.net - Computer.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory() With Read Only Files?
Sep 23, 2010
I recently came across a problem with My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory(). It will not delete read only files.I found out by Googling that I could delete the read only files by changing the file attributes to 'Normal'. So I wrote a recursive function, as below.
Private Sub DeleteDir(ByVal dir As DirectoryInfo)
For Each d In dir.GetDirectories
DeleteDir(d)[code].....
It seems to work fine, but it would be nice if My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory() had another parameter to delete read only files, or there was an easier way to do this.
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Aug 14, 2008
if they choose to use a networked version of my software, I will need the main server doing the authenticating. This is a problem, because from what I understand, it is quite easy to clone MAC addresses. I have looked into using the CPU ID and the HDD ID, but those are not unique, well at least I don't think so. Reason why I say they are not unique is because someone has the exact same CPU ID as me, and the HDD ID changes from partition to partition (same drive). Maybe the HDD ID is a partition ID instead? Anyways, I was thinking maybe I could get the Physical serial number of both the HDD and CPU, but I have not been able to find anything yet.
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Feb 18, 2010
We have a network share that is used for transferring files between users on a daily basis. Every day at 3:00 am we run a vb6 program to clear the directory of this network share.
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Nov 26, 2011
I'm trying to read a file line by line. Right now I have...
My.Computer.FileSystem.OpenTextFileReader(strList).ReadLine() But I keep pulling the first line, not the next line and so forth, anyone know how to do this? I want to stay with the My.Computer namespace because it is thread safe.
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Feb 15, 2011
This has to be simple, but can't find the answer.I want to display a list of all files from a folder in a listbox. Easy..., but I want to display only the filenames without their paths.
For Each foundFile As String In My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles("C:My Folder")
ListBox1.Items.Add(foundFile)
Next
This gives me list looking like that:
C:My Folderfile1.txt
C:My Folderfile2.txt
[Code]...
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Dec 30, 2009
i've tried to use SHELL to run an program when i hit "Button1".I reckoned ill use the Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles.To find the File on the Users Computer. And i dont know how to transfer the data Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles obtains to the Shell.[code]
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Oct 8, 2009
is there a way to read a specific file from another computer through ethernet cable??for example, there is a text file on my laptop and i would like to us my desktop to retrieve it using VB2008 through ethernet..i like to use IP address which is more specific..
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Jul 20, 2011
If I have a folder with a bunch of ".htm" & ".html" files in it and I use
My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(myFolder, FileIO.SearchOption.SearchTopLevelOnly, "*.html")it returns all the ".html" files, as expected. But if I useMy.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(myFolder, FileIO.SearchOption.SearchTopLevelOnly, "*.htm")it returns ".htm" & ".html" files, when I would expect it to return only the ".htm" files. Is this a bug?
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Jul 20, 2011
I would like to create .xml files on my desktop. I have example.xml file under project folder. It has couple variables that users able to change and when l compile it receiving following error message Look like it doesnt exepting My.Computer.FileSystem.CurrentDirectory \example.xmlSee the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.
************** Exception Text **************
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'C:\Documents and
[code].....
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May 3, 2011
There is a lot of duplication of functions in the My.Computer.FileSystem and System.IO.File namespaces.
So what exactly is the difference between: My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile(strSource, strDest, True)
and:System.IO.File.Copy(strSource, strDest, True)
Is there a performance difference? What is everyone's opinion on which which has the edge on read-ability? I personally use the My.Computer Namespace but that is just habit now.
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Aug 29, 2009
My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists(g_DbFolder & "MyDB.sdf")returns false for this existing database in Windows 7 64bitYet when I boot back into Vista Ultimate/(rip off) 64bit the database is properly detected.
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May 30, 2012
My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.ProgramFiles, FileIO.SearchOption.SearchAllSubDirectories, "MSAccess.exe")
or
[code].....
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Sep 5, 2011
I'm trying to use the following code but also include a variable.. Works...
[Code]...
I'm sure it's an easy fix.. I actually want to use the multifile option ie.. "*.mp3","*.avi" etc..
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Apr 15, 2009
What are the differences between these two methods that appear to carry out exactly the same function?
Is there guidance to say which should be used or are there conditions when you may use either?
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Sep 14, 2010
Do you know how to declare a variable that can hold the result of a call to GetFiles?
