if we need to browse a file from a open file option than how to select a file from the open option and only name of the file should be written on the button and by clicking on the button u should be able to open file the file can be .exe, .doc and any type of file
View 1 Replieshow can i specify dynamically by using open file dialog box
View 1 Repliesi want to learn how to open file using vb.net that should find the drive C or D. and in the reference what should i do 1st... and do you have any sample code...even it is not perfect attest i have an idea if what should i do..
View 10 RepliesI would like to restrict what they see in the file upload dialog, which is set to "All Files" by default. I understand how to validate that they only uploaded a certain file type, that is not the question here. I would just like to know how to default the file type in the file selection dialog.
Is there any way to change this to "PNG only" or "*.png"?
This is using AsyncFileUpload in the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit.
Is it possible to browse a zip file and search for a specified file?
Do I need to extract it, and if I do, how would I do it, and then find the specified file, and delete what was just extracted?
At this point my program needs to load two files from excel which I have done manually in the code: Private Sub Excel_Load_L_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
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where the user has to find the file path personally. In short no idea how to make that transition, any thoughts or suggestions of things to look into?
In a VB.NET Windows Forms application how do I add the capability for someone to click a button or image and open a file browser to browse to a file and assign it's path to a variable so I can copy that file to another specific path?
View 2 RepliesImports System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult
Imports System.io
Dim DirectoryBrowser As System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
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I am writing a program that should allow the user to press a browse button to browse their directory and save a text file with the form information they wrote in.
View 1 RepliesI want a code that when I press a button, it will allow me browse for an excel file that the content of the excel file will be displayed in a datagridview for me to click an "upload"button to insert into my database directly. Am using VS 2010 visual basic
View 2 Repliesit seems so simple but i cannot find the answer. I have a menu strip item (open...). and I have a RichTextBox1. I need to open *.txt and have it displayed in RichTextBox1. Currently I have no code behind 'open...'
View 1 RepliesIs there a way to get the select file dialog box open and putting the location of the file into a textbox without ever uploading the file?
ETA I'm using VB.NET in a web page. By using the asp:fileupload tag I can get the file location
_fudFileLocation.PostedFile.FileName_
But how do I prevent the file from being uploaded at all. We don't need it, just the file location. (The files are on a shared drive so if it's M:documents odayslunch.pdf for person A, it's the same for person B.)
how to browse to the specified file on a PC using network done by programmatically? What i mean is a program that can execute the following task:
normally we press WIndow + R (keyboard) to start command prompt. When try browse to other pc we simply key in friendPC. So the window will prompt for username and password to access the pc on the network.so programmatically, how to do this? so that when user click my button, let say btnBrowse, it will straighaway direct the user to the prompt window(username and password)? of cource, this prompt will be base on the permisson set at the destination pc.
i am creating a application to sign an pdf document..i am stuck at one place..i want the user to browse for all pdf file in the directory and display the selected pdf file from a specific folder in a "checklistbox"...he should be able to select multiple file or a specific folder from which all the pdf file must get listed in checklistbox......
View 19 RepliesI need to aquire the full path and filename of a file to add them to a database. I'm currently using OpenFileDialog and in debug it shows that when I select a file, the Filename property is the files full path with the filename. What is the best practice for extracting the full path from FileName?
View 2 RepliesI am wondering how you would go about coding a VB Project with a File Dialog box or something to that affect that could be used to have users select programs that are already on their desktop and move the icons and the program names into my application. I am sort of going for a File Program Popup Box that prompts the users to check off certain programs they want to add to my VB Application or to show a list or programs on their desktop. Is there anyway to complete this task with Visual Basic?
View 8 RepliesI'm trying to build a simple FTP uploader. How can I make it so the user can select a file to upload? See, what I want is to have a button (which I do) that a user can click, and it shows the OpenFileDialog (which I have), but then when they select a file, I want its path to be shown in a text box.
View 4 Replieshere in the below coding i cant able to view the (.rtf) and (.doc) files so kindly guide me with below coding
Imports System.IO
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
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board looking for some help with a project that I am working on. My project is an app that help get rid of allot of the manual work I have to do at work. I am working on a browse file button that displays the Folder path and file name. I have been searching but have not quite got it Right. here is what I have so far.
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim folder As New OpenFileDialog
Dim result = folder.ShowDialog
If folder.ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
Me.TextBox1.Text = folder.ShowDialog
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I want to make a browse button. When I click on it a window will appear to browse everywhere in my computer to select an item. That item calls .map, I don't have an idea how I can do this
View 2 RepliesI am trying to write a word-add in with ribbon xml, I need a way to retrieve the path to a file specified by the user, through browsing, how would I do it. I am currently trying to use System.Windows.Forms.FileDialog but I am not sure how to use it.
View 1 Repliesi need to access file names so i can change them using my program. i need to also have a browse button which brings up a box to navigate and select a folder which i can then change the name of all the pictures within it.i have a text box which i will use to replace the existing name with a name that i choose such as 'dnjnjnf' change to #1, #2, #3 ... ect so will need a loop to increase the number everytime.
View 7 RepliesI have an ImageButton and a FileUpload controls in a child page of a master page. I would like to achieve something like when user click on the ImageButton, the browse file window will pop-up like what we did when we click on the Browse button of the FileUpload control.How can call the browse file window of the FileUpload control when i click on the ImageButton?
View 1 RepliesI can only manage to code browse for folder, I need to browse for file though. [code] My second problem is how to make the form resize when the window is resized? What I mean is if the user resizes the program from looking vertical, to looking horizontal, that the form resizes with it and some parts don't just disappear.
View 6 RepliesI'm making a new program.
Basically I want them to press browse and select a file.
Once selected they press a button.
Once they press that button it sends the small file they selected
To an email address.
Here is what I have.
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Public Class MainClass
Shared Sub Main()
Dim i As Integer
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I have a vb.net program that opens up an excel workbook and runs a macro ("Report") in that workbook when a button is clicked. [code]...
View 1 RepliesBrowse for file, not folder.Another question: having form resize with window?
View 13 RepliesIm trying to read a usb in a port using a file explorer. does anyone know how i can use the file explorer form to browse files in multiple drives that i specify? and how can i read and browse a usb port in vb.net (i.e. Write files to a usb or create an app directory on the usb.)
View 5 RepliesI have a db, and one of the columns in my db is an attachment column. It stores the link to a pdf document. I want the user to be able to browse through folders and select the proper pdf file. And when the user finally hits the submit button on the form my algorithm should put the necessary link into my db. I'm just not sure how to do this with regard to VB searching and finding the file, and then using my SQL statement to insert the attachment into my db.
Here is my code so far.
Private Sub SearchFile_Button_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles SearchFile_Button.Click
Dim saveFileDialog1 As New SaveFileDialog()
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I want to add a browse button to my program to browse for a pdf file and then it should upload the file to my programs working directory. For example if my program is installed in c:/program files/myprogram i want it to upload the file to a sub directory called contracts but it should detect the program directory automatic.
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