1. Place a PDF file in the resources and open it in my program using 'AxAcroPDF1.src'
2. Place a txt file in the resources, open and change it.
How do I open this .REG file in Visual Basic 2010?
I'm trying to make a program that will launch this registry file that I've put already in the Resources folder of the program.
BTW if you're curious it's not a harmful program I'm making.
So all I've done so far is put the file in the resources folder of the program, but I don't know how to actually launch it.
Just want to know how to get the path of a text file when i open it then put it on a textbox in vb.net
View 6 RepliesI am creating an application that will be used to open a PDF by the end user. I have been able to create a the application thus far, and it's worked as I want except for one.
I used the code below to get the buttons to open up their respective files:
Process.Start("filename.pdf")
how to open a file from the Resources in vb.net i added it i just want to run it (word doc)
View 2 Repliessorry if this is in the wrong area, but i dont think it is as complex as i/o..i dont think i am trying to "read" the text file. i have a .txt file named readme.txt in my resources and it is an embedded resource under build action. the file is a basic user instruction for the program. i have a menu item "RoT Instructions" that i want to open the text file in notepad so the user can read about how to use the program.
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i am trying to "read" the text file.i have a .txt file named readme.txt in my resources and it is an embedded resource under build action. the file is a basic user instruction for the program.i have a menu item "RoT Instructions" that i want to open the text file in notepad so the user can read about how to use the program.
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Private Sub RoTHelpToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles RoTHelpToolStripMenuItem.Click
Shell("notepad.exe" & My.Resources.readme, vbNormalFocus)
End Sub
when i start the debugger to test the code i get a "file not found" error.
I use adobe reader component in vb.net.normal loading : AdobeReader.src = "C:mydoc.pdf" is ok!Now I want loading a pdf file imported in my.resources, is possible?
View 3 RepliesI already have this code from another question on this website.
Help.ShowHelp(ParentForm,
("C:UsersBeaudeanDesktopHelp.chm"),HelpNavigator.TableOfContents, Nothing)
That works fine except i need the location of the chm help file to point to "my.resources" where it exists because i need to install my program but in that code example it only works with strings?
I want to find the full path of the program that will open a given file type. e.g. '.txt' is opened by c:windowssystem32 otepad.exe
I've done a bit of searching but i keep just finding how to create an association, not read one. I've also tried looking in the registery, but it looks like all that's there is a link to the program ID or something.
i am very new @ visual basic just worked in php and html before this i downloaded visual studio 2008 with sp1 before a few days and made my first steps whit it. i want to make something like an software package for myself just to trie out some things, and i would like to add (firefox.3.1.exe to MY RESOURCES, and after that i want to make something like a button and a button click event that when i clikc the button it opens the .exe file in my resourses and i can install it)so i know how to add it to my resources. so is there maybe any way to use SHELL to open a file called firefox_setup.exe in MY.RESOURCES?
View 3 RepliesLooking for an idea of where the best place to keep files for a program. I use them frequently and they interact with the program directly. I want to place them in a place where they won't be easy to find if someone is just cruising thru the directories. Any ideas?
View 7 RepliesI designed a advanced music player, everything is ok, I create the setup, install my computer. Here is my problem, there is a mp3 file at my desktop, right click, Open with, Select my program. But, I realise that I didn't write any code for that. Shortly, I want to when double click on mp3 file. And it should be opened with my program..
View 4 RepliesI was currently looking at on old application that I am maintianing and it uses a mixture of retrieving Application config settings from both the App.config and application config table in the DB.In the new software I am working (a port of the old application) I have a list of email addresses that are static and rarely change, what would be the best mechanism for retrieving these. Currently I am using resource strings so that using them is a simple My.Resources., but what are the benefits/drawbacks of storing the information either in the App.Config or a database table.
View 3 RepliesI am assuming there is a way to have this sub in? I am assuming Do Until Loop is the way to go[cod]e...
View 1 RepliesI have an app that gets info from the internet into a label, the progam then decides which event will hapen depending on the info obtained, either load next form and continue or Application.Exit
My problem is that the speed that the info is returned from the net, varies and because the info is late sometimes the program exits when it should not.
