Search A Specified Directory And All Sub Directories For All Files That Have The Specified File Extension?
Dec 30, 2011
i have been trying to search a specified directory and all sub directories for all files that have the specified file extension. However the inbuilt command is useless as it errors up and dies if you dont have access to a directory.
Private Function dirSearch(ByVal path As String, Optional ByVal searchpattern As String = ".exe") As String()
Dim di As New DirectoryInfo(path)
Dim fi As FileInfo
[code]......
However i get an "System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object." when i try to access the data stored inside the filelist string array.
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Apr 11, 2011
one of the BIG hurdles in my simple project, making a search engine. I don't know how at all. The search engine need only to search in one Directory with its sub directories and txt files for criteria, and display the results, with option open from the results. any basic code or example maybe?
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Jul 21, 2010
I have a series of text files in multipule diffrent sub directories. I found the following functions on the Internet:
CODE:
The functions will make a direcotry tree in my debug window, that looks something like this:
CODE:
What I want it to do is to have it return an array of relitive file paths, from the starting direcotry I give the function. Then I will use a loop to cycle though each file in the array to make certain changes.
Something like this:
CODE:
Any ideas on how to acomplish this?
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Dec 30, 2010
Iam making a antivirus program in Visual basic and i have to know how to get the files from a directories directory etc. And how to add them to a listbox like
1map-get files
1map-get directories
2map (directories in 1 map)get files
2map -Get directories
and so on...¨
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Mar 6, 2009
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I am only getting files in current directory. how to get all files included the directory and all sub directories?
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Jul 14, 2010
I am trying to copy a directory with sub directories and files to another location on my computer. Whenever I try, I get the following error, through my "console":
$>Error: System.IO.IOException: The directory is not empty.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.DeleteHelper(String fullPath, String userPath, Boolean recursive)
[code]....
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Feb 14, 2010
I have VB 2008. How can I delete ALL files in a directory with the extension ".gif" ?
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Sep 1, 2010
I am using following code to get a directory of files with a particular extension. It throws an error that you donot have administrator privileges.
CODE:
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Feb 19, 2011
I want to be able to scan a folder and its sub directories for all the files that exist in it. the results are then fed into a list box or any similar control[code]...
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Aug 12, 2009
I have an issue with avoiding this exception and trying to continue on with my code.im trying to search directories for a file. this is my code
vb.net
Dim As FileInfo() = d.GetFiles()'Errors here
Dim fFile As FileInfo
For Each fFile In Files
If Not fFile.Attributes = FileAttributes.System Then
If fFile.Extension = Extension Then
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It's the files located in the C:System Volume Information Directory.How can i avoid the exception but continue on. I can't put a if then statement around the variable declaration. because then i can't use the variable. And catching the exception just causes my routine to stop.
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Jun 19, 2012
I need to list all files folders, subfolders and subfolder files under a selected directory in a list box not sure how to do the logic in the last amount of code lines to enumerate all subfolders dna files.Here is what I have so far:
Dim OldProfileDir As String
Dim NewProfileDir As String
Dim Newdocs As String = ""
Dim Olddocs As String = ""
[code].....
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Aug 16, 2010
I have several groups of files with idential names, but the files inside may or may not have identcal names, and may differ only in the size or date stamp. I want to combine them to save all unique directory names, and unique file names, and if the date/sizes are unique, then add some number on the end of the file name to make them unique as well. Only idential file sizes and names and dates will be discarded. How do you open directories to compare directory/file names and other properties?
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Sep 2, 2011
How i can make a program to verify if files of a text file exists ?
Example:
I have directories.txt who contains:
Line 1: C:PasswordsAccounts.txt
Line 2: D:GamesFifa 11fifa.exe
So i can to verify if these two files exist?
But not: my.computer.filesystem.fileExists("for each one")
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May 8, 2009
I have this code which will search for all files with .mp3 format in a directory:
Dim di As New DirectoryInfo("C:\")
For Each fi In di.GetFiles
If Path.GetExtension(fi.FullName).ToUpper = ".MP3" Then
[Code].....
