Starting A Program With A Chosen Path?
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View 2 RepliesVS 2008 Starting a program with a chosen path
View 6 Repliesi got the "downloder with progress bar" from some one on this site. but i want it go begin downloading when i have chosen my desired path. but i just dont know why
View 9 RepliesHow does the exe app know where to look for its Resources folder? In the development folders of my app it is in one place relative to the GetCurrentDirectory, but in a different set of run-time folders, the relative path is different.
Is there a My.Resources property (or some other property) which knows where this folder is? System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory tells the app where it is, is there a 'System.IO.Directory.GetResourcesDirectory' (except of course I know there isn't)?
I want the user to be able to copy image files from wherever into the Resources folder without the user having to look for it (the Resources folder) themselves. I can do the OpenFileDialog1 bit myself, I just need to know where to place the chosen file.
I'm trying to make an autoshutdown, that can, of course, shutdown your computer but also open a program when you want (I'm working with vb 2008 btw), I was thinking in using openfiledialog, get the path to a text box and then open the file with shell.
View 2 RepliesI am working in VB2008. I don't know what process is started when a user double clicks on a folder to display its contents. I am working on an application where I store paths to various folders in a database that is displayed in a treeview. I would like to be able to select a node in my tree and then pass the path to the associated folder to the application which can display the contents of the folder. I need to know the name of the application or process that I am trying to startup to display my folder contents.
View 1 RepliesI am trying to run a new process 9EXE) from a VB.NET program. Basically I am doing something similar to this:
Dim proc As New Process
Dim pi As New ProcessStartInfo
pi.FileName = CMD
pi.Arguments = ARG
pi.UseShellExecute = False
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I don't understand how I can get this to work!!!
Dim co As ConnectionOptions = New ConnectionOptions()
co.Username = "username"
co.Password = "password"
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I was wondering if it was possible to start an application from USB stick without the need of installing the dotnet framework on the system? Like implement the framework in the application or install it on the USB stick itself.
View 6 RepliesI am just starting to program with Visual Basic 2008. I would consider myself at a Beginner - Intermedite level of programming with VB and looking to get better. I noticed that in other language forums on this site that there were program suggestions but didnt see one here so I thought i'd ask.
View 2 RepliesI have an executable (EXE) that I would like to run from within my VB.NET program. I've looked into Process.Start("[PATH][EXE]"), where PATH is the path to my executable, and EXE is the name of the executable. However this throws an error, saying "The parameter is incorrect". I've managed to avoid this error with the following
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I have used Visual Basic 2008 successfully before.Now i have installed Visual Studio 2010 and want to debug an application i am writing.When in the source code (VB) i can't add a breakpoint using F9 nor by ckicking in the leftmost margin. I can only open the breakpoint window after closing the source code and then add a new breakpoint.
Then when starting the program and when the program get to the breakpoint it stops and show the code with the arrow representing the next line of code to be executed. Then i should be able to step into the code using F8, but nothing happens.
I am using Visual Studio 2010 Version 10.0.30319.1 RTMRel with .NET Framework Version 4.0.30319 RTMRel under Windows XP Pro x86 with Service Pack 3.
I have a created window service and installed successfully. I have enclosed a exe file in service but it does not start .exe.
Protected Overrides Sub OnStart(ByVal args() As String)
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:UsersDr.FazanDesktopDebugMacro Recording System.exe")
The title summarizes it pretty well. I'm trying to launch a program at the Form_Closing-event, but my debugger just says:
"A first chance exception of type 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' occurred in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll".
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I have built and deployed an application in VB2008. If I start the program from the start menu a new session will start and there 'll be multiple sessions of the same programming running. I dont want this behaviour! I want the program to start only when no other session of the same program is running. How can I do that in VB2008?
View 9 Replieshow to PROPERLY make a multi-tabbed or multi-window application that can handle file start requests.
For example, on startup my "Desktop Application" runs and sits there waiting for a task, either through the main menu, or for a file to display in a window. Now the problem is simple, how can I make this already running program load the dropped file (dropped on the executable (!)), instead of starting a new instance.
I understand I will have to check if the process is running, and if so, do some stuff with it. But the problem is passing the message to the active program.
Previously I used text files with paths/arguments in them, but I don't like the idea of the OS/program checking every 500 ms if a file is created in the "load this" folder...
