Visual Basic

Re: A little help with File Copy

7-Oct-05 3:30

Why not just copy them yourself with FileStream?

KaptinKrunch7-Oct-05 6:28

KaptinKrunch

7-Oct-05 6:28

dim file as string
for each file in Directory.GetFiles("C:\")
dim FileCopied as boolean = false

try
File.Copy(file, newpath, true)
FileCopied = true
catch
Debug.WriteLine("Failed to copy")
textbox1.text += file & " failed to copy" & vbCrLf
end try

if FileCopied = true then texbox