Possible Duplicate: SQL Express Connection string - Relative to application location I have a desktop application written in vb.net. The app uses an SQL Server express 2008 database (.mdf file).Currently i have the connection string as absolute path like this:
Dim ObjConnection As New SqlConnection("Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:UsersPantheoDocumentsVisual Studio 2010ProjectsFood Manager 2012(new)Food Manager 2
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Possible Duplicate: SQL Express Connection string - Relative to application location
I have a desktop application written in vb.net. The app uses an SQL Server express 2008 database (.mdf file).Currently i have the connection string as absolute path like this:
Dim ObjConnection As New SqlConnection("Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:UsersPantheoDocumentsVisual Studio 2010ProjectsFood Manager 2012(new)Food Manager 2012Food_CustomerDB.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True")
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I'm facing a problem after installation any software setup that has a database in access(mdb file) How to I transfer file path in our connection string.
View 3 RepliesI am trying to read and display a file using MapPath as follows :
Response.ContentType = "Application/pdf"
Dim FilePath As String = MapPath("../Document/123.pdf")
Response.WriteFile(FilePath)
Response.End()
This procedure will work fine and display in the browser. However, if I save the file to C:Document123.pdf, how can I access this file using relative path in MapPath function. Is there an option to access the file which is saved out of IIS server? I am using vb.net 2003.
Say URL1: http:[url].....
RelativePath: ../../hello.htm
Hence absolute path is http:[url].....
Is there a function that do that?
How do I extract the file path from the following connection string?[code]...
View 1 RepliesI'm trying to open a text file in a program I've created but it won't work unless I specify it as an absolute file path. I can't seem to make a relative path name.
View 3 RepliesDim dbconn As OleDbConnection
Dim DBCommand As OleDbDataAdapter
Dim DS As New DataSet
dbconn = New OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:COLORsitedataCUFORHDR.dbf;Extended Properties=dBASE IV;")
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I prefer SQL server but im afraid in this app I have no choice. I think the .DBF file is v III dBase according to a thrid party .dbf viewer. The code explodes on the DBCommand.Fill(DS) line, telling me I have provided and invalid file path. The path is good to go.
Should I be using a driver with a different provider? When I remove the Extended Properties parameter I get an error unrecognizable database format - hinting in this case the path is correct.
i am trying to create an application with with a tree view on the left and a list view on the other (which functions like a explorer )but i need a folder icon in both tree vies and list view it is only working as complete path C:Documents and Settings6025DesktopAccessProviderclose.jpgbut when you deploy this application the location always changes where shall i copy my images? and how can i locate itPlease see my code
Private Sub AddAllFolders(ByVal TNode As TreeNode, ByVal FolderPath As String)
Dim imageListSmall As New ImageList()
TreeView1.ImageList = imageListSmall
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set the relative path of a exe file in .net?
View 11 RepliesI have a file path like this:
C:Documents and SettingsusernameMy DocumentsProgram NameFormDataGForm1Music.mp3
I need to change it from that to this:FormDataGForm1Music.mp3
The only problem is, that the rest of the file path could change but that.
I am working with Visual Studio 2008 to concieve a small program.pdf file is supposed to open when a button is pressed. It work great with the code:
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("<Full File Path>")
Only, I would like to place the pdf file in the project's folder and that would open wherever the project's folder is (on the Desktop, a USB port, anywhere).
1- How to get this relative path?
2- in which folder to put the pdf?
I'm trying to write a little Jukebox application in VB Forms, and I need the pathnames of the sound files (inTracks"Insert Name Here") to be relative instead of absolute, so that it may work on a different computer to mine. At the moment, I am testing with the simple Soundplayer class, and the single line of code to play a song is this: My.Computer.Audio.Play("inTracks" & txtCurrentlyPlaying.Text) It works when, instead of inTracks, I put the full pathname (C:Documents And Settings etc.), but not when I try a relative path such as this.
View 1 Repliesi have so far set up a form to save data into a database and i am using:
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i have so far set up a form to save data into a database and i am using:
con.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0.;" & _
"Data Source = F:Database1.mdb"
con.Open()
I tried saving the database as i did with images in the resource folder and used my.resources but this didnt work is there any way i can save the database into the project folder and link to it no matter whan machine i am on?
I have a form with a tabbed control on it. Each tab in the control simply loads an existing file in a reader to display to the user. I have added the files in a folder in my project. When I debug it works great. However, when I publish and move it to another computer, the program runs fine but none of the files show in the tab control tabs. The files do come with the solution when I publish.[code]I know there is a way to make the file path "relative" but I cannot figure out how and there really isn't many resources available to explain how this can be done.
View 2 RepliesI need to play a sound file: Soundsopen_creaky_door.wav"
However the code only works if I specify the EXACT location:
My.Computer.Audio.Play("c:soundsopen_creaky_door .wav")
Is there a way I can set the relative path to something like this?
