How To Programmatically Change File Description Album Name
Aug 23, 2010
I know album name is usually to music files & stuff probably but I guess album is what I need to categorize my video files correctly in Windows Media Player as it does organize my music files correctly when using album name & title. Anyways, these files I just want to change album name at the least & the description is something else I'd like to change on them as well. These files when I right click & go to properties then over to the details tab will show all the things like it usually does, but it will not let me change them. I am guessing this has to do because they are protected type files but I just want to change some things so they display correctly in Windows Media Player.
It already lets me change attributes inside Windows Media Player & at the bottom pane of the screen in explorer when the file is selected of attributes the file already had, but it won't let me add in the album name & description since it didn't start with one. I don't want to get rid of the protection on the files to be able to add these attributes either as I thought that was illegal or something, plus I don't want to download another program I don't have just to do this, whether it be a protection remover (which I said above, I think is illegal, even if it wasn't or isn't, I still wouldn't want to do that anyways) or even a thing that can change the attributes for me I wouldn't want to download since I just don't like downloading things that I won't use often, even if it's easy to remove & everything.
Since I already have VIsual Basic 2010 Express Edition installed I would just like to code something to change these attributes programmatically. It can be a simple textbox which is the location of the file and a button which changes the album name and description to "Just Text" that way I can put in each file I want to change & then click a button and it will be good from there. I will be able to change the variables after they are there to what I want after that from explorer or windows media player so I don't care for having textbox to change album name & description per file as I can just do this in explorer afterwords to what I want. By the way, files are in .wmv file format.
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Jul 25, 2010
I'm using vb 2010, and a newbie programmer I just want to ask how to change the description of the .exe file from WindowApplication1 to something else and how to change its icon? By the way, does applications made in vb 2010 requires .net Framework to run? Because i tried to run my .exe file in another pc but it gives me an error.
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Sep 29, 2011
i tried changing it in right click project/properties but it didnt work. how can i change the description of my .exe file?
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Feb 2, 2012
Whats the easiest way to change a sheet name of a newly create .xls file using VB.net.
The .xls is created as follows in a directory location:
filename = strDirectoryName & "1-TestFeedFile-" & strToday & "-" & iFile.ToString() & "of" & totalFile.ToString() & ".xls"
outputWriter = File.CreateText(filename)
The header of the xls file is created as follows:
line = "Blah1" & Chr(9) & "Blah2" & Chr(9) & "Blah3" & Chr(9)
outputWriter.WriteLine(line)
This code was orginally written to create a .txt file but was changed to a create a .xls, in that case I'm wondering if i'll have to change the code to create an new excel object which then can be used and access its sheet property?I don't mind if the solution is in VB.net or C#
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Feb 25, 2011
how do you change a file or folder icon programmatically
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Jun 20, 2011
Please can you tell how I can change the name of the All Programs > Text description of the program when it has been installed?
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Mar 4, 2011
I have a program that I am making and need it to be able to search a folder (within a given path, e.g. C:UsersAdminMy Pictures) and return a count of all the files in the folder that are of a certain association, e.g. jpg, into a variable.
The reason I want to do this is to create a photo album (bit like what you see on facebook) where the program searches a folder for all jpg files and loads the count into a variable. Then the user can scroll through the jpg's. I can already get the scrolling bit not a problem but that is only when I manually set the file count myself. Below is the code I use but I need to automate the maximum file count
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Sep 29, 2009
Is there away to get file description without using SHGetFileInfo? ie *.txt=text document
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Dec 14, 2009
I want to get the description of an external .exe file from my vb.net app, rather like in task manager. My program can monitor active processes and open their file locations, but it cannot get their descriptions (like in task manager) I want it to be able to do this, and I've found the following code to get the description of a normal file (I had to re-write it from csharp):
Public Class Myform
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
<StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)> _
[Code]....
For example, if the process 'dwm.exe' is open, then I want my program to get the description "Desktop Window Manager." I want it to be universal for any program so it can be done with any open process.
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Feb 14, 2010
i am trying to change the name of a music file, that has the new name set as its description title.
the name it has is like "ADGU". once you right click it and click on the tab Details then look down at the Description section, the Title is set to "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist"
that is the name i wish the file name to be.
now i am trying to set is in a for each loop, as i have over 300 music files that have this problem.
for each file as string in my.computer.filesystem.getfiles("C:Folder", fileIO.SearchAllSubDirectories, "*.*")
Dim fileInfo as new system.IO.FileInfo(file)
dim NewName as string = ...?(Properity Title)
[Code].....
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Nov 15, 2009
I am currently using the registry to get file descriptions for files. As an example, so that a DOCX file will return the description "Microsoft Word". I am doing this from the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry key.However, registry access is extremely slow, and I need to do several thousands of these. Is there an alternative way to do this?
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Apr 30, 2009
When I look at a file on my hard disk, e.g. test.csv, when I look at the Properties of the file, it is officially known as, "Microsoft Office Excel Comma Separated Values File", and file types of .pdf are listed as "Adobe Acrobat Document", etc. etc. All of this information can be seen in Windows Explorer too when my folders are displayed by Details. How do you get at this "type of file" information with .NET?
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Jul 27, 2010
I have attached the 2 docs here which explains wht prob i m facibng in my proj its just piece of code out of my big proj.
How to change a particulr value of one text box control of one particular form from another form?
