I have an issue with the Windows permission system. And every time it tries to do something that needs a windows permission (to be ran as administrator) it fails !
At the moment I was trying to implement an updater which should download a file from an ftp site but because copying a file into one of the program files folder requires a permission I am not able to do this.
In word/excel/office programs when you press the file menu item at the bottom a list of files recently used are shown, i would like to do a similar thing but i would like to put files from a certain folder with a certain extension (.xml) into my file menu item so the user can select to view the files.
I think i need something like:
For each file (extension .xml) in myFolder
If menuItem = Nothing
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i need to access to a special folder and operate there, but i don't have permission to do this, how i can set permission to access to special folder and delete/create files?
View 18 RepliesI am looking for a way to copy files from one folder to another, I've tried a few examples online but none seem to work. I need one that copies and replaces and one that only copies files which aren't already in the destination folder?
View 2 RepliesI am trying to retrieve file details from files in the Program Files folder. I receive an error while trying to retrieve file details.
Dim sFileName As String = ("%ProgramFiles%Windows DefenderMSASCui.exe")
Dim Info As FileVersionInfo
Info = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(sFileName)
Msgbox(Info.ProductName.ToString())
I receive file not found error at 3rd line. But if I change the path from "%ProgramFiles%Windows DefenderMSASCui.exe" to "c:Program FilesWindows DefenderMSASCui.exe" it works fine.
What should I do if I want to retrieve file details from the path which includes a "%" character?
I would like to transfer files from an FTP site to my folder on C drive. For instance, I have an FTP site 169.69.20.100. If I go thru my IE I can see the lsit of files in here. I can simply click on it and IE will ask me if I want to open it or Save it. I want to automatically download them into my folder on my HDD. can this be done thru VB.Net?
View 3 RepliesI have some XML files that are needed with my application, they are included in the project, I have the properties set to:Build Action: ContentCopy to Output: Copy if NewerWhen I publish, they get included with all the other setup files, but when it actually installs they are not getting copied to the output folder. (I also tried Copy Always and that didnt change it)
View 4 RepliesI have a list of users with me and I need to find out programmatically which of the users present in the list have read/write permissions on a particular folder/file.
View 2 RepliesWhat I'm trying to achieve is for a file to be copied from a templates folder to a project folder. The project folder path is constructed using the selected item in a combo box and a list box. [Code]
View 4 RepliesI get an UnautorizedAccessException running this code:
string[] fileList = Directory.GetFiles(strDir, strExt);
The exception occurs in c:usersusernameappdata How can I check if I have access permission (to list and read files) ?
how you can allow vb.net to access a file/folder within a domain group and retrieves it permission setting to determine if the user have access or denied access to a certain folder?
View 2 RepliesI want to copy and paste some files into the C:WindowsFonts Folder .These are just four small files for the font I need in my application , now a normal file copy procedure in vb.net wont work because it requires administrative privilledges
View 1 RepliesI am just learning Visual Basic and I am following along in a book called "Build a Program Now!".I have an application that is calling a database in SQL and there are instructions for copying the .mdf and .ldf files from the bin folder to the project folder that should allow any changes made in the running application to be reflected in the rows of the database.I have copied the files as per the instructions, but the changes are not showing in the database.
View 2 RepliesSo, I'm using shell to start up an external application at the press of a button, but the application requires several other external files with it in order for it to work. How could I make it work? Note: I'm a newbie
View 7 RepliesI make an application and make setup file using VS setup project. This work fine and create default text files into Program Files Folder for winodw 7/vista .but can not modify these files or create any new files.There are few text files need to create ,modify during application running ,but in windows 7/vista unable to create,modify files.I am using full default admin right for these OS. If iuse C: root path then application work fine or for win XP no problem.I think UAC restricting to perform these opeartion. But i do not know how to change these restriction using vb.net, whenever application start.
View 5 RepliesI'm trying to make a file.copy to the program files folder but can't get access to it.This is on windows vista and 7.