I don't know how to do this, so I am using the following verbose/duplicative version:
Dim l_v_String_FoundFile As String
If My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles("A:u_Au_W", FileIO.SearchOption.SearchAllSubDirectories,
[code].....
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Mar 10, 2012
Do you know how to declare a variable that can hold the result of a call to GetFiles?
I don't know how to do this, so I am using the following verbose/duplicative version:
Dim l_v_String_FoundFile As String
If My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles("A:u_Au_W", FileIO.SearchOption.SearchAllSubDirectories, l_v_String_FileMask).Count = 1 Then
[Code].....
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Jan 29, 2011
If so, what is it? I am using VB 2010, and am relatively new to VB.
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Apr 2, 2011
TempUserPath = My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyDocuments Returns the string "C:UsersOwnerDocuments" but that folder is actually named "My Documents" (i.e., is "C:UsersOwnerMy Documents" in the Finder).When I try to create a new folder called "Documents" in the Owner directory, Windows asks if I want to merge its contents with the My Documents folder. If I say yes, I am left with only the My Documents folder and none named "Documents".Thus when I attempt to read or write a file to the TempUserPath location, I get an "access denied" error. This happens even after I manually change the name of the folder from "My Documents" to "Documents".
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Aug 18, 2009
I have multiple .mp3 files that I have added to the resources of my project, and the thing is, that the mediaplayer won't play .mp3 files from the resources, so I need to extract them to the filesystem in order to play them, but I can't find any way to do this. All the things I've tried have given me the error saying that I don't have access to the folders I try to extract to. And yes, I'm on the Admin account of the computer.
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Jan 30, 2009
I am in front of a great dilemma whether to store files in Database or doing it the standard way. I would choose the second option, but my application will be used by multiple users, so I am doing it by Web Services.
On the one hand, storing in database will be very useful as every user would have access to everything very fast, not caring about file paths, locations and so on.
On the other hand, if this table consists of 1000 files, wouldn't it be a bad idea as there should be some performance loss?
At the present moment, I am using mysql as database, but I am thinking of moving to SQL Server, but I suppose this is not DB Issue.
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Aug 23, 2009
IS there an easy way to write to an INI file like. My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteINI(Filename, Section, 1st part, 2nd part)??? Or if not how can i write to an ini file easy and how to read them?
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Aug 27, 2009
I'm using the My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText function to write to a file in a VBA macro for an Access database, but when I try to run the macro, it highlights the "My" in My.Computer and gives me an error saying variable not defined.
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Jun 2, 2011
I just need to know what is the slight difference between them so I know which one to use everytime.
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Mar 26, 2010
I am trying to use the filesystem watcher to monitor a folder on a ftp site for files added. Does anyone know how to do this? I have even read that the filesystem watcher was not meant for ftp's but rather local monitoring, which doesn't make sense to me.
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Jul 11, 2009
I am trying to dial a computer from another computer using Modem for sending files and messge.Follwoing is the code done in dialing computer
Text1.Text = "Test string from App1 "
Number$ = InputBox$("Enter phone number:", "Number$")
If Number$ = "" Then Exit Sub
Temp$ = Status
[code].....
But after the dial tone, i am getting the exception "CTL_E_GETNOTSUPPORTED " at the line MSComm1.Output = Text1.Text?
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Dec 21, 2009
How do you share files from one computer to another that are connected in one wireless internet connection? I mean, it's possible using shared folders this means it could be possible in vb.net too..
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Nov 18, 2010
how to transfer files from 1. computer to the computer with the program made in visual studio 2008 (visual basic)
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Sep 13, 2008
how can i get it to play other files besides just .wav, like .mp3. wave files are way too large to be used easily if you want a good quality. why cant i play .mp3 files with it?when i convert a 2.1 mb mp3 file to .wav it turns out to be 36 mb?any other ways besides computer.audio to play audio files on command?
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Jun 22, 2011
I have a problem I want to make a server and client where the server is password protected and will make the client display files/folders in a designated folder which will be in the server's current directory and the client will ask what IP and password to connect to and if the password is correct is allows the client to access the files/folders in that folder in C.D. of the server and the client can download any file within the folder by clicking a button, yet don't even know where to start.
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May 6, 2011
How can I read unique Computer ID using vb.net
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