My.Computer.Audio.Play("soundsopen_creaky_door.w av")
In VB.net when loading in XML documents using System.Xml.Xmldocument is there a way that I can specify a relative path to the file?[code]...
The XML doc I'm trying to load is in the same directory as the VB class. But I'm having trouble accessing it without using a full path to the XML doc.
I have created a sub folder (named 'Data') under my project through the solution explorer. I also have created a text file (data.txt) inside the new sub folder. This text file is used to store information such as settings and connections.
I can check the file using the full path. However, I want to avoid errors such as moving the project folder to a different location. Is there anyway to check using a relative path? File.Exists("~Datadata.txt")
Or is it better to create it under Application.StartupPath?
I have completed my VB project using vb 2008 express edition..I am not able to create a set up file for my project and I think it is because of the file path i have provided in my program
dbSource = "Data Source = C:Documents and SettingscfadminDesktopLead_managementLead_Management_ProjectLead_Management_ProjectLondon.mdb"
The above path is a fixed path which connects my program to the database. Now when I create a set up file and try to run on another machine it wont recognize this path . have placed the database in the same folder that of the program.
Firstly, I'm a Chinese Beginner of Visual Basic. I try my best to express my worries and demands. If anything is vague, I want to design a program like this: when clicking the button, the computer will play certain sound. Like this:(VB 2010) Private Sub con_sndplay_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles PLAY.Click
View 3 RepliesI'm creating window application with VB.NET and flatfiles.the problem is how do i store the connection string in the app.config file that include the application.startup path?
<add name="cn" connectionString="provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + Application.StartupPath + "data;Extended Properties=text;" />
i got some error when writing to app.config.
"Missing attribute value on attribute 'Application.StartupPath'."
I created a project in vb.net which is connected with database. The problem appeared when i changed the path which connect with the database, i made it relative. So some of the forms which contain the connection are working properly but in one form i got this error: [Code]
View 10 RepliesIn vb.net, when writting an application, I want to access a batch file that has been added to the project. My question is how to I find the relative path of this file to access it? I have used relative path on the ASP.NET side, but not on the application side. The properties that I am finding regarding the current directory and running directory and the likes are all for the bin directory its in. While I can use the CurrentDirectory() property and go up two parents (....) in the development environment, when I install the application, the structure is not the same. As in the output is in a single folder, not tiered.
Example. c:projectsMyAppindebugMyApp.exe is the running directory
My file I want to access is at c:projectsMyAppvalidate.bat
so "c:projectsMyApp" is what I am trying to capture.
i have created a batch file and have added it to the project using add items. Basically what i am aiming at is to execute this file on a button click action. I am using System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("hello.bat") command to run this file i have changed the build action to resource for this batch file. But when i run this program, it is not able to locate the batch file. I am required to give a relative path as the path my vary from machine to machine. how can i make this file accessable using a relative path?
View 1 RepliesI know that here there is a similar question but I would like, if possible, to be able to define a relative path for 'Start External Program' or any workaround that do not constrain me to add a complete new empty project to my solution. I am using VB.NET in Visual Studio 2010 environment developing WinForms apps.
View 4 RepliesI've been all over the help files and finally patched together a VB OleDb connection string for delimited text files:
Dim connection As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & "Data Source=" & fName & ";" & "Extended Properties=""text;HDR=YES;FMT=Delimited"""
"fName" is passed in by an open file dialog.In every case (for all paths) it throws: 'C:1_2010NormalFileNormal.csv' (or where ever it is pointed) is not a valid path. Make sure that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the server on which the file resides.Since no path works, it must be a syntax error, but I'll be darned if I can see it.
Full code of this routine is:
Dim connection As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & "Data Source=" & fName & ";" & "Extended Properties=""text;HDR=YES;FMT=Delimited"""
Dim conn As New OleDbConnection(connection)
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How do I assign a My.Settings.Item connection string to cmd.Connection connection string value?
Dim cmd As New SqlCommand()
cmd.Connection = My.Settings.Item("csStaffHoursWorked")
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
cmd.CommandText = "spSaveDeltekImport"
1. First off, how do I make my path to my database relative? The path is currently absolute and is: Data Source=J:/College/AS_DSFinalDatabase1.accdb
2. Second of all, where do I save my database in the project? I want it to be included in like project folders...kind of like the App_Data folder in ASP.Net.
3. I'm recieving an error whenever I try to populate more than 1 DataGridView upon form load for some reason...I've tried 5 different ways of writing the code, and I get the same error...there's no error description, so does anyone know what the issue is? Here's the error:
I am trying to create a sort of 'personal code library' in visual studio 2010 where the form displays a list box of certain project files in vb that I have made in the past and when selected, a button can be pressed that launches the .exe files of those visual basic program project files or displays the source code (.vb file)
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