I'm trying to copy files to the CD Drive using My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile. I use the FolderBrowserDialog for my destination and add the filename at the end. When I try this on the Hard Drive and also a flash drive, it works just fine, but when I try this on a CD Drive, I get the following message: Could not find part of the path 'E:'. Hw to copy movie files to CD Drive.
View 6 RepliesI have a copying error with my program. I am trying to copy the internet cache folder, and the error states that some files cannont be copied (read only maybe?) How can i make it copy, or just skip the uncopyable files?
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyDirectory(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Internet Cache), "d:My Documents")
I have created a folder inside my project and i put an icon on it, now i want to use it as my program icon how will i get the link of my icon inside misc folder?
View 2 Repliesi have a win app in vb2005 but when i want to create a data-source to connect with my database i got this error: The file \CATV-ANTIVIRUSdata|CLINICA_Data.mdf is on a network path that is not supported for database files.
An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file \CATV-ANTIVIRUSdataCLINICA_Data.mdf failed. a database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share. i need the datasource to start creating datareports but i don't know how to resolve this problem before.
I am making an application. Here one of the field is a picture. I need to browse to this picture folder from vb.net application and then save the path to a foxpro table. Something similar to what we have when a setup is run, we use to browse to target location and the path value will be there in the text box. What is the approach to be tried out.
View 6 RepliesI have a program where I copy strings from one file to another. I then create folders based on the strings. It works great 99% of the time. Once in a while I get this error:
Illegal Characters in Path
Here's the line of code where it happens:
If Dir$(txtSaveLocation.Text & "" & name1 & "" & name2, vbDirectory) = "" Then
It is just checking to see if the folder exists yet or not.
When I move my mouse over the variable "name2" the value shows up as
"test name 2
That's right, no closing quotation marks. How is this possible? If I manually add the quotation marks while in debug mode and restart execution the code works fine.
I do have a function to strip out illegal characters first too:
For loopCTR = 0 To strip.Length - 1 'strip characters out
name2= name2.Replace(strip.Substring(loopCTR, 1), "_")
Next
I have this weird(!) issue that I cannot pass a path as a variable. I really tried everything but I always get the "Cannot find path" error when executing. It has to do with the quotes, I guess.When I print out the path it is perfect like: "C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorMijn afbeeldingen" (with quotes)Maybe a basic problem but I'm stuck-stuck!
Option Explicit
Dim oFSO, sFile, oFile, sText, file, newText
Dim sFileArr
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
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Using a basic script to copy 4 folders.
fso.copyfolder "F:OfficeTreeStuff", newfolder &"", True
3 folders copy fine. 1 does not: path not found error is displayed.
How can I have the particular file/path displayed that is not found?
I'm just testing things and seeing if I can get things working and if I can then I want to try and develop this into something more. So far its just a simple button1 finds all files with extension of .mp3 in C: and displays all the findings in a listbox. I then want to use button2 to copy or move (I want to see how to do both) all of the files that are in that lisbox to a directory of my choosing. Here is what I have so far.
Imports System.IO
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
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Just copied a saved VB 2005 project to a new machin which has VB 2005. When I build or rebuild this project I get one error and 14 Warnings...Warnings and error are:Warning 1 The referenced component 'LCC11' could not be found.Warning 2 The referenced component 'Microsoft.Office.Core' could not be found. Warning 3 The referenced component 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word' could not be found.
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I am busy writing a application that i can set up a list of files to copy from one location to a remote network drive.
THe program has a list of "jobs" in a datagrid that it loops through and executes in sequence. What i have now is a background worker that reports the status of which job it is on (File 1 of 5) but i would like something that shows the status of the current copying file as sometimes large files can look like it's stopped on the network
I am using the System.io.file.copy structure, but have also tried the my.computer.filesystem.copyfile (which shows the status in a "windows" copy box)
So, what i would like is some guidance on how to create a function that will copy the file but also report back progress periodicly. I don't want to read and write byte for byte as im worried this will be too slow.