How do I make it search within subdirectories of the desired directory? Also if anyone who could come up with a code for a progressbar. I know all the rules about 'we wont do your homework', but I'm just asking to give me a basic place to start
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Jan 24, 2012
In VB.NET, how can I search all hard-drives (regardless of whatever a machine has C, D or more) for specific file types (for example .mp3)? I want the file path to be return along with the file size.
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Jun 30, 2009
I can't figure out how to do this...I'm trying to search a directory for files,I have files that are like this:
File.doc
File 1.doc
File 2.doc
[code].....
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Jun 11, 2009
I need to search in a directory all .xml files and remove it. But this directory can has more subdirectories and folders (depends the user)
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Jul 22, 2010
I want to search a text file (*.txt extension) for a certain keyword or a part of it. And then let the found item be displayed in a listbox or something else. Now the more difficult part, how can I display the word in front of that found word ?
Example:
I search for VBFORUMS in a file called test.txt
I find this:
VBFORUMS
but in front of that is this:
IDS_IDS_TXT_008912VBFORUMS
How can I then display the IDS_IDS_TXT_008912 on a label ?
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Sep 15, 2011
I want Search In a Directory for multiple pattern ( For Example : *.jpg,*.png,Davood,*.dj ) that Result shoud return all files and folders that matched with my pattern,
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Feb 20, 2009
I'm currently using this
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To grab a specific file from a specified directory, read the lines and display them in a text box. What I want to do, is search for multiple text files in a specified directory, display each name in a Listview and, as I click on them, their info is displayed in the text box below.
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Jan 7, 2009
display files within a directory and subdirectories and write these directories and their files to a text file.
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Jan 21, 2010
Windows Media Player has hosed up my library, making multiple copies of the same songs.I am looking at making a VB express app to search for duplicate files (songs) in my music directory, and allow me to delete or move.Where can I go learn about the files and directory controls I would need to use to point to the directory I want to search?
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Jun 25, 2009
I am using VB 08 running an openfiledialogue wanting to get the result of the GDS file (*.gds) to be the default extension at the drop down menu instead of All file when the openfiledialogue box opens.
I coded it with:
OpenFileDialogue.Filter = "GDS File(*.gds)|*.gds|All files|*.*"
but the results i get in the open file dialogue box remains as all files being in the drop down menu as the default file extension. How to i set it to ".gds" format?
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Jun 1, 2009
I am looking for a code snippit that searches the files in a specified directory for text that is inputed by the user then adds the files that contain that text to a list box
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Apr 21, 2010
Program to search through every text file in a directory even if the names of files are not known and to search through all of them for a particular word.
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Aug 12, 2010
I am using the .getdirectory to scan my whole c drive for certain files to be backup. e.g *.doc. however when i run the code, i hit into error. stating folder access error. one of the folder which cause the error is system information volume.
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Aug 25, 2011
Referencing this question/code:
How do I copy a folder and all subfolders and files in .NET?
I'm trying to copy a buntch of sub directories to a different directory. I'm wanting to update this code:
Dim fso As System.Object = New System.Object
fso = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject")
fso.copyfolder(sour, dest)
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Is there a easier way of doing this with less lines of code like the fso As System.Object version? Also, I have System.IO imported however File.Copy and Directory.GetFiles are not colored blue, could this be the issue? I have the System loaded as a reference.
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Jul 26, 2010
I'm trying to make a program to gather Photoshop Brushes (File type is *.abr) and move them to the photoshop brush directory. I've been looking at this little bit of code and am stumped as of where to start
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Dec 20, 2011
I am writing a simple GUI for a 7-Zip command that will zip multiple directories, with two files in the working directory, to their own separate archives. The problem is that I have no idea on how to count the number if directories (only directories and not files) and find the name of just the first directory.Here is what I have so far:
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Apr 19, 2009
Ok, I have a code to get all subdirectories in a file. Here it is:
Try
Dim di As New DirectoryInfo("C:\Library\AvailableBooks")
For Each subdi As DirectoryInfo In di.GetDirectories
[code]....
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