Like I imagine everyone, I often have problems navigating my code because the flow can jump from place to place. For example, if my code calls routine1, and I then want to go to routine1's code, I know that I can click in the dropdown menu and it will take me to that sub. But wouldn't it be easier if I could somehow right click on the call to routine way and select something like 'take me there' which would transport me from the function making the call to the code for the function being called? Then it would be easy to hop from place to place.
View 1 RepliesI have a program made in VB that on a button click extracts a exe file from its resources to the HDD then runs the program and deletes it after it closes. I first used the desktop to extract the file to, but seeing as I need to use this program on several computers the account names will be different so this is of no use. I've tried using C: but access is denied.
View 2 RepliesMy.Computer.FileSystem.MoveFile(My.Resources.NameOfFileinResources Application.StartupPath)Error1Value of type '1-dimensional array of Byte' cannot be converted to 'String'.
View 3 RepliesI have the 'resources' folder in my project and it contains a text file called dictionary.txt, which i refer to in my code as My.Resources.dictionary.Split(New String() {Environment.NewLine}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)This works perfectly.
I then added a second text file called definition.txt, but when i refer to My.Resources.definition.Split(New String() {Environment.NewLine}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)This gives me an error 'Definition is not a a member of 'Resources'
im trying to write a .reg file out that is written into the exe's my.resources dynamically at compile time from a diffrent app... but the .reg file gets messed up and alot of extra txt gets added ...
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I'm trying to copy a file from my.resources to a user directory thus:-
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My.Resources.MyFile.Copy("C: empabc.xml")
I've also tried:-
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File.Copy(My.Resources.MyFile, "C: empabc.xml")
Neither work.
I have a project with various forms all of the same size. Is there a way of getting them to appear in, for example the middle of the screen each time they load, in the same position
View 2 RepliesI am currently working on a small vb.net project which consists of several windows. These windows consist of buttons and so on and if I click on one of these buttons, another window opens up and the previous window just closes up or hides itself.
The problem is as follows; when the new window opens up, it goes to another place (coordinate) on the screen(though its just a slight displacement).
hat can I do to make all the windows open at the same place??
I have been able to use my.resources perfectly, no problems at all. all of a sudden, i try to use resource (i have done EVERYTHING EXACTLY the same as the way i have been using for the last 1 and a half years) and i get an error saying the file does not exist. its there, i only need to type my.resources.s and it already selected the resource i want. it says the file doesn't exist. why? also, the resource is called settings.dat. could that be the problem, don't think it is. i even tried a picture, but it still says the file doesn't exist.
It says: Could not find file 'C:Users[username removed]DocumentsVisual Studio 2008ProjectsdiskSaverdiskSaverinDebugSystem.Byte[]'.
I worked out a way around it (i worked out how to use my.settings in stead), but i haven't worked out why my.resources won't work.
im having trouble opening adobe from my coding, also is my file ok or do i need to call from its folder location within the program.i need to be able to open a specific .pdf file from a whole range of file located in the program.what im getting the user to do is press 1 of about 14 buttons to select a brand. then in textbox1,enter the first part of the file name so in this case a274 (adobe runs in .pdf format so the file would be a274.pdf).at the moment i get a win32 error high lighting startinfo as the problem so im thinking its the adobe.exe is the problem. [code]
View 9 Repliesi made a program that manage file (picture text etc.), and i want when i right click the file and select open with->myprogram, it do the function that add the file to my program! (similarly WinRAR)
View 2 RepliesHow can I open up a file with my program? Like the notepad does {right click, open with, notepad}Or swf file opener {right click, open with, swf player}etc...
View 9 RepliesHow to comment and uncomment codes at multiple place within my project at the same time?I am using VS 2010 trial version to develop a VB application.Some of functions only should be showed to developer, not to users. So I must comment them and uncomment them many times during the process of development. please note that those codes are located in many locations and many VB files within my project.
Can I do this in a conveninent way, just clicking a button, or just defining a const or "#define something", something like that?
I'm new to programming and to Windows Forms development. I'm using VB.NET and Visual Studio 2008.
My question is: How do I open Notepad from a Windows Forms application, and then place some text string in the Notepad window?