Supposedly I create a file called "hi.txt" and I use Process.Start(filename) to open it. then I File.Opentext(filename), edit it and close it using stream writer/reader, while I still have that file open.
In order to see the changed text I need to close "hi.txt" and reopen it.
Is there a way to automatically do that? Been experimenting a bit but with no luck.
I've gone through about 16 hours and two packs of cigarettes trying to figure this out. First a little background. I was using 6.0 up until 2004 when I went to prison. I'm out now, and trying to relearn the trade, using VS 2005. I'm currently porting some 6.0 code from another project, SpyCast Webcam Studio, into VB 8.0. It's disheartening, to say the least. None of the old built-in subs/functions work anymore, so I have to scour the forums to relearn each and every function.The section I'm doing now takes a snapshot from the webcam (Video API --> PictureBox --> Save as Jpeg), then upens the file to upload it to the server via HTTP POST. I've been using this code in SpyCast for years with no trouble, but I spent many hours trying to piece together the right code to open the binary file to read its contents. I pieced together two methods I found around the forums, one using FileStream() though the code I found wasn't for binary files, even though it said it was, so that code doesn't really work. Method two uses Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileOpen() and works better.
Here's the kicker. By the time I run through the rest of the rigamarole of uploading the file, by the time I read it on the webserver, it's *slightly* corrupted. It's a valid Jpeg, no errors, but the picture looks like when I use to watch the Playboy Channel when I was a kid scrambled with weird colors and whatnot. [code] Each "chunk" is basically one "line" of the file. It looks like a single LineInput() return is the text between two carriage returns. Am I correct? I tested this with a flat text file, and it looks true. However, That one input line returns the text or data with the carriage returns *stripped*! ***?!? =( Fine, I have no problem adding my own vbCrLf to each LineInput(), if I were opening text. but this's binary. A character could be Chr(10) or Chr(13), both of which are removed from the original file contents.So I could very well need to use something other than LineInput(), but I haven't found any other examples on the web using this method.
The following code works to check if a file exist, but I need to also check if the file is open. How would I do that?
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I have a filesystemwatcher that watches a certain folder.. Now i use system.thread.sleep to be sure that the file is completely copied to the folder that i watch..But this is not a good way!i know there is a way to check if the file is open or used by another process, but i dont know the code.[code]
View 2 RepliesI have a filesystemwatcher that watches a certain folder.. Now i use system.thread.sleep to be sure that the file is completely copied to the folder that i watch..[code]....
View 10 Replieswould it be possible to check if any notepad or word file is open that contains the word 'test'?I was thinking something like the following.
Dim Process() As Process = System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessesByName("notepad")
Dim Process2() As Process = System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessesByName("word")
For Each p As Process In Process
If p.MainWindowTitle.Contains("test") Then
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The following code works to check if a file exist, but I need to also check if the file is open.How would I do that?
If System.IO.File.Exists(Application.StartupPath & "players.txt") = False Or System.IO.File.Exists(Application.StartupPath & "preferences.txt") = False Then
bla bla bla
End if
When the main program is doing it's routine, it is looking at, and using, data from the two files.So, when the user pauses the program by opening the control panel, one or both of the files may still be opened. When the control panel tries to open them, it causes an error.(I am guessing that to just tell it to close them will cause the same problem if they are already closed.)
im slightly new to VB, i was wondering how I make the program check a file for an update, i kknow there is an option in the app settings, but when I go on it it doesnt recognize .vb or .exe files to check from.
If i uploaded updates to a server, how would It check that for updates? and what file type would i need to upload it as?
I have a excel file place on server. I am using a application which written by VB.NET to open file in read only mode. User 1 open file in read only mode. How can user 2 detect that file is open or not status?
View 2 RepliesI am trying to save the text file in this path:"C:Test est.txt" and when the file is already opened I need to check whether the file is opened and I need to close it before writing it to the file.[code]...
View 3 RepliesI have a filesystemwatcher that watches a certain folder.. Now i use system.thread.sleep to be sure that the file is completely copied to the folder that i watch..But this is not a good way!
I know there is a way to check if the file is open or used by another process, but i dont know the code..
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i have a requirement where in i have to update the information of a record with new values.how to open the binary file and update with the new information.The existing binary file contains 5 records with serial nos.now i want to update the information of sno 1.i am using filestream, binary reader ,binarywriter SureshThere is an Island of Opportunity In the Middle of Every Difficulty
View 1 RepliesActually i have to update a software daily on 20 computer and connecting to internet kill my ADSL connection. i would like to download the file on my server and then schedule a task to pick it up from the server share folder.how i can write this script and then put it on the 20 computer so that it come to check the folder on the server then update to the latest file?
View 5 RepliesI can upload excel to sql but when i upload again with old record for update and another record to insert new record [code]...
