VS 2008 : Make Buttons That Will Open Each Of The "special Folders" In Windows Vista?
May 18, 2009
I'm trying to make buttons that will open each of the "special folders" in Windows Vista. Here's an example:
Private Sub Button5_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button5.Click
Process.Start("explorer.exe", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments))
End Sub
As you can see in the above code, the button will open the Documents folder. My problem is the only folders this method can open are the documents, pictures and music folders, while I also want to open these folders below:
Downloads
Videos
User folder (aka the folder that has the user name on it)
Computer (aka My Computer in XP)
how to do that?
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ListView1.Items.Add(j.LocationURL);
}
}
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Here is the way a similar line is used in C#
[Code]...
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D:UsersMy User Name
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[code]....
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[code]....
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