I found this code which alows you to copy files using the windows api, this code works perfect untill the directory that you are copying from contains sub folders (which i need to be able to do). I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction if not sugets an alternative.
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I have some simple vb.net code that I use to copy a file between 2 servers.
IO.File.Copy(fromFileName, toFileName, True) ' Overwrites existing files
That works fine when both machines are Windows XP.
What would I need to do differently if 1 of the machines happens to be a LINUX box?
I'm trying to copy a file that I made that contains license information to system32 directory. My problem is I get access denied. here is the code I'm using
Dim formatter As New BinaryFormatter
Dim fileWriteStream As Stream
fileWriteStream = New FileStream(My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath & "" &
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I found a script online to copy some files whilst also displaying a progress bar to the user. I wondered if it was possible to automate this process so the file copy initiates as soon as the program launches and then closes once completed. VB is not my strong point as I usually code in c sharp.
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.IO
Public Class Form1
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I am working on a backup utility for use with the mysql db. Because I need the actual backup to run regardless of if a user is logged on or not, I created the backup engine in a windows service.
Basically the backup engine checks to see if a backup job is scheduled to be run and if it is, it kicks off a mysqldump to do the backup. For sake of performance I am saving all backup jobs to the local c: drive then doing a file copy to the user defined destination.
Everything works fine except for the file copy. If the user selects a local resource to the computer it works fine. However, if a network drive is selected, I get an error that it cannot find the path.
I started thinking about it and believe this is expected since the backup engine is probably oblivious to whatever mapped drives that particular user has, i.e. the mapping process is done when someone logs in and my app is running at a lower level.
I started doing some research on this problem and found that some people are saying that windows services are oblivious of networks all together. This seemed a little odd to me so I thought I would bring the issue here.
Is a windows service truely unaware of network activity? How can I change the program to move the completed backups over to a network drive?
I have a font in my programm resources that I wanna copy on form load to windows fonts I tried (my.computer.filesystem.filecopy) but i get this error (cant convert binary to string)
View 11 RepliesDragging ListViewItem To Windows Explorer to copy file but it copies to form
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how should i copy a file in system32 folder from resources folder .resx file of my windows application?
View 1 RepliesI'm trying to write a program where people can click a browse button, click a file to copy, and then click a second browse button and click a destination folder. I've tried
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile(TextBox1.text, TextBox2.Text)
and get the error "Could not complete operation since a directory already exists in this path 'C:UsersSamDesktop'."
FileCopy TextBox1.Text, TextBox2.Text
gives me "The target file "C:UsersSamDesktop" is a directory, not a file."
Both methods work if I put C:UsersSamDesktop'filename'.'extension' in the destination. But I want the user to be able to select the destination without having to type a new file name.
I am wanting the most efficient way to copy a file with a progress bar updating the copy percentage.
This is the standard copy code I am using:
System.IO.File.Copy(source,target)
This is very fast and efficient. However, I cannot report the copy percentage.
I have tried many functions that read and save a file by opening up the filestream and then looping while reading/writing the data. This enables me to report the progress.
Here are the functions that I am using:
Public Sub SaveBinaryFile(strFilename As String, bytesToWrite() As Byte)
Dim position As Integer = 0
Dim BufferSize As Integer = 4096
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I'm trying to do a multiple file copy and I can't seem to get anything to work properly. Currently I just have one form with a source selection which is an open file dialog and I can select multiple files. But I'm not too certain where to go from there. What should I be using for the actual file names them selves?I'm not sure what I need to do in order to get the file names of the open file dialog in order to copy them.
View 3 Repliesi have this code to copy a file from one location to another but i am wanting to add a progress bar to show the % of the files copied, after doing alot of reasearch on the interent i carnt find any examples out there which does what i want it seems the way i am copying the file it would only increse the progress after its finished copying each file insted of increaseing the % of the bar per say 1kb this is my file copying
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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
What this code will do to the copy?
vb
Using source As New IO.FileStream("source path here", IO.FileMode.Open)
Using target As New IO.FileStream("destination path here", IO.FileMode.Create)
Const BUFFER_SIZE As Integer = 1024
Dim buffer(BUFFER_SIZE - 1) As Byte
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i want background worker to use file copy, how?
