column and if it finds, then it writes the corresponding value from next column to a label.
I got so far this:
Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
Dim oExcel As Object = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
[Code].....
but on that underlined if sentence it gives error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object". Without that if sentence it shows the value, but I would like that it finds the right one.
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Jun 12, 2010
I'm running windows 7 64 bit and using VS 2010. I'm trying to use the filesystem.getfiles to find a file on the computer and return the path for it. However, when I search C:/ and its subdirectories, it always throws an error: "A first chance exception of type 'System.UnauthorizedAccessException' occurred in mscorlib.dll"
I've looked everyone online and can't find a solution. I have administrator privileges and really I dont want people who use my app to have to adjust security settings for this to work. Is there not a way to search the C drive for a specific file and return its path? [Code]
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Aug 22, 2006
I have a Access program and I'm using VBA code in the background to run Winunzip using shell command. Well, the path of the .zip file has spaces in it and it's not recongizing the path as a valid path. Is there a another way to tackle this problem besides the shell?I can't us pkzip either. Has you can see I had to use progra~1 instead of Program Files.[code]
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Aug 12, 2010
Before I begin I would like to mention that I am not a noob in VB, it's just I've never had to do anything this complex before. Basically what I want is to have a program that you can load a txt file in, have it copy key words, and paste it in a textbox so I can use it later on. So in this text file, there is a bunch of info, but I am only needing a certain part. Here is an example of a text file (actually a .dat file, but is easily read):
[Code]...
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Jun 17, 2009
important info : my o.s. is windows7
i just recently published my app, and when i try to locate the exe file from the start menu/my app folder/my app shortcut's properties, i get this as a directory:
C:Users rujadeAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsmy application
now when i go to that location, in windows explorer, all there is a shortcut looking icon. when i check the properties for that, the Type of File : is Application Reference (.appref-ms) . is this my app, and if so, why does it have that little arrow on the icon like shortcut icons do?
i cannot seem to locate the .exe file by doing a system search, other than locating my other similar app which is located in a set folder and was not run from a setup. and if possible, how can i install my app in c:program files and not that set location?
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Mar 26, 2011
I'm coding this neat little project that's kind of a hack into the SanDisk U3 Cruzer's ability to have both a CDFS and FAT32 File System. This is helpful because the program is burned to the CDFS (It's basically slip streamed as an .ISO in place of the original U3 .ISO), and the settings files (which I've developed as text files) are placed on the root of the flash drive. The program itself is VERY simple actually, except I'm having a slight issue that's really driving me insane:
The drive path of the Flash Drive won't be the same from computer to computer. I.E... The files are "UAI.txt" and "UInfo.txt". The root of the drive on my comp is "I:", but on my laptop is "F:". So if I program the path from my computer as the absolute path, an exception is thrown when the path changes on another computer. I cannot have this happen. It is probably THE MOST crucial element to this program. How can you save and read info if you can't find the files? =P
So I've gone through so many threads and forums trying to find a batch of code to allow me to make the path relative. I've found the following code (modified, of course). It works PERFECT in Debug, but throws an exception once packaged to the CDFS partition:
[Code]...
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May 15, 2009
Dim streamWriterIO As New IO.StreamWriter("C:myfile.txt")
With streamWriterIO
.Write(streamWriterIO)
[Code].....
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Feb 4, 2010
I am having a big problem with deleteing a file form the server. I have the filename for a image stored in my SQL database. the problem is i am getting an error of "Illegal characters in path. " Here is the code below:Everything is working fine until the delete command.
Protected Sub DeleteButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Dim tmpEquipID As String = Request("EquipID")
Dim tmpImageID As String = (CType(FormView1.FindControl("ImageIDLabel"), Label).Text)
Dim d As New equippicsDataContext
[code]....
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Feb 20, 2012
in my application, to get the path I use the following code.
Dim path As String
Dim asm As [Assembly] = [Assembly].GetExecutingAssembly()
path = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(asm.GetName().CodeBase)
this gives path as Application Data, But i need Program Files to locate the .sdf file. how to get this path?
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Jun 14, 2011
I'm calling a 3rd part app which 'sometimes' works in VB.NET (it's a self-hosted WCF). But sometimes the 3rd party app will hang forever, so I've added a 90-second timer to it. Problem is, how do I know if the thing timed out?
