i wanna list all the path of every folders contained in a main folder in a listbox Here's my problem
For Each level1 As String In My.Computer.FileSystem.GetDirectories("C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDesktopdatabase")
ListBox1.Items.Add(level1)
Next
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I suppose technically this isn't .NET specific but I suspect this is something to do with the registry and I'm using .NET!I'm trying to find out how to get the fully qualified path relating to a file type.For example, the system knows that to open a PDF file it needs to launch C:Program FilesAdobeAdobe Reader 10.0Readeracrord32.exe
I've had a good long search through the registry and found a lot of references to the adobe path probably too many - and I've edited them to try and "break" the process so I can identify which one is used to discover the path but with no luck. I'm assuming this has something to do with HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT?
File I/O and Registry :: replacing single filename in multiple directories and subdirectories
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View 6 RepliesI found this code on here to open a text fille, do a find & replace then save the changes, and the code is in a loop that will do that to every file in a given folder. My question is I also have files in sub folders, and more sub folders, and i'm not sure how deep it goes. I want to recursivly go though all the sub folders and do this to all the files, not just the files directly in the main folder.
Here is the code so far:
Code:
FolderBrowserDialog1.Description = "Select Path for files to edit"
FolderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog
OpenPathVariable = FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath
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I will have a directory of files (IFO, BUP, and VOB; DVD files for anyone who cares), I need to find the first one by sorting these like this: Filter out everything that does not have a .VOB in it, then find the one like this VTS_**_1.VOB. It will always have a "1" before the extension, but the two numbers before that change, lastly I need that file returned as a variable.
View 4 RepliesI've been doing a lot of coding latley and I'm interested in some things that vb can do. I was wondering if vb has the ability to search a directory for a file or mutipule files within a folder. Like in dos I can do C:user*.* and I can get all files that have . in them. Is there a similer way to do this in VB, I don't think VB has a wildcard or I've not heard that it does so I'm comfused on how I would find a file if I didn't know the path.
View 2 RepliesIs there a better way of finding the path of a file that was opened with the open file dialogue? This is what I did. It works, but it seems like there should be a way to get the path through one of the open dialogue options.
Code:
'm_PicSource = OpenFileDialog1.FileName
'm_PicSource is a global var
Dim strCnt As Integer = m_PicSource.Length - 1
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Is there a better (and faster) way to find out the last modified date/time for an entire drive (or folder) without scanning each file and folder individually to find the latest modified date?
View 1 RepliesOk, I have a code to get all subdirectories in a file. Here it is:
Try
Dim di As New DirectoryInfo("C:\Library\AvailableBooks")
For Each subdi As DirectoryInfo In di.GetDirectories
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Using FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(path), I get what I need most of the time. All the properties are there. But... I have this one folder that most of the properties for this object are NOTHING... except the [Name] property.
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I'm using VB.NET in Visual Studio 2008 in a Vista 64-bit OS. I'm trying to find an easy way (there must be one) to quickly retrieve from the registry the application file name and path to use in a Shell command to open a particular file. Specifically, I want the user in my app to be able to click on a PDF file and have the app open that PDF file using the application associated with PDF file types - Acrobat Reader, for example. Anyone have any suggestions as to proper coding & syntax for the following sequence?:
(1) Get name of .exe file associated with .pdf file type (most likely from the HKey Root Classes hive)
(2) Get path for the .exe file
(3) Shell("[pathname]appname.exe filename.pdf")
I've spent a couple of hours looking through the forums and haven't found what I'm looking for.
My directory structure is like below.
Parent directory
---Sub directory 1
---Sub directory 2
------Sub directory2a
------Sub directory2b
---Sub directory 3
I am writing in VB.net to fetch all the directory names (including sub directories in all the levels).However while using directory.getfilesystementries(path) I am getting only the top level sub directories.how to fetch all the subdirectory names of all sub levels?
I want to find a registry key with sub-folders to be included.
Example : I have find "ApplicationName" in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE" with subfolders for SOFTWARE.
Can i monitor changes to the registry like monitoring the files and folders using filesystemwatcher?
View 10 RepliesI have put the file under the path below. How to access this file from VB.Net on Desktop program??