View 1 RepliesI am working on a project that copies a text file from embedded resources:[code]This doesn't work.
View 13 RepliesPublic Class Form1
Private Delegate Function CopyProgressRoutine(ByVal totalFileSize As Int64, ByVal totalBytesTransferred As Int64, ByVal streamSize As Int64, ByVal streamBytesTransferred As
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I want to copy a file in resources folder to C drive and run it?
View 1 RepliesI'm calling a 3rd part app which 'sometimes' works in VB.NET (it's a self-hosted WCF). But sometimes the 3rd party app will hang forever, so I've added a 90-second timer to it. Problem is, how do I know if the thing timed out?
Code looks like this:
Dim MyProcess as System.Diagnostics.Process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(MyInfo)
MyProcess.WaitForExit(90000)
What I'd like to do is something like this
If MyProcess.ExceededTimeout Then
MyFunction = False
Else
MyFunction = True
End If
Before I begin I would like to mention that I am not a noob in VB, it's just I've never had to do anything this complex before.Basically what I want is to have a program that you can load a txt file in, have it copy key words, and paste it in a textbox so I can use it later on.So in this text file, there is a bunch of info, but I am only needing a certain part.Here is an example of a text file (actually a .dat file, but is easily read):
s t y l e T h e m e d s h y - A l p i n e V i l l a g e S e t S t y l e & h y - a v p o s t 1 H a n g 3 , V ¯s t y l e T h e m e d s h y - A l p i n e V i l l a g e S e t S t y l e , y - a v p o s t 1 H
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a program and i need to have a button put a file into a folder, i know how the button works i already have it doing some other stuff. i just don't know the code to copy and past it to a folder.
View 1 RepliesI have a program that uses IO.File.Copy to copy files from point a to point b. Its slow, which is fine because there rather large files. I was wondering if there is way to get an estimate time to copy a particular file(s).
Example: File a will take 1 hour to copy, File B will take 30 minutes to copy. Estimate Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
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 RepliesTitle explains it what VB code could i use to have windows copy a folder and display windows progress bar?
View 1 RepliesI have a weird behavior when trying to copy a file with System.IO.File.Copy. The file never gets copied. More than that, the call doesn't generate an exeption!
I am using VB.NET, Framework 3.5. I'm trying to copy in C:Temp and I do have the privileges. Or at least I used to...
W7 isn't letting me delete a dll due to access rights (see FAILS HERE). You see, I need to talk to 2 pieces of hardware (both with same dll name). For XP I have been copying the dll at startup (based on my hw type) without issues.
Public Sub SetCorrectHardwareDLL()
Dim dll As String = Application.StartupPath & "vxlapi.dll"
Dim vec As String = Application.StartupPath & "vxlapi.vector.dll"
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im making some stuff using VB 2010 recently (im new to VB 2010) and well...i wanna make it into an executable file, how do i do it?
View 1 RepliesThe code below is able to process a path such as, "C: est est.txt". And open its root, "C: est". But how would you highlightselect test.txt? Do I need to work with the windows shell specifically.
vb.net
Try
Dim item As ListViewItem = Me.ListView1.SelectedItems(0)
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I want to play a WMV file without using a Windows Media Player Control.
View 39 RepliesI have written a service to run an exe.What I have also tried to do is check if the file is present on the local computer, and if not copy it from a networked drive to the local computer.
If File.Exists("\\static1\software\testapp.exe") = True Then
File.Copy("\\static1\software\testapp.exe", "C:\Program Files\Testing\testapp.exe")
End If
I have previously ensured that the directory exists.When I run this as a service, it doesn't work. No errors are thrown up, but the file is not copied.When I put this into a windows forms application it works fine.
I have used:
Imports System.IO
In the header. why this won't work?
I have also tried:
My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile("\\static1\software\testapp.exe", "C:\Program Files\Testing\testapp.exe")
And that also does not work.I am trying to run this on Windows XP Professional.