I need to have the user select a directory for the working directory. I know how to use the openfiledialog to list a file, but how do you do it for a directory?
View 1 RepliesThis is my code at the moment. I want the TextBox to show the Directory of the file. (C:Documents and SettingsUserDesktopFile)
This is my TextBox Code
Private Sub TextBox1_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles TextBox1.TextChanged
Me.Text = OpenFileDialog1.FileName
End Sub
This is my Button Code
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
End Sub
I need to create a telephone directory with search option(textbox). I use sql db as backend and vb.net for frontend. In this the user must search for a particular name using the textbox and the results have to be displayed in the gridview. how to do this?
View 1 RepliesI have files that start with unique numbers and are word documents. Say the document starts with "1234567" is there a way to make the OpenFileDialog filter to where only all the .doc files that start with "1234567" show up?
View 2 RepliesI need to Clear My Concept of Save&Open FileDialog Option How many Ways to use it , means This Option Drop from Toolbox and Declare my Own Without Tools.
1. How to Import Files and save File . Suppose I have Listbox or PictureBox I want to Import Files & save file from Listbox and PictureBox By using Save&Open Dialog tools.
2. How to make Extension (File type) Filter For opening and Saving File.
how to copy, delete, show files, show current directory, change directory, make folder, rename folder. My problem is i have a method on deleting a file and copying a file, but i don't know how to pass the method so that when i click the delete button it would let me choose what file to delete. By the way im using buttons on each function.[code...]
View 2 RepliesI have a textbox that shows events on a program, which I add. I use the 'scroll bar' option on the textbox to show the vertical scroll bar, but how do I make it stay at the bottom most possible? I am using this code while I am trying to learn how to do what I want the scroll bar to:[code]But how do I get it so the scroll bar will stay at the bottom-most it can? I'd like the newest, most recent events to appear at the bottom of the textbox, and to have the user not have to scroll down every time something new is added.
View 2 Replieshow to get directory value from openfiledialog
View 2 RepliesI want to save the directory that a user chooses when they open a file with the OpenFileDialog. I currently have
FileDir=My.Computer.FileSystem.CurrentDirectory
after the open dialog, and this works ok in Windows XP. But on Windows Vista this seems to give the Application (.exe) directory, whihc is not what we want.
I am using this example to open a text file. It works.
Imports System.IO
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal ByVale As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim FileReader As StreamReader
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The form is made of Button1 and TextBox1 in multiline form and OpenFileDialog1 is inserted in the form. How to force a desired path so it will start in there instead of the default directory of the project?
I am developing in Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition under Vista Business SP2. I have an application with an OpenFileDialog and a SaveFileDialog. When I call the OpenFileDialog on first running the application, it defaults to the directory from which the Application last opened/saved a file. However, this directory IS NOT
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When i open a file with the proces method en i try to open another file, the openFileDialog box start with the last directory and filename. In the property i write a initial directory. How can reach the situation that the box always start with the initial directory i give.
View 1 RepliesIm wondering why this doesn't work: It sets initialdirectory to directorypath and doesn't traverse into save folder. I've tried it all. Anyone have any ideas of how to get it to work? [Code]
View 4 RepliesI am working on an assignment, so need to pass the file to the instructor. I thought I remembered a way to input a placeholder character(s) that tells the computer that the path is flexible until the point where I declare the actual path.
For example: if the directory is C:documentsMyProjectinDebug on my machine, and is F:usersownerclass assignmentscis101StudentAMyProjectinDebug on the instructor's machine, can I put a "wildcard" type of character that points to the ...MyProjectinDebug file that will work on both machines in the Initial Directory property?
I have an application that opens the file location of a running process, however when the process is located in a large folder like system32 it just opens at the first item,
What i really want is for the specified .exe to be highlighted or in focus within the dialog window,is there a way to filter or use the built in search box in the window programaticaly?
I'm trying to get files from a directory and all the sub directory's to show in a checked list box. This is my first time working with arrays?here is the code
Public Class add_to_play_list
'IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory & "\x"'
Dim Home As String
Dim Fi As New ArrayList
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I have a sansa fuze and i have to make my own playlist for it so i want to have the program read the songs that are on there and show it to you in the list box and you can check off the ones you want then it will read the mp3 files to make the playlist, it needs the path, name, and duration from the mp3 file. i can get the name and the path so far...
When I show a file dialog and have All Files (*.*) selected files are not showing.The directories display How do I display files?
OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
tbFileToLoad.Text = OpenFileDialog1.FileName.ToString
I'm creating an MP3 player. I have a listbox and OpenFileDialog control. I want to load an mp3 file in the listbox but I only want the file name to show rather than the whole file path, how can this be done?
View 2 RepliesHere is my snippet:
private void btnBrowseCInv_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
ofdBrowseVInv.Title = "Locate Customer Invoice File";
ofdBrowseVInv.Filter = "Portable Document Format (*.pdf)|*.pdf|All Files (*.*)|*.*";
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As you see below, once a user pick a file and click open. I want the selected path to show on the pointed text box which is named "txtInvoicePathCInv".
How to control the location where the OpenFileDialog.Show places the interface on the screen?
View 1 RepliesI want too allow my users to be able to choose wether they SEE VISUALIZATIONS in the player in my app when listening to Audio through the Player. Also, how doo I let them choose different visualizatins for the player?
View 1 Repliesway to display the name of a file in a textbox from an openfiledialog (including the file type) For example: Instead of "C:Users eadme.txt", to display just "readme.txt" in the textbox.
Edit: AND if possible, how to display the inverse, too ("C:Users", instead of "C:Users
eadme.txt" or something)
How would I get the filename from OpenFileDialog and put it in TextBox? I dont want the full path.
View 2 RepliesDoes anybody know how to make an OpenFileDialog where the file displays in a textbox, BUT, can only show the file, not the directories(eg. "Song.mp3" Not "C:\Files\Song.mp3")I've got the code for the OpenFileDialog
If OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then TextBox9.Text = OpenFileDialog1.FileName End If And I've added the OpenFileDialog. I just don't know how to display the file without directories.
In .Net Setup Wizard , While Installing Application Wizard shows ' Folder where to Install' but I want to show only Drive Letter like C, D etc Not to give option of folder
View 1 RepliesI want my program to copy a file or two from a folder in the directory of the program to a given directory. I also want a Progress Bar for this. I am not too great at this stuff, so I am not even completly sure where to start at to do this. Edit: Not sure if this is possible with VB, but is it possible to just Download it to a given directory instead and show a progress Bar?
View 5 RepliesI recently have had lots of problems getting a text box to display only numbers or special characters and or letters only. Much research on past posts just compounded the problem as the code is either for previous versions or other language. So I thought I would post a bit of code that works great with VB 2010
Private Sub TextBox1_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyPress
e.Handled = True
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You Know Your Addicted To Computers When - Your main computer is a 7 terabyte, Core2Quad 3 Ghz +, with 4 or more gigs ram, over 200 programs installed, and you would rather sit with it programming than go to the movies!
I tried to initialize a textbox value by using the .Text property
Textbox.Text = 0
But Im getting the error Option Strict On disallows implicit conversions from 'Integer' to 'String'.
I am writing a program that will read files from a directory and show the thumbnails, then rename the selected files with a time/date stamp and policy number.
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I have a project where I want to display a combo to show dropdown list of directory listing like dialog boxes does. there is a Win32 API
int DlgDirListComboBox(
LPTSTR lpPathSpec,
int nIDComboBox,
int nIDStaticPath,
UINT nFileType
);
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but I can't figure out what value should I pass in for nIDComboBox parameter (I tried and handle do not work here!)