My Devicexxxx folderfile.sdf
In a VB application I am building, I need to launch Outlook. Obviously, on every computer the path to Outlook will not be the same. Thus, I need to know how to find the path of Outlook on the user's computer before I Shell("path"). How would I do this?
View 6 RepliesImagine a small application, myApp.exe, that contains one button and a textbox. You drop the application into any folder anywhere on your hard drive, run it, click the button and the textbox says something like this: The full path to the location of this application is:
C:Documents and SettingsColinMy DocumentsDownloadsmyApp.exe
How can the application discover the path to its own location?
I have FolderBrowserDialog1, how do I find the last latter of FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath?
View 1 RepliesWhere can I get the paths for "My Network Places" and "Recycle Bin"? Environment.SpecialFolder contains the following entries but not "My Network Places" and "Recycle Bin":
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I have researched the Internet and found more than a few potential solutions, but I keep getting errors on a Windows 7 machine. Here's the scoop. I have an application written in VB.NET that launches a console application. The console application will run independently of my VB.NET app, so the user can close and restart the VB.NET app and potentially start a second session of the console app from the same installation.
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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]
View 2 RepliesI'm using VB.NET application. [code] Can anyone tell me how to read the full path from registery key? [code] I have no idea knowing what it is That's why i need to get it from the registry. Whatever path is in that registry entry is the path I need.I just want my VB.NET program to determine the full path from the registery key.I know that the registery key is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREQuickProjects.QSUpdat.What I meant by "full path" is the location of where the registry key been installed. For example: "C:Program Files QuickProjects.QSUpdate". [code] using regedit.exe i double check and Software\QuickProjects.QSUpdate exist.If you know how to find out the path from registry key, please let me know.
View 4 RepliesIf I use REGSVR32 to register THREED32 on a mapped network drive (N:) then the registry enry INPROCSERVER32 Path THREED32 has N: as the drive. If Iuse REGSVR32 to register itand put the UNC path i.e. \192.168.0.100SOFT in the command line theNPROCSERVER32 path has the UNC path in it.But, no matter how we try and registerour own DLL's made in VB6, the INPROCSERVER32 path always has a UNC path and not the network drive letter.
View 1 RepliesThis code gets all software that has an Uninstall Entry and it app path. However, given I have the app path, I do not know the name of the main .exe of the software. What ways are there to find the main .exe of a found application?
'Declare the string to hold the list:
Dim Software As String = Nothing
'The registry key:
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I want to know exact path to All programs in the registry. Im creating an my own installer and i want my installer to add program to All programs in the START->All Programs. I browse the registry i found this "SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInstallerUserDataS-1-5-18Products" but im not sure because it doesnt show program name , only it show 32 hexadecimal, then when i click on each hexadecimal, i got 4 subkeytree, FEATURES, INSTALLPROPERTIES,PATCHES,USAGE. In installproperties, i find information programs on my computer. if that is the path, how is the hexadecimal number generated.
View 4 RepliesI have a batch file with the following code which works fine[code]...
I would like to execute it from within the .net environment, however I can't seem to execute that command using the shell syntax.I tried Shell (cmd "MsiExec.exe /x {3248F0A8-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0150070}",vbHide)
I am finishing a project for a client , however I am having an issue with the registry. How do I get installation directory path from the .net registry?
View 10 RepliesI am trying to change the DWORD value in a specific registry path. It starts with the user who is entering the value in decimal into a text box. Then with the click of a button, the application takes that value and change the existing value of the DWORD to the new one typed into the text box. I think I have manage to get it to work with "strings" but I seem to get stuck when it comes to the DWORD key. I have a feeling it have something to do with the hexadecimal value which is set by default. Do I need to create a converter?
View 1 RepliesThis is currently the code I am using.
Dim fileList As Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection(Of String) = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(FolderDialog1.SelectedPath, FileIO.SearchOption.SearchTopLevelOnly)
For Each topLvlFile As String In fileList
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The above code reads all the files & directories in a selected path. It ignores any hidden folders, like it suppose to. Except it doesn't ignore folders inside of the hidden folders that it finds & I need it to.I can't quite wrap my head around how to make it ignore all folders & files inside of a hidden folder that it find.
