Universally Save A File To Desktop Location Across Different OS's?
Aug 7, 2010
I'm new to this forum and new to programming (literally just a week or so). I'm trying to write a program that uses a combo box selection accompanied with a button that when pressed, will download a file off a website, save it to my desktop and the run itself.[code]The thing I want my code to do is to universally be able to save the file to the desktop of any windows OS a user may be using. I'm going to end up having people using XP, Vista and Win7 use this application and each of those I believe have a different root to reach the desktop. Instead of having to hard code each and every scenario, there must be an easier way, right?Can you guys help me figure out what the syntax is for getting the users windows username and desktop location so that no matter what OS they're using, the file will always be downloaded to their desktop?
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Jun 12, 2012
I'm trying to write a program that uses a combo box selection accompanied with a button that when pressed, will download a file off a website, save it to my desktop and the run itself.Here is a snippet of the code I currently am using:
Select Case cmbo1.SelectedIndex
Case 0
If System.IO.File.Exists("C:UsersAll UsersDesktopPeggle.exe") Then
[code]....
The thing I want my code to do is to universally be able to save the file to the desktop of any windows OS a user may be using. I'm going to end up having people using XP, Vista and Win7 use this application and each of those I believe have a different root to reach the desktop. Instead of having to hard code each and every scenario, there must be an easier way, right? figure out what the syntax is for getting the users windows username and desktop location so that no matter what OS they're using, the file will always be downloaded to their desktop?
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Jul 5, 2010
I'd like to save a file on the desk top.Like this the code below except I need to store it on the desk top.How do I reference the desktop?
Dim
objStreamWriter
As
StreamWriter[code]......
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Feb 11, 2009
Does anyone know how to capture (Record) the Windows desktop and save it as a '.avi' or '.mpg' file. This functionality can be done using screen capture / presentation programs like SnagIT:[URL]..I have found many examples showing how to capture from a webcam using the 'avicap32.dll' DLL file but these dont help with this problem.
If you are asking why i dont just use SnagIT its because the interface is overly complex and building my own version would allow me to intergrate it into my existing programs.
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Mar 16, 2009
i just want to ask how can i save the file location or directory of a file in mysql without deleting its slashes...i tried to save it directly.. for example: the original directory is c:folderimg.jpg and when i checked it on mysql it is save as c:folderimg.jpg
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Jun 4, 2009
I have a file that need to be read and write the content in another file than i need to save that with diifrent name and save it in diffrent locatin.
Now i can read and write to another file but from that i dont know how to save the newly created file with diffrent name?
This is my coding so far?
ublic Class Form1
Dim strFileName As String
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
[Code].....
What i want to do is after user do all their thing i want the "kaya.txt" file to be save with diffrent name location.
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Jun 10, 2009
I'm using a OpenFileDialog to choose a file from the folder and displaying the path on a textbox. I have another save button, I want when I click on the save button the selected file(the path is currently in the box) duplicates the file into another folder. How can I duplicate the folder and can I use SaveFileDialog?? Here is the codes of OpenFile Dialog. I have t
Private Sub OpenFile_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdBrowseFile.Click
Dim myStream As Stream = Nothing
[Code]....
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May 11, 2010
Dim saveDiag As New SaveFileDialog[code]...
so far the file is written and saved in a very specific location but I can`t figure for the life of me how I would use SaveFileDialog to save the .txt file elsewhere also....
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May 21, 2009
I have a fairly straight forward peice of code that just tries to set the default saved directory for a standard .net save dialogue to a specific folder. If that folder doesn't exist, it sets it to the desktop. This works fine for everyone but one user who is getting the following error: Could not find special directory 'Desktop' How is that even possible?
[Code]....
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Jun 11, 2011
based on the title, I want my textfile created can save at any location folder .
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Apr 14, 2012
I'm trying to do the following I'm not sure if it's possible using VB.NET. I want to specify default saving point for all files type for example: In my program you choose the path "C:UsersMarkusPictures" for pictures and everytime you download pictures files from website, or using skype or any other program when Save File Dialog opens up (external one not via my program or connected to vb.net just the windows default one) then it will show "C:UsersMarkusPictures" always for .jpg .gif type of files etc...
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May 11, 2010
well I want it to look like this: [Textbox] [Browse] [Start] So you click browse, find the exe file, click ok(or something like that) and then click start I also want to make it so it saves the location of the last exe file it started, so you dont have to browse for it every time you use the program.
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Mar 29, 2012
I have a read only file and I am using System.Diagnostics.Process to open the file.If a user tries to save the file the "Save As" dialog box opens because the file is read only. The "Save As" dialog box brings them to the directory from where the file was opened from.
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Oct 12, 2009
Im trying to make something that will save something from textbox1.text I got this code
[Code]...
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Jun 3, 2011
I have used the following code too save a notepad file; [Code] The code saves files but only in the 'Application.StartupPath' folder, the save dialogue starts in the correct place a quizzes folder inside the debug folder but files can't be saved here or in folders inside it, even though you can browse them in the dialogue. I want it saving where navigated to in the dialogue.
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Oct 29, 2010
This is probably a pretty novice design question. I'm trying to work my way through a number of requirements and give the users the experience they're looking for.I've written a tool that does big calcluation-type things. It currently consists of a class library and command line tool (separate .NET projects.) We're using an Access database format as the file type because it can keep all the various tables together in one file. A few other items about the application: There are not many users. There are no concerns with scalability. There are not great concerns with updates. Desktop is desired. Not web.Using VB and .NET 3.5 SP1
I now need to develop a GUI front end that will allow typical File/Open and File/Save type operations.Users expect that they can open a file, edit it some, then either choose to save it or close it unsaved without any changes being written back to the file. Saving it would obviously save all changes affecting all tables back to the file.