Code looks like this:
Dim MyProcess as System.Diagnostics.Process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(MyInfo)
MyProcess.WaitForExit(90000)
What I'd like to do is something like this
If MyProcess.ExceededTimeout Then
MyFunction = False
Else
MyFunction = True
End If
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Aug 11, 2010
Before I begin I would like to mention that I am not a noob in VB, it's just I've never had to do anything this complex before.Basically what I want is to have a program that you can load a txt file in, have it copy key words, and paste it in a textbox so I can use it later on.So in this text file, there is a bunch of info, but I am only needing a certain part.Here is an example of a text file (actually a .dat file, but is easily read):
s t y l e T h e m e d s h y - A l p i n e V i l l a g e S e t S t y l e & h y - a v p o s t 1 H a n g 3 , V ¯s t y l e T h e m e d s h y - A l p i n e V i l l a g e S e t S t y l e , y - a v p o s t 1 H
[code].....
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Aug 30, 2010
I reference several 3rd party libraries in my application. I want to put all of these libraries in a folder that is different than where the executable file for my application is located. I would also like to put all of the libraries that are required by the 3rd party libraries (but not referenced by my application) in this same folder.
I need to be able to put the application (and the referenced libraries) on a thumb drive and run the application from any computer without any installation or registering of components. This condition is satisfied if I put all of the required libraries in the same folder as the executable.
For example, if my application is located at E:MyApp then I would like to store all of the 3rd party libraries in the folder E:MyAppDlls. Any way to store all (or at least some) of the libraries in a separate folder?
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Aug 16, 2011
I'm in need of a simple database for a program I'm writing...First, here's some info on what I want to do, so you can even tell me if a database is what I would need to accomplish it.It needs to have a single table, with two columns.First column will hold only 8 digit HEX codes (can be stored in a string if need be) - every entry will be unique Second column will hold a file path I need to be able to search for the path from the HEX code.I was able to create and link to an SQL Server Express DB in VB by using this tutorial: [URL]But that just create's and links the database, without telling me the code on how to manipulate it.
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May 22, 2012
I am trying to read and display a file using MapPath as follows :
Response.ContentType = "Application/pdf"
Dim FilePath As String = MapPath("../Document/123.pdf")
Response.WriteFile(FilePath)
Response.End()
This procedure will work fine and display in the browser. However, if I save the file to C:Document123.pdf, how can I access this file using relative path in MapPath function. Is there an option to access the file which is saved out of IIS server? I am using vb.net 2003.
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Jun 14, 2012
I'm using acrobat that returns unix paths instead of windows path's. So im wondering if there is a way in vb.net to convert the path to windows path.
i tried using:
docs(i) = javaScriptObj.path().ToString.Replace("/", "").Substring(1)
position = docs(i).IndexOf("")
docs(i) = docs(i).Substring(0, position) + ":" + docs(i).Substring(position + 1)
this only works on local files, but fails when im starting to use network drives.
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Jun 22, 2010
In my VB.NEt 2008 application, I am frequently creating and killing the file Fileopen and Kill(Multiple times ). It was working fine with Windows XP. But in Windows 7, it is worjking fine for some time (creating and killing theile properly) and then t is creating unautoriszed Access exception after some time .it does not happen immediately and it happens intermittently.
Sampel code is as give below:
Publicl_filenumber as Integer
Procedure 1:
[code].....
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Jan 5, 2010
I'm creating a search function to search through a binary file and find a record based on the users input. Surprisingly, that isn't the problem! The problem I'm having is that as part of this I'm using a procedure to display results in text boxes, and I'm getting the error "Too many arguments to private sub display customer"I've encountered this error before, but never really knew what it was... Here is my code.
Private Sub btnSearch_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSearch.Click
FilenameCust = "F:\College\CustomersFile.bin"
[code].....
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Jul 11, 2010
allowed to write in C:path (Vista system)
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Sep 30, 2011
I have a fault with System.IO.StreamReader.
[Code]...
When the program starts, The faultis 'Empty path name is not legal.' How to solve this fault?
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Jun 24, 2011
This is a slightly tricky one, so bear with me...I have a simple little method:
[code]...
the service is for now working correctly. Anyone have any ideas what would cause such an intermittent failing? I'm assured by co-workers that nothing was changed over the weekend (not manually at least). Baffled...
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