View 6 RepliesI make an application and make setup file using VS setup project. This work fine and create default text files into Program Files Folder for winodw 7/vista .but can not modify these files or create any new files.
There are few text files need to create ,modify during application running ,but in windows 7/vista unable to create,modify files.I am using full default admin right for these OS. If iuse C: root path then application work fine or for win XP no problem.I think UAC restricting to perform these opeartion. But i do not know how to change these restriction using vb.net, whenever application start.
I found one solution that , if change user rights manually then this problem solved.Follow these step to change your account settings.Control Panel-->User Accounts and Family Safety-->User Accounts-->Change User Account Control settings-->Never notify(Set tab to never notify).After this change need to restart system.Now can make all changes like windows XP into Windows 7.can also make changes into program files.
Its working fine, but need to make these changes manually in OS.but its not efficent solution. So if any one knows how can make these changes by coding that will nice.
I have a copying error with my program. I am trying to copy the internet cache folder, and the error states that some files cannont be copied (read only maybe?) How can i make it copy, or just skip the uncopyable files?
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyDirectory(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Internet Cache), "d:My Documents")
I want my application to look for a file in drive C's specific folder (say C:myFolderabc.mdb), if found just give a message if not, make the folder in drive C: and then copy the file.
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View 2 RepliesI have the following code works fine in Windows 2000, after i moved to Windows Server 2003, it shows "Permission denied"...
View 1 RepliesMy.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory("folder location here", FileIO.DeleteDirectoryOption.DeleteAllContents)
I created a program which was deleting a particular directory for me. The program was compiled and working. Today I run the same program...did not do any system updates and now it won't delete my specified directory. I ran tests to make sure the directory is there when testing...I keep getting access/permission errors.
I rebooted system, ran my application...still gave me error. I turned off Windows Defender...still got error. If I manually delete the directory...no problem.
Is there a way to get system permission to delete the directory? I am being given an 'access denied' error...I do not have permission. I tried running my application as administrator...no good. - VB 2008 Express - VISTA OS
I have a problem with the temporary internet files. I know how to locate the folder and all the rest, but I'm going to see what second c 'is in the folder with Explorer I see dozens of files, but when I go to see through code, I see only two files, index.dat and desktop.ini. I thought that the index.dat file is a kind of file that contains the files that I see through explorer, but it seems too light, and still do not know how to copy the files it contains.
View 2 RepliesIs it possible to build a program through VB that creates a folder in program files folder and behaves like any other usual program?If not, though witch program can i make this?
View 6 RepliesIs there a way to set admin permission on them user/AppData/Local/Temp folder?I need to set it so folders and subfolder cant be deleted, then turn it back on. Not doing anything shady... this is for personal use I make themes for BB phones, and there is a trick where you can set this permission, then export the theme, and it allows you to look at the code of the theme so you can make adjustments in how things work
View 2 RepliesI'm trying to copy a file (pdftk.exe) from the Current Working Directory the VB.NET program is in.The file is to be copied to the Selected Path from the Folder Dialog Browser.I tried this code, but it seems it's not working
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Public Partial Class MainForm
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I am using Visual Studio 2008 Setup project. I need to copy one folder and the sub folders into the program files but when I tried to copy or add the folder to "Application Folder" in File System editor, I am able to add only files and not folders.
View 1 Replieshow to change the install folder path in a setup and deployment project/Installer class from program files to C:usersPublic in windows 7 and allusers folder in xp.Want to add MVP with my name.
View 3 RepliesI'm trying to protect a folder and the files inside it. I'm able to protect the folder itself, so that if somebody clicks on it he will get a message: "You don't currently have permission to access this folder!"
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I've got an app which uses a background worker to copy files. It works fine but some files are quite large and it "appears" as though the app isn't doing anything. Is there an alternative to the File.Copy method of copying files so I can report on the progress of individual file copies, like the percentage complete?
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