VS 2008 Search XML Files?
Sep 1, 2010how to search XML files using vb application and open it. Both browser and notepad
View 1 Replieshow to search XML files using vb application and open it. Both browser and notepad
View 1 Repliesive a folder with a few hundred .rtf documents. am making a program to search some text in them.the way currently im employing is having a richtextbox on my form and serially loading each file in the richtextbox and if the search text is found in it,adding it to a list.but this is time taking,
View 4 RepliesI can't figure out how to do this...I'm trying to search a directory for files,I have files that are like this:
File.doc
File 1.doc
File 2.doc
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I need to search in a directory all .xml files and remove it. But this directory can has more subdirectories and folders (depends the user)
View 1 RepliesI have a folder with a whole lot of music in it (*.mp3 files.). Now on my form I can play these songs in playlists, and other extra's. But now what I want to finish it, is to create a search function. Here is a picture of my Form. And what I want to add is a Listbox, TextBox and a button.
When I type: "Eye of the Tiger" in the Textbox and click the Button, All *.mp3 files in my folder, and the subfolders, with "Eye of the Tiger" in it, are added to the Listbox (The full name, like: "Survivor - Eye of the Tiger") will show at the Listbox. How can I do this, in an easy way, if possible.
one of the BIG hurdles in my simple project, making a search engine. I don't know how at all. The search engine need only to search in one Directory with its sub directories and txt files for criteria, and display the results, with option open from the results. any basic code or example maybe?
View 5 Replieshow I can search a folder of csv files to find out if one of the csv files has a particular name in ?I'm currently searching a folder to bring back all csv files using the code below and this is working fine.
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But now I want to take it a step further and actually search within the files themselves.
i need help with searching files.Example: I want to find all .jpeg files on computer or in a specific folder. And when i/it found the files it lists them up i something that you recommend, like a listbox.
View 5 RepliesCan anybody show me the code to search all the files in the system? i also need to search it drive-wise.
View 2 RepliesI have around 50000 XML files with a size of 50KB per file. I want to search for data in these files, but my solution so far is very slow. Is there any way to enhance the search performance?
View 6 RepliesI have already posted a thread regarding this but no one has ever shed a light upon it. I want a program that searches for files (.docx, exe, ppt, txt) from all folders.
View 7 RepliesI need a code to find all files. mp3 on your hard disk with certain tags (eg: Shakira, Pitbull, 50 Cent, etc.). and then delete it.
Try
For Each f In Directory.GetFiles("D:", "*.mp3", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
File.Delete(f)
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I need a code to find all files. mp3 on your hard disk with certain tags (eg: Shakira, Pitbull, 50 Cent, etc.). and then delete it.
View 2 RepliesI have this code that makes me confuse..
For Each file_info As FileInfo In file_infos
If Not File.Exists("C:\Mydir" & file_info.Name) Then
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I am trying to write a program that would search for specific files and then zip them up. Is that even possible in vb.net. I am using vs2005.
View 4 RepliesI am going to make some facility searching in my program. This searching is same like searching file in windows XP but only for xml file.
i succes make FolderBrowserDialog so i can put directory path in text box. the problem is i don't know how to search specific file specially for xml file and put the result in listbox
in windows xp: i am using wildcard (*) for searching xml file in specific folder,just like this: *.xml.
I am using this code to get files, but I can not get it to search for all files on C: drive.How can I get it to show all files Like *.pdf of the drive in the list box
Imports System.IO
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
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I am creating an application that will pull all of the files ending with .txt out of a directory, however, the directory contains folders with .txt files in them as well. How can I search the entire directory including sub directories to get all .txt files to show up in my list box? Right now I am only getting .txt files that are right in the directory, but not the .txt files that are located in other folders located within the directory I chose.
I have a Log folder with files named after creation date: 20110301.txt, 20110302.txt, etc. I want to programmatically open an Explorer with filtered files that created on Feb. So it's like open Explorer -> Search -> Search for 201102*
I tried the code below to open Explorer with Search, but I cannot state which folder I want to search and with what conditions. Is it possible do so?
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It's there a possibility to search for files with progress? Example: I want to search for a file named "test.txt" and i want a label that will show the current folder that it's scanned.
View 2 RepliesI am using this code to get files, but I can not get it to search for all files on C: drive.how can I get it to show all files Like *.pdf of the drive in the list box
Imports System.IO
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
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I'm working on an application, in which the first step is to append all files in a folder selected through FolderDialogBox.It works perfevtly.There is a change in the requirement now.The change is, all .txt files within the selected folder and .txt files in the subfolders of the selected folder has to be
Dim theDir As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo(inputPath)
Dim theFiles As FileInfo() = theDir.GetFiles("*.txt")
I have this code which will search for all files with .mp3 format in a directory:
Dim di As New DirectoryInfo("C:\")
For Each fi In di.GetFiles
If Path.GetExtension(fi.FullName).ToUpper = ".MP3" Then
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How do I make it search within subdirectories of the desired directory? Also if anyone who could come up with a code for a progressbar. I know all the rules about 'we wont do your homework', but I'm just asking to give me a basic place to start
How can I search for files and list them in a listbox? And how can I search for only ex. jpg or png's?
I've tried many things in the past, but with no succses.
I have an array of filenames and I would like them to be filtered depending on a string variable. An example: If my filter was *.txt, then I would like to only display files with the .txt extension. *.* (All files) *asc.* (Files that have asc in them (and any other data before asc) So on and so on. Just like popular search programs. What is the easiest way to do this?
View 2 RepliesI build an application that has two forms; one gets an employee info and stores in on a txt file (I accomplished that) and the other for viewing the records and searching for a record. I'm having troubles with viewing the records one by one when I click on the "Next Record" button.
The code below is only for view form
vb.net
Imports System.IO
Public Class frmView
'Dim strFilename As String
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I've tried various methods to search for files, but each time I encounter a "acces denied" error, which stops the search.Is there a way to scan for files, and skip the files it doesn't have access to, or force access to it?I want to gather all exe's on a specific drive. This works, when there are no restricted files/paths
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Dim searchResults As String() = Directory.GetFiles(cboDrives.Text, "*.exe", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
How to earch for text in different files in VB .NET. I used Stream Reader and also My.Computer.FileSystem.FindInFiles. They just helped me finding my text in "*.txt" files only[code]...
View 2 RepliesSimply put, I have a text file full of reg values. I want to search the text file for X number of reg values. I want to then, have those values and their dword values (whole line + next 3 to 4 lines in the file) listed in either another text file or an Excel spreadsheet. Regardless of the format, I would like to have the values sectioned off for each of the values searched (probably tables of some sort).[code]...
View 1 RepliesI am wanting to make a program in VB.NET that has many files.doc in a specific folderThis program has on top a textbox(txtSearch) with a button(btnSearch)under that this has two listbox(lstOption, lstResult), that are floating a left,one richtextbox(rtbDoc) that is floating a right.I want that when the user writes in txtSearch and click on button then the application will read all files, and find for this string.
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