I am making a Movie Launcher for myself, because i have a **** load of movies :P (They are all digital). Now it's working fine, but i have a question.
Some of the movies have a VIDEO_TS folder, witch i need to open in VLC player. How can i let a VB application open a whole folder (so the VIDEO_TS folder) in a program like VLC?
I would like to place the code below in a click event for a button to open a word file. I have added the document (group2.doc) to the Application folder of the target machine in my setup project. how do I write a dynamic file path that will open the file?
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What is the code to open a folder or application in a vb.net application?
View 2 RepliesI have a folder that contains master copies of about 50 txt files.
Is there a way to open each of those text files and save them under the same name but in a new folder?[code]....
I am having trouble trying to accomplish a search for a folder with a wildcard within a directory.
The folder will look sort of like this: [2008][560909][Market Change] or [year][number][name]
Thus far this is what I have:
Function searching()
Dim choice, input
Dim strPatheServices
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I am uncertain where to go from this other than add the wild card to the exist so like:
System.IO.Directory.Exists(strPatheServicesinput + "*")
how to close application root folder or sub root folder at the time when application is in running mode?
View 7 RepliesI have use vb.net 2005, I open a folder withof command line usind (explorer.exe ,/e,/root, D:ew,folder) but my fodler name have
View 2 RepliesI am a beginner using Visual Basic 2008 express and trying to get a folder to open if it isn't already, and if not then maximise it. Here's my
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I want the user to have the option to choose between a lot of pictures in a project folder. So I made a new project folder called: Images.
And when the user presses a certain button this folder should be opened.I want to achieve this like this:
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I want to open up an existing instance if my program is already running only if its running the same version.I noticed that this question was asked for only if the name exists, but what if the version is older, I just want to notify the user that an older version is still running, "please remove older version before starting this version."The other link is this one:Return to an already open application when a user tries to open a new instance but they don't talk about closing an instance if an older or newer version is detected.
View 3 RepliesI would like to have App_LocalResources folder outside web application folder, so that I could deploy updated resx files and web app. independent of each other.
View 1 Repliesi have been using many dll and ocx in my vb.net application. When I run my exe from the same folder it works fine. It does not work if I remove the exe from the application folder and put in some other folder. My intension is to keep my dll and ocx in system32 folder and exe in application folder.
View 2 Replieshow should i copy a file in system32 folder from resources folder .resx file of my windows application?
View 1 Replieshow to create a uninstall command for a Windows-based application in the Application Folder when creating a new setup project in visual studio 2008.
View 4 RepliesHow to check if the folder is open or no ?
i have a folder in c:
name : "my folder"
i want to know if the folder is open or no
This is the best i could do :
If fileName.Contains("hi")
But what i want to do it .
Open a folder : C:Documents and Settings5416339.5416339-PCApplication Data and navigate into a folder that contains "hi" and then modify a file pref.js in it. (100% this file is in that folder and there is only one such folder)
I'm trying to write a program that opens a folder from the CD disk when a button is clicked. The program will be run from a CD, and aims to open a certain folder. However, I can't use "shell "explorer...."" because the drive letter will change between different computers. Is there a way to open the folder straight from the CD in VB.NET
View 3 RepliesShell("explorer Path")Path is DirectoryBut it Open My DocumentPath is D:/I think It because The syntax "explorer Path" i try a lot like shell("explorer" path),shell(explorer path) , shell(""explorer" path") but it always open My Document
View 4 RepliesHow can i open this folder?
Shell("C:UsersAdminDocumentsDownloads")
I am trying to use Setup project. Want my setup to create a desktop shortcut with my application.I donot understand how to do it. Clicked on User's desktop, I created Shortcut to User's desktop, changed the properties Target and Working Folder as 'Application Folder'But it does not connect with MyApplication.exe When I ran the setup and tested Desktop short cut, it took me to the folder where application was installed, instead of running the application.How to make the application run using this shortcut?
View 1 RepliesI published an application and copied the Application Files Folder ,setup.exe and .application file to a network folder for others to install on their machines. What causes this message to appear. Should'nt the new version over write any previously installed version on a machine. Although in this case no other version has been installed. You cannot start application...from this location because it is installed from a different location
View 1 RepliesHow can i open a file (like .mp3 , .avi) or a folder (like C:program files ) using my program? I use visual basic
View 8 RepliesI would like to know how to open a folder on click of a button in the vb forms, i.e., let the button on the form be "explore" and if I click the button it should open then location "C:Program Files". How to make it using VB.Net code.
View 2 Replieshow to open a folder that contains a comma in it's path like: Shell("explorer.exe \serverpath to, folder", vbHide) or Shell("cmd /c start \serverpath to, folder", vbHide)
View 1 RepliesIn my project i have created few folders to better structure my forms.. my problem is how can i call up (open) a form in a different folder.
eg. Form1 is located in main directory, how to open form2 which is located in a folder called Folder2 (within same project)
Need to know how to open all text files in a folder so that I don't have to name each one.
View 1 RepliesI'm using vb.net 2008 I want to use this code to open Excel file from the same folder where the program(exe) will be.
Dim exl As New Excel.Application
exl.Workbooks.Open("Name.xlsx")
as when did in Process.Start("Name.xlsx")
Button pressed. and a Folder then opens so you can see the contents
View 3 RepliesIf i have the path of a .txt file how can i open the containing folder and have that file selected.
View 4 Repliesi am trying to do is open a folder in a windows application, where when i click the button a folder pops up this is what folder i want to open my windows prefetch folder. so i wanna make a button. label it prefetch, and be able to click the prefetch button and have the prefetch folder open. i can open other programs such as cmd prompt and other exes. just not and folder. [Code]
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