Does it then make sense to use a temp file for something like a proxy then? To, when a user "opens" a file, copy the source Access file to a local temp file and then use that for the editing session? Then, if the user "saves", copy the local temp file back to the source path?
Update: [tagged with ms-access tag too] Also, I omitted the fact that users would expect typical File / Save As functionality too. I think the design I've put in question in this post is what is traditionally called the Proxy design pattern. Has anyone tried this (successfully!) with Access database files before? Words of caution or advice?
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Sep 11, 2009
i developed software use visual basic & microsoft access and run until now.but this software insatalled at many location and distance between location very far. and now, for this solution for every location use local database, then when i need data from other location every location send data to central offfice using email or flashdisk. but this can't get data for real time, because i must wait data for long time.What solution to send data into central office by automatically at every location's data (with internet connection) ?
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Aug 15, 2011
I need to know how do i locate a form window on custom location at the desktop[code]..
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Oct 17, 2009
I'm trying to make it so the the images will save to the folder that you selected in the textbox1.text from the folderbrowser this is the code's I have tried
[Code]...
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Nov 22, 2010
I have a game that will open four windows on the desktop using VBE2008.How do I control the starting location where on the desktop those four windows will appear when I Load (Open) the Window?
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Jul 5, 2011
I'm creating a BASIC application, and I can't figure out how to save a user selected file (FolderBrowserDialog) to a location selected in another dialog (SaveFileDialog).
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Dec 25, 2011
how to save data (for example some text that user type [as password etc]) and save that password on same location where is application. After saving I want to have also Load option so we can load saved data.
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Nov 21, 2011
In my program there is a user image "avatar" & well any program with a avatar should allow the user to change his or her image "custom image" So my point is on load the PictureBox1.ImageLocation = ("FILEPATH")now i make a new form "form2" with two buttons (OK) (Cancel) & a TextBox
On OK_Click
Form1.PictureBox1.ImageLocation = (Me.TextBox1.Text)
How can i make it save that file path so on load it loads that image?
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Jul 1, 2011
I want to save data from web and desktop applications and then provide that info again to fill the forms with the saved data .I am using vs2008 and sql2005
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Nov 28, 2011
I need code that will allow the user to do the following:
Select a browse button and choose the folder they want to save a file once the exe file at the end of the program runs Display the folder location the user selected in the textbox next to it
Basically this is a save dialog box but since this is a web application and not a web form I can not use the dialog boxes.
Here is the code I have so far
Protected Sub Browse_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Browse.Click
Dim FilePath As String = ("C:UsersPublicDocuments")
[Code]....
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Dec 15, 2011
I need code that will allow the user to do the following:
1. Select a browse button and choose the folder they want to save a file once the exe file at the end of the program runs
2. Display the folder location the user selected in the textbox next to it Basically this is a save dialog box but since this is a web application and not a web form I can not use the dialog boxes.
Protected Sub Browse_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Browse.Click
Dim FilePath As String = ("C:UsersPublicDocuments")
Dim targetFile As System.IO.FileInfo = New System.IO.FileInfo(FilePath)
[code]....
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Aug 25, 2005
I downloaded a sample Project from the web. I opened the sample Project in Visual Basic 2005 Express Beta 2. After making a lot of modifications to the sample Project, I wanted to save my new project with its own different name, and in the usual directory where I have been creating other projects. I pressed Save All and accepted the default choice. Unfortunately, after pressing OK, I realized that I had saved over the original downloaded sample project, and had saved my modified project in a temp directory designed to receive downloads from the web.It's not a problem that I overwrote the original sample project, because I have already retrieved a new fresh copy from the web. Nor is it a problem that I gave it the name of the original project, because I was able to figure out how to rename the modified project by right-clicking in the Solution Explorer.
My problem is that I didn't want to save my modified project in the download temp directory. I want to save the Project (and all its associated sub-directories and files) in a directory of my own choosing (the same directory in which all my other created projects are saved). But now that I have chosen to save the project in an undesirable location, I want to re-save it somewhere else.For the life of me I can't see how to do this. The Save All command doesn't give me the choice of selecting the name or location for my project, it just updates my currently undesired location. The other two save-oriented commands under the File menu selection (Save and Save As) seem to be oriented to just saving the singular item (form code, dialog box code, module, etc) on which I am currently working. I can't find anything such as a "Save Project As" kind of command. And I don't want to try to cut and paste the whole directory, because I'm too novice to know whether I am moving everything properly with regards to what VB2005 needs to find and where it needs to find it.
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Aug 6, 2010
Does anyone know how can I create a function to save the forms position / location and load the previus forms position / location when next time the app is started.
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Sep 5, 2011
I have a Game Os with a desktop including shortcuts.I want to save location of shortcuts if it are moved.How I can do this?For move shortcuts i used:
Static mousePosX As Single, mousePosY As Single
If e.Button = 0 Then
mousePosX = e.X
mousePosY = e.Y
Else
[Code]...
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Oct 12, 2011
I connects to a site. On that site, it puts in criteria to filter on a database. It then submits it. A pop up window appears asking to Open / Save / Cancel. I don't know how to interact with that window.
It is possible to Save, and specify the download location without having to use Sendkeys? Note: There is no file to directly download. You have to run the report and it kicks back the file.
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