I'm trying to rename a file using the treeview. The node already has the filepath-name in the Tag.
AfterLabelEdit: My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameFile(e.Node.Tag, e.Node.Text)
Updating the text of the node seems to take some time, when can I put it to sleep for (300) so it updates and then changes the filename? Or am I missing something?
I am making a program where I want to copy & rename a file. I want to copy a file from a directory which I can choose (by OpenFileDialog1.FileName), then copy or move it to a directory. This directory has been newly made and named (progdirCollin). Let's say the file is called cv.pdf then I want it to be moved to the new dir and rename it Collin.pdf. The extensions can also be .rtf or .doc and I want them to be left unchanged. So I want to copy or move a file, rename it, but keep the extension of the file, which can be all kinds of file (vb.pdf to collin.pdf or vb.txt to collin.txt.)
Explained :
1. Put in the name of the person = V
2. Pick a file with the openfiledialog = V
3. Make a directory with the name of the person in the appdir = V
4. Copy / Move the file to the new directory = V
5. Then rename the file to the persons name, but keep the .doc / .pdf / .rtf etc = ?
All V = Done
how can i either copy/move/rename & delete a file in program files directory? [c ode]i already have the form which grabs the updated file and it save it to temp directory ready for copying, just stuck here as of the access denied.
View 4 RepliesI try to rename a file by
file.copy(oldPathName, newPathName)
then
file.delete(oldPathName)
File.copy works.But somehow, a message saying oldPathName is being used by another process, when it tries to delete the old file.
A while back I asked about going beyond basic FTP upload/download on this thread, and the response I got about using FtpWebRequest was very helpful. Now I'm looking at something that doesn't seem to be offered in FtpWebRequest: renaming a file on the server.
My situation: several times each month I update MyConfig.csv on my website. This file is generated on my computer by Excel to control who can access which files on the site, and it runs a bit over 1 MB. The scripts on the server parse through the file to keep things running smoothly. Given that the file can take some time to transfer, I typically will upload NewMyConfig.csv to the server with a commercial FTP program, then when it is in place I rename the existing file to MyConfigBackup20100521.csv and then rename NewMyConfig.csv to MyConfig.csv. This way, if there is a problem with the upload, everything keeps running smoothly because the existing MyConfig is undisturbed, and the window when a customer might get an error from the scripts because there is no MyConfig.csv is reduced to a couple of seconds between the two rename operations.
Now I'd like to automate all of this to happen with a VB program, but it looks like FtpWebRequest only allows you to rename directories, not individual files, on the server.
im having trouble with renaming a file.. the last 2 digit of DT102T01 up to DT102T15 will count according to the number of files inside the Data_PRN folder.
'===== make directory & rename file . prn to .txt =======
Dim PRNname As String
Dim TXTname As String
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I minimize a block of code, and instead of the text inside the rectangle being "..." I need to write smth of my own. I knew how to do it some long time ago, but I've forgotten it now.
View 6 RepliesI made a form in ASP.NET with VB background code.my problem is I want to make that the file which is been uploaded to by the form to change to "Resemey.doc" instead for example "012 MaraCSD.doc"did a bit of research and found out I need to add some code to my vb code.but couldn't find what, and where to put it.
this is my code:
'Add the namespace for the email-related classes
Imports System.Net.Mail
Partial Class SendAttachment
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I am writing a program. it is called the file renamer, all it does is rename .pptx to .exe (i have a website on wix so I have to rename .exe files to .pptx so I can upload them). I dont want to other users who have no Idea how to rename file extensions any trouble. [code]...
View 1 RepliesDoes anyone have a simple code for Renaming a Image File that is located in a Folder?[code]...
View 6 RepliesHow can I rename an File using an OpenFileDialog?[code]...
View 1 RepliesWhen I rename the file, what happens is that both files stay there, but the renamed file is 0KB and the original that is still there is 14KB[code]...
View 9 RepliesNew user here. I've been searching high and low for what I would think is a relatively simple task. I want to rename a file with a wildcard (i.e. FileNamexxx.xls) within a Visual Basic Script. I'll be running this script within Visual Studio.
I will only have 1 file in this folder, so I do not believe a loop is necessary.
Actual FileName is "CellModelHistory1251234.xls"
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows.Forms
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i have one file in a tape,and i want to rename it to the today date automaticllyi want to use VB for thatfirst how vb can find a path of a file in a tape??and second how can in rename that file in a tape to the today date or another name??
View 2 RepliesWhat piece of code could determine if the new path does already exist, and if not , create a same? For instance on my form I have two TextBoxes i.e. TxtBx1 and TxtBx2.
TxtBx1 presents the complete path and name of an existing file like:
C:UsersFarazDocumentsOfficeTest1ABC.xlsx
TxtBx2 presents a new path and new name for the same like:
C:UsersFarazDocumentsHomeTest2XYZ.xlsx
If there already exists a path C:UsersFarazDocumentsHomeTest2 I want the Button BtnGo to simply move the file to the said folder and be renamed from ABC.xlsx to XYZ.xlsx. However, if such a new path doesn't exist at all, i.e. even there doesn't exist a folder like
C:UsersFarazDocumentsHome how to create the same via SHELL and MD and also a subfolder of
Test2 within the same and then move the file to the newly created path and finally being renamed?
I have a file that need to be read and write the content in another file than i need to save that with diifrent name and save it in diffrent locatin.
Now i can read and write to another file but from that i dont know how to save the newly created file with diffrent name?