Then I thought of sending a message using "Send Message", for example changing the text in a textbox and handle the "Text Changed" event, but is this reliable? Can any other program interfere with it?
So, basically I need the proper way of doing all of this. For example, Microsoft Visual Studio does this nicely, and no lag whatsoever...
How do I start writing a program that has 6 text boxes. A person would enter a member number if they have one, number of movies rented at $1.80 a piece. A Text box should then display Total Rental Price, and if a member number was entered, a 10% discount is given (the total of the discount shows up in another text box) and after there discount is applied the Amount Due is displayed in yet another Text Box.
My boxes are named:
memberNumberBox
moviesRentedBox
rentalPriceBox = $1.80
totalPriceBox
discountBox
amountDueBox
This is all supposed to happed when the customer clicks on a calculation button named: Button1
This is what I have so far, but I don't even know if this is correct, as I am getting 1 error relating to a name not being declared. Please help and clue me in to where to start!
Public Class Bonanza
Private Sub memberNumberBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles memberNumberBox.TextChanged
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I recently installed Visual Studio 2010 which caused the same error, every time i try to start the program i get this message. i am using windows 7 professional 64bit i only have one user account, and i am the computer administartor. every other program works fine but visual studio programs.
View 2 RepliesI 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 RepliesHad this matter on Xp machine and visual studio 2010 ultimate after windows update between december and january: even the simplest windows form program crash on start when starting for debug (inside Ide, F5) unless putting breakpoints on each line of the autogenerated (and marked as "debugger step thorugh") code.(see: [URL]) I was wondering if this matter affects only Xp machines, or if someone with Seven or Vista had same matter.
View 2 RepliesHow can I determine which box a user has chosen from the points array I stored it in? EX:
Points.add(box1)
Points.add(box2)
Points.add(box3)
User selects box2
How can I determine from the points array(x) which box he chose?
How do I start a program using only it's executable name, without knowing the exact path? For programs that are in the program files directory,I can use process.Start(filename), but if they are located somewhere else, that doesn't work. However, if I go to the start menu and enter the name of the executable into the search field it will run it.
View 6 RepliesIm not good in querying. I would like to ask if this query works.I want to retrieve starttime, endtime and sessioncost from the table SESSION of my database. my program will be an autorun.
Dim sql As String = "select STARTTIME, ENDTIME, SESSIONCOST from SESSIONS where CLIENTID = (?)"
I have four comboxes all containing A,B,C,D. My problem is if I have chosen letter A on the first combobox, the last three won't have letter A anymore, then on the second combobox, if letter B is chosen, the last two will have C and D and so on.
View 8 RepliesI would like to create a program which able to lock several files from unauthorized person to use and unlock it when the authorized person wants to use
View 12 RepliesSo I'm making a multi-function clock for practice.
It's a clock, timer and alarm. It's all done except for the alarm. I want to be able to choose a song (mp3) with OpenFileDialog1 and then play it when I click a button. I'm thinking about using a hidden Windows Media Player control,
I've searched for a solution with no luck, can you help? I've a DataViewGrid with a DataGridViewComboBoxColumn, bound to a dataTable which all works fine but I need to undo the user selection in some cases.
When the user selects one of options I validate that the chosen option is appropriate for the rest of the row. I can do this in the CellValueChanged Event and easily determine if its good or bad - is this the correct event to do the check?
The problem I have is that I want to roll back to the default value in the DataGridViewComboBoxColumn if an invalid selection is made:
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Im having problems in saving the date selected. When I clicked my save button, it is saving the current date not the date i choose. The date I selected is for the Birthday.Here is my code for saving:
Dim myBuilder As OleDb.OleDbCommandBuilder = New OleDb.OleDbCommandBuilder(dataAdapter)
If dt.Rows.Count <> 0 Then
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How can I get the absolute path of program I'm running?
View 3 RepliesCan a media player written in VB be modified to do this: randomly choose an avi file from a directory or subdirectory, choose a random starting point within that file and then play a clip of a random length (within user defined parameters) then without prompting repeat this sequence?
I would like just such a media player but there doesn't appear to be one already out there so my only other option is to write one myself. I know nothing about VB and last programmed in BASIC in the 90s. Before I invest time and effort in learning VB I need to know if it can actualy do this at all.