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Feb 22, 2009
I've a problem with DataGridView component when trying to set the value of the CurrentCell. What i'm trying to do is :
I've a DataGridView With values. I want to make a button in my forms and when clicking on it I want to change the selection from the current row to the next. To explain more, by clicking my Button I want to simulate the effect of a mouse click on a DataGridview.
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May 26, 2012
I've designed a project containing of some forms. The problem is that it doesn't display correctly on wide monitors. I've searched for it and found out that it works correctly for dpi= 96. I wanna change dpi via registry in vb.net (not manually)Here is the code I use:
Dim dpi As Graphics = Me.CreateGraphics
If (dpi.DpiX <> 96 And dpi.DpiY <> 96) Then
Dim DPISetting As RegistryKey =
[code].....
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Sep 3, 2010
I was wondering if there was some function in VB.Net that could change the mouse's position to a certain point, I found this code:
Code:
Declare Function SetCursorPos& Lib "user32" (ByVal p As Point)
'...
dim p as point
p.x = 100
[code]....
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Mar 2, 2011
We have different system date needs on different computers.
An application is using the following to get the current date[code]...
Unfortunately, it is NOT an option of changing the date format on the PC permanently. Is there a way to force the currDate to be retrieved in YYYY-MM-DD "date" format?
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Is there a way to change the ftp password for a certain user programmatically?
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I am making an application that prints records and I want to set the paper height dynamically. My problem is how to change the settings of the printer programmatically in VB.Net.
Somebody told me that it could be done by going to Device and Printers, select the printer and setting it with the desired height. However, can I do this programmatically?
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Sep 29, 2010
I'm using Application Settings to set the the text values of my buttons. I want to create a form that will allow the user to change what the text is. Is that possible? I'm using Application Settings because the text needs to save for the next time the program[code]...
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Feb 17, 2012
How can I force IE to accept third party cookies using an App I can just have my field techs run on their laptops?[url]...
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Aug 13, 2009
I wrote a small app we use on our computer to keep them running optimally and do some utility things (delete temp files, defrag drives, clean registry, backup my docs to the server, etc). One of the options I ahve in there is "Reset Windows to Defaults" and the objective was to setup windows how we normally would set them up before we give them to our users. So if a user messes with all his/her settings we can click this button and reset it all back. So far it resets IE settings, changes Window Explorer views, puts all the default icons on the desktop and turns off desktop cleanup, etc. Well one of the last things I want to do is change to the default Windows XP theme and apply it. After a lot of searching the internet I found this:
[Code]...
It does reset colors and stuff back to the theme. The problem is if a user has "Windows Classic" set and this is run it does apply the theme.....mostly. Things like dialog boxes stay in classic while the menu structure and desktop go the XP style. If you go into display properties it still shows "Windows Classic" but under Appearance it shows "Windows XP" which leads me to believe even though this function is for themes its actually just applying the appearance and not actually setting the theme.
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Apr 6, 2011
I am writing a program to automatically switch my proxy address based on the network I am connected to.
I have so far got everything to work except the part that I have highlighted below.
Is there any way to change the automatic configuration script and the automatically detect settings in code?
The solution can be either P/Invoke registry editing. I just need something that works.
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Dec 2, 2010
I am dynamically generating a word file, and clicking the link opens the file save dialog and it says the document is a: Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Document.What would I need to do to programmatically generate a 2007, 2010 word document.
Code behind:
Public Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
'build the content for the dynamic Word document
'in HTML alongwith some Office specific style properties.
[code]...
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May 17, 2010
How do you change the column type in a datagridview programmatically? I have several tables that I want to allow the user to update using the same form. Depending on the table, I need to change the column type to a checkbox instead of text. Following is the code that I run (just exchanging the table name and column #). Everything works well as long as I don't try to change the column type.
Dim qry = From lst In dbCodes.Codes_InjuryBodyParts _
Select lst Order By lst.CodeDisplay
Me.bsCodes.DataSource = qry
[Code].....
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Nov 4, 2011
I would like to be able to change a single property for every form by code instead of doing it manually. I'm a little new to .NET development, and I thought I was on the right track with the System.Reflection class, but I still can't put all the pieces together. Here is a basic outline of what I'm thinking (pseudocode):
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Jul 26, 2010
I have a VB.NET module that prints out a series of Crystal and PDF documents as a packet. I need a way to temporarily change the user's default printer to the network printer for the PDF report (the Crystal reports are already redirected). Once the module has done its job, I want the module to return the default printer back to its original setting. Since Adobe Reader only works with the default printer, and there does not appear to be a way to redirect that, I need to change the deault for the duration of the module. I tried the following code, but it still sends the PDF output to the local printer.[code]...
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Oct 1, 2009
I wish to programmatically change the value of a particular readonly column of a datagridview when any other column is edited. This is the code I use:
Private Sub gridViewPFI_CellValueChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewCellEventArgs) Handles gridViewPFI.CellValueChanged
[Code]....
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Feb 25, 2009
I have few crystal 10 reports with default to a server & database during crystal design time (server=SRV1, DB=Pub1). And, i calling these report from VB. net application with a config.ini define my server & DB . Recently,i hv clone the same reports but extract from different server & Database name (Server=Srv2,DB=Pub2, the tables & fields are still same ) i have created a config.ini which contain my server, database, uid & pwd. And, when i execute these cloned report , they still point back to the origin server which was server=SRV1, DB=Pub1.
My coding :-
Imports CrystalDecisions.Shared
Imports CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
[Code].....
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Mar 3, 2010
I have a datagrid view with 8 columns. How do I change the background color for any cell in columns 2-5 where the value equals the value in column 8. For instance:
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