This is my coding so far?
ublic Class Form1
Dim strFileName As String
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
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What i want to do is after user do all their thing i want the "kaya.txt" file to be save with diffrent name location.
How do I search for every file in a directory (including subfolders) that is of a certain type for example txt .than rename all those files.
View 1 RepliesDue to my FTP server not liking to upload .exe files in order to get my auto updater to work i have to rename the folder .file before i upload
after this is downloaded i need it to check the application folder for any files ending with ".file" and if it finds any to remove the ".file" so that it is just .exe[code]...
This is something that I'm curious about. Is it possible using OpenFileDialog to have user select, instead of Access Database File,a file with different name and type but keeping Access Database connection string intact ? I have no idea how you would go about attempting this-----I thought it might be better if the user opened a generic file instead of realizing that they were opening a Database File.Can you create Custom file Type to handle situation like this or do declare some type of Variable
View 2 Repliesi am trying to change the name of a music file, that has the new name set as its description title.
the name it has is like "ADGU". once you right click it and click on the tab Details then look down at the Description section, the Title is set to "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist"
that is the name i wish the file name to be.
now i am trying to set is in a for each loop, as i have over 300 music files that have this problem.
for each file as string in my.computer.filesystem.getfiles("C:Folder", fileIO.SearchAllSubDirectories, "*.*")
Dim fileInfo as new system.IO.FileInfo(file)
dim NewName as string = ...?(Properity Title)
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I'm making somewhat of a File Shredder, wherein, it overwrites your file with a random combonation of 1's and 0's, and i was wondering, is there a way to, once you've overwritten the file, rename it to a 'random' name?How it works: (Not very effective, I know)It overwrites the file w/ 1's and 0's.Basically, theres a textbox, where a 'random' combonation of 1's and 0's(Here after known as 'data') come sup everytime.So, it overwrites wht is on that file w/ the 'data' and saves it, using a save file dialog.Is there a way so that when you save it, it saves it as a 'random' name? Like if the file was 'MY INFORMATION' Once overwritten it'd be like l_fnfu4ufhf or something.
View 3 RepliesHow to add , append , rename and remove project resources during run time? How to get a list of all resources during run time? How to use project resources? (for ex. i added textfiles and images how can i open them?)
View 1 RepliesI need to convert many separate .tiff or .mdi files scanned invoices to .pdf but, I need to retrieve the invoice number from each file and rename each file with the invoice number. I am running VS 2005, and have looked at Itextsharp,hp document imaging, simple ocr, aquaforest, adobe sdk. The problem with all, is either compatibility or cost. I would like to avoid developing an application that enters FindWindow Lib "user32" press 'OK' to use demo ocr software.
View 6 RepliesI have completed my VB code and decided to publish it(make program an installable program). However, I want to rename my project so that when I publish it, the program will be the name I want. Now, my project is named as "Trial" when I first started. Now I want to change to "Monitor" due to some reasons. So it means having to renames all the files in that project as "Monitor" instead of "Trial".
View 6 RepliesI understand how to rename a file in vb.net as I use the coding at the end of my post. However, is its possible to rename a file and if the file exists then to rename it and add +1 to the file name? So if I ran the code.
'Run it first time
My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameFile("c: est est.txt", "c: estNewName.txt")
'Run it again but it should add +1 as the file will already exists so it should be "c: estNewName1.txt"
My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameFile("c: est est.txt", "c: estNewName.txt")
Decided rather than rename and +1 it would be better to just date stamp it.
My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameFile("c: est est.txt", "Test" & Format(Date.Now, "ddMMyy") & ".txt")
I have to rename a text file present in one of my directory. The file is emp_det_1.txt and I have to compare the name of this file with emp_det.txt (this name is present in a Table). For this i have compared the first 7 letters of both the strings. Now i have to rename the file as emp_det.txt. I have tried using the below code which i could found after some googling:
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how to rename text file with textbox contents. I have a textbox and i would like to make it so once a button is clicked the text file is renamed according to the contents in the textbox.I am using VB 2008.
View 4 RepliesI'm new to VB and i need help on how to rename text file with textbox contents. I have a textbox and i would like to make it so once a button is clicked the text file is renamed according to the contents in the textbox.
View 9 RepliesI am helping a friend convert files from floppy to CD. The files are in WordPerfect for DOS (8.3)format. she named the files as follows: name.month eg; Baker.jan. if there were more than 1 "Baker" files in the same month she named them baker1.jan,Baker2.jan etc... She then copied them to floppies and when one got full she started another. The problem is I have multiple instances of the same filename on different disks so when I copy to my HD windows asks if I want to overwrite the files. I have been writing the names down and renaming them manually. Is there any way to automate this process? I would need to perform the following:
1. Check if floppy filename exists on HD already
2. if it doesn't, copy to HD
3. if it does, is it the same file or different file with the same name (file size has been a good indicator so far)
4.If it's the same =>ignore and go to next file on disk
5. if different, rename then copy to HD then go to next file
6. repeat until all files have been copied
I have 300+ disks to do this with and it is very time consuming.
Im using Visual Studio 2008 This is my first program I renamed the program for the forum. If I remove the paths and execute my .exe from the AppDatalocal folder where the settings.ini file is it works fine, but I don't want have to run the program from there. I tried using %Username% for relative paths, but the computer can't follow the path. Do i have to write code to get the current username or how do programmers do this? Here's part of the program
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