This is a messy way of updating my application but I don't have much other way I can think of doing it. Here is the background information:
My app does not use ClickOnce or any deployment other than just copy/paste the files into a zip and uploading on the web My app has a "update check" form which checks for strings on my website to compare current version with a newer version
Now basically, it downloads correctly. Nothing about that is the problem. I use My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile to do so.
Currently, the user downloads and has to REPLACE the file. Its not an update, its just an "updated" application. I'm not fully sure how I will go about proceding this later, but currently I'm trying to do the first part of my pseudocode below. Which is to get the application's path so that I can "replace" it later programmatically so that it performs a "auto-update".
Pseudocode of what I am trying to accomplish (anything in bold is what I'm trying to accomplish that I haven't already done):
Get folder path of application Download the app update with My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile download Extract this updated folder and replace the contents with the current folder path of the application.
I have the download aspect complete. As far as this question goes, how do I get the folder and replace the contents? As far as extraction though, what are your thoughts on the best method to extract and then replace?
I want to create a browse button in with a textbox when ever user clicks the button it will show all the drives, folders and files on the system and when user clicks the file/folder or anything the textbox should display the complete path e.g. C:My DocumentsMyPhotos .
I have a Picturebox and a two Buttons on my Form. On click of one of the buttons I want to change the image in the picture box at runtime.
This works fine when I give the location of the image (the full path ) on my computer - but then of course it will not work if I use the solution on a different computer .
So I have made a folder named "Pics" inside my application and added two images into it.
How do I get to this local folder in the following code?
Picturebox1.image = system.drawing.image.fromfile (??? ) instead of the usual, Picturebox1.image = system.drawing.image.fromfile ("C:UsersMyName My PicturesMyPicture.jpg" )
how to change the install folder path in a setup and deployment project/Installer class from program files to C:usersPublic in windows 7 and allusers folder in xp.Want to add MVP with my name.
I have one project and in this project I want to save picture to application path and save the path to database as string and retrieve the image from the application path.Can u give me some idea about it..i am using vb.net as frontend and ms access database
I'm just trying to move my folder from one path to another path.The coding seems like it has moved it but the folder is not appearing in my destination path?
Imports System.ServiceProcess Imports System.IO Public Class fswService
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2 problems: first, intellisense error saying: 'fswService' is a type and cannot be used as an expression. second, I can not figure out a way to pass on to the service the path of the folder to watch (which is stored at My.Settings.userPath).
If I have a file path like "C:My DocumentsImagesImage1.png", how can I get the parent folder name of the "Image1.png" file? In this case, "Images", but that's just a sample. I've looked through System.IO.Path and there doesn't seem to be anything there.
I am having trouble getting the path of my application's executable file at runtime. This application is being started by another executable and whenever I try to use Application.ExecutablePath I get the path to that application instead of mine.
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Neither of these give me the path of the program in which those two lines are exectured, they only tell what program started this program.
In VB.NET (2008 Pro) how would I be able to change the path of a folder to represent the recycle bin or printer folder, control panel etc.I have seen it before in VB6 (code below) where the user was able to select a windows path and it set the folder to that path, and also, changed the icon to that particular folder. [code]
I am going through all the files as follows: For Each FI As String In System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(FolderBrowserDialog.SelectedPath, "*.jpg", IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories)' here I need to get the select path's folder name, which is the folder name the current .jpg image is on Next.
i have been asked my a mate to make a mod launcher for a game now i have everything done apart from when loading the mods folder it gives me the full path aswell as the file name... so my question is how can i split the path so it just diplays the folder names and not the path to it... i have looked online for it but cant find alot the frustrating bit of this is i have done it before and cant think how i done it.
How can I get my app. to remember a path to an folder that has been enterd into a TextBox?
on Form1 there is a SettingsButton, clicking it opens a SettingsDialog, on the Dialog I have a TextBox.
Dubble bclicking on the Dialog opens a FolderBrowserDialog, in that Dialog I select D:My DocumentsTest Pics or enny other folder by clicking on OK that path is desplayed in the TextBox.
If the SettingsDialog is closed or the app. is closeed the contens of the TextBox is lost.
I was googling / searching the forums for this type of code.I want to be able create a folder within my application folder, mainly because I don't want people using my program to use a specified path to be able to use my program.
Example,If I would using a specified path It would be ("C:/Macbrutal/Foldername")And the user who would install my application surely, doesn't have macbrutal as username for windows so their path would be ("C:/User/Foldername") and that would bring my program an error, if you get me.
So to brake it down a little, Let's say my path for my program is ("C:/Macbrutal") I want my program to generate a folder where my application is located (not with specified path) which would be (C:/Macbrutal/newfolder")
How can i loop trough treeview and get path of directory of each folder in the treeview?I have this code for adding a color to a treeview item, but it seems like its not possible to retrive the folder path...
HTML Code: 'add color to folder in treeview Private Sub RecurseNodes(ByVal
i added a folder in my project by using the solution explorer. now i want to include a couple of images there that i can use as a default image for my app. in my app i have a picture box which will:show a 'default pic' if the person doesnt have a picture yet. show an 'error pic' if the picture is not found.show the persons image located in the server.
I need to find out the path to the logged in users profile folder in VB.NET.
I know there is one to get the AppData folder but I need only the profile path becuase there is a file I need to read in the root of the profile folder.
I have a windows service on a server which accesses a folder and database which is on different server. i was told to create an .ini file and add the settings here. so i have to add the path to the folder and database in .ini file, correct?
is there anything else which i should add in .ini file? is it compulsory to give the [section] in the .ini file? How can i access this .ini file from my vb.net program? can i store this .ini file anywhere on the machine or it should be stored in a particular folder?
how to open a folder that contains a comma in it's path like: Shell("explorer.exe \serverpath to, folder", vbHide) or Shell("cmd /c start \serverpath to, folder", vbHide)