View 2 RepliesI have a routine that uses windows compression to zip a file. It uses shell32. Rather than maintaining a five second timer for each file, I would like to check to see if the file is closed, not locked, etc., before moving on to the next step in my program. I've searched, and while I can try to open text files, zip files are not text files. I tried renaming the file, but it seems this is actually slowed while files are being added. [Code]
View 2 RepliesI have code which saves DGV contents including check box columns as a comma separated text file. I also have correct code which will take the text file and re-insert it into the DGV at a later time. This all works.When I'm working on the DGV, I have this
Private Sub DataGridView1_CellValueChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellEventArgs) Handles DataGridView1.CellValueChanged
If DataGridView1.Columns(e.ColumnIndex).Name = "Column12" Then[code]....
So that when the check box is true, columns 1 and 3 turn different colours, and when false, go to a yellow colour.However, when I "re-insert" my DGV info from my text file, the check boxes come back correctly - as true and false on the right rows - but columns 1 and 3 don't change colour. I've tried a "DataGridView1.Refresh" option but not getting it to work.The DGV is unbound. I need it to recognise which check boxes are true and update automatically when the information is opened from a text file.
I have a csv file. I need to open it, delete whole row on basis of a column value, Update few of the column values and save the file as .dat file. I am using VB.net 2010
View 1 RepliesI have a function on my program that allows a user to load a listbox filled with words that are matched with words inside a databank. The databank is filled with 2 string arrays and file of .jpg Pictures. The Arrays attached to each word inside the listbox are approximately one page. Each page is two paragraphs of Text(string Array) and one Picture(20Kbytes).My problem is this. When the user selects the option print all, the listbox with approximately 10255 words is selected and begins to fill a Microsoft Word Document.Because the alotted amount of space needed for the MS Word Document is approximately 5 Gbytes,I need to open about 10 Documents and insert the String Array's and Pictures into each document one at a time.Is there anyway to check the filesize of the Open Document before saving the document.This way I could check the open document inside the algorithm for 512 Mbytes of memory and save the document before the size gets above 512 Mbytes.[code]
View 2 RepliesI got a hard one for you devolpers.In a popular C++ program BitComet they have a Check For Update feature.How would I have a simple Check For Update and have it warn the user every 1 week or so.
View 4 RepliesAlright, when I open my program I want it to check for updates and if there is an update I want it to download. So far I have a text file saying the most recent version and then it downloads that file and compares it to the current file version. If the current file version < recent version then it will download the file. :O Can someone help me with the code? :3 I have a hosting server with direct download links.
View 5 RepliesI would like to see an example how to check if pappssn exsist in database before the update is complete. If so to raise an error record exsist. My front end is VB however i would like to handle this within SQL in my stored procedure if possible.
ALTER Procedure [dbo].[usp_insertmemapp](
@pappfname nvarchar(50),
@pappmname nvarchar(50),
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i have done my web page's menu ....and made it a dll... now i want to do a checking..any way to open my dll and update it
View 5 RepliesI want to check for a system update every .25 seconds. It's very important that it is always .25 seconds apart. I was trying to use do until/while...loop, but it wouldn't let me insert a delay. Does anybody know how to do this/where I could learn to do this?
View 5 RepliesI have an interesting problem. I need to write a program that checks to see if data has been inserted or updated into a Microsoft access database . The program needs to be compatible with both types of access database, so using triggers is not possible as it wont work in access etc
View 3 RepliesIs there any way to check from .NET if windows update is enabled?
I want to prompt the users every time they log into my app that their computer might be at risk and give them a link to windows update website (or windows update application from control panel).
Preferably it should work on XP, Vista and Windows 7. Maybe there is a registry key or even better an API?
Is there a way to check if a site had a page update or a new post easily?? Even just to check if something had changed on the page.
View 4 RepliesI'm a beginner to Visual Basic, and I made a simple program, however I want to put a 'check update' button in it... It consists of downloading a txt file that contains three numbers, if it match with the version of the program it says 'you already have the most up-to-date version' or else it asks you to download the update and then bring you to the dev blog of the program I made, however, when I download that file, it brings me a blank txt file instead of the one I uploaded into the site. By the way, I'm downloading it through HTTP.
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I was wondering if it is possible to check if a specific application is running when I open up a form.
If the application is running I want a label to say running, but if it isn't running then the label will say closed.
I have got problem, I got function which should correctly check if Woorkbook is open or not, but anyway if i got open my excel file or not I always get False Value in MsgBox. I don't know where is a problem. Please check it:
Imports Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel
Public Class Form1
Function IsXLBookOpen(strName As String) As Boolean
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How to check if the folder is open or no ?
i have a folder in c:
name : "my folder"
i want to know if the folder is open or no