Also, is there a better way/function to use to copy files? Looking for best speed
I have been creating a program that copies and moves files from folder to folder; I am using this sort of code;
fileToCopy.CopyTo("path here...")
or
FileToMove.MoveTo("path here...")
My problem is, when I am copying or moving a large file, It's taking so much time and my program is hanging until all the files are completely moved or copied. How about, using a progressbar instead, so that the user will be able to see the progress of copying and moving instead of the program freezing?
I know how to move a single file to another directory. However i am having issues with moving a series of files and files in subdirectories to a single folder. Here is what i have:
Dim ProData As String = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonStartMenu)
' Textbox1 is just a box for the TARGET directory'
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i have been searching Google for weeks now looking for help on a project, i'm not in school college etc, i am a network admin in a secondary school. Basically i was sick of teachers/pupils losing their pen drives and complaining to us that their work is missing, i set out to create a program to ease the backing up process to ensure this happened less often. i did manage to create a program using 'Get current directory' & 'Copy directory' and it works fine but not to the standard i want. Here is a clip of my current program, pretty neat for a beginner i think.I want the .EXE to sit on the pendrive and extract everything to a backup folder when it's run.Because (h:/) or whatever the letter, is a DRIVE, copy directory method wont work.
View 11 RepliesI want to include a function in my program that involves my copying files from my cd drive D:/ to my hard drive C:/. The code I'm using is below but it isn't working. The first one came up with an error, and the second one didn't come up with an error but didn't copy the files.
vb.net
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile(foundFile, destPath & foundFile, True)
Dim srcPath As String
Dim destPath As String
srcPath = ComboBox1.Text & "Web Browser"
destPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonProgramFiles)
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The combo box allows the user to select which drive the cd is in, incase you were wondering.
I am looking for a way to copy files from one folder to another, I've tried a few examples online but none seem to work. I need one that copies and replaces and one that only copies files which aren't already in the destination folder?
View 2 RepliesI am creating a vb.net screen saver setup solution that will copy a .scr file to c:\Windows\system32, but unfortunanetely access denied. It gives error "Acess to path 'C:\Windows\system32\sss.scr' is denied". The code i used are:
Dim fileName As String = "UDOMScreenSaver.scr"
Dim sourceFile As String = Environment.CurrentDirectory & "\" & fileName
Dim destFile As String = Environment.SystemDirectory & "\" & fileName
Try
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i'm working on a project able to backup USB and shared files from network. i finished the USB backup just am stuck on the LAN.
View 12 RepliesHow do you recommend I copy large files over the LAN (>20GB)Currently I am using File.Copy.Another question I have is how can I implement this class to be self contained, meaning that it would report progress to the object that called it? or do I have to define a delegate in the calling object?
Code:
Public Class cCopier
Private Delegate Function CopyProgressRoutine(ByVal totalFileSize As Int64, ByVal totalBytesTransferred As Int64, ByVal streamSize As Int64, ByVal streamBytesTransferred As Int64, ByVal dwStreamNumber As Int32, ByVal dwCallbackReason As Int32, ByVal hSourceFile As Int32, ByVal hDestinationFile As Int32, ByVal lpData As Int32) As Int32
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I know you can copy a file using:[code]The only way I know how to copy multiple files is by using a for loop, but if you choose to display a dialog box, you get a dialog box for every file you copy instead of one showing the progress of all the files.So with that said, is there any way to copy multiple files, and only have one dialog box displayed?
View 2 RepliesSo this is what I have right now, I can get it to copy But I am wanting to rename the files with the date inside of the new Directory name, It is going to be used for making a copy of outlook.pst files. But as you can see I can't put in concrete names of where to save it because I want the user to be able to choose where to save it as it will be saved on a server with folders for each individual user.
Public Class Form1
Dim Folder1
Dim Folder2
Dim FolderBrowserDialog1 As New FolderBrowserDialog
Dim FolderBrowserDialog2 As New FolderBrowserDialog
Dim currentDate As Date = Date.Now
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I have three data files that I include with my project. They are all set to Build Action Content and Copy to Output Copy Always. I have a preferences form that allows the user to copy these files to a folder of their choosing. It works fine in the IDE. However, when deployed one file will copy but the next returns an error the the file cannot be found. In the following code block a deployed application will copy ABW11Data.sdf but cannot find 100610_40.dtb or 2118@005.dtb. They are in the deployment files and I can search and find them in the clickonce installation although they are not in the same place as the ABW11data.sdf.
If My.Application.IsNetworkDeployed = False Then
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile(My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath + "ABW11Data.sdf", TextBoxFolder.Text, True)
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile(My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath + "100610_40.dtb", .SelectedPath + "100610_40.dtb", True)
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I would like to transfer files from an FTP site to my folder on C drive. For instance, I have an FTP site 169.69.20.100. If I go thru my IE I can see the lsit of files in here. I can simply click on it and IE will ask me if I want to open it or Save it. I want to automatically download them into my folder on my HDD. can this be done thru VB.Net?
View 3 RepliesI have run into a problem with a couple of the "Sync" applications I wanted to create. In both instances, I am trying to connect a Portable Device to my computer and access it using VB.NET. One application would pull the pictures in from my camera, rename them, and put them in folders according to their date taken. The other would place the podcasts I have downloaded onto my Mp3 Player. I have the logic for both so that if I run it on two Windows directories, for example (C:Source and C:Destination) but when I try to access the Portable device using a directory browser, the "OK" button is disabled. Is there any way to access the directories on such a device?
View 2 RepliesI want to copy these files to another remote directory but receiving the error: "The target file "\Z02RSIDMC02SectionBondsG 269 PROCESSFOCUSED BOND REVIEWUploaded Documents est" is a directory, not a file.
I'm that familiar with using .CopyTo and haven't got very far with it.
CODE:
is there any way to copy multiple files at the same time WITH PROGRESS BAR like in windows explorer? I am using system FileIO.FileSystem.CopyFile for copying single file, but I want to do this with more then one file.
View 8 RepliesI'd like to start off by saying I'm extremely new to programing (3weeks) and I've come across a problem with my code. I've created a form that copies files from one folder to another. A user can either copy all files or selects files from a list box. Due to the size of the files the program freezes when performing the task. I have used backgroundworker component for copying all files and it works fine (no freeezing ). When I use the backgroundworker component for copying selected files I receive an error.
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
BackgroundWorker2.RunWorkerAsync()
End Sub
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i need to use copy clipboard for copying files for example i ll copy some file then i need to save this somewhere in my program how can i do that? i searched little but i just can find copying strings. :S I need more than that :)
View 4 RepliesI don't have muc experience with backgroundworkers, but this is basicalmly what I want it to do:
- Copy files from a list
- Add Succes/Fail to a listview
- Report Progress
Private Sub BackgroundWorker2_DoWork(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.DoWorkEventArgs) Handles BackgroundWorker2.DoWork
'2 groups
Dim Succes As New ListViewGroup("Succes")
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It doesn't copy the files, nor does it report progress.
Is there a way to copy files where it gives you the option to overwrite all and show graphically the files being copied, in much the same way when copying files within windows.What I have at the moment is this:
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile(DataDirectory.DataSource, BackupPath & "Restel.bak", True)
For Each FileFound As String In My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(SystemDataPath & "", FileIO.SearchOption.SearchTopLevelOnly, "*.rtf")
FileName = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetName(FileFound)
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile(FileFound, BackupPath & "" & FileName, FileIO.UIOption.AllDialogs, FileIO.UICancelOption.ThrowException)
Next
which overwrites automatically or shows it graphically prompting each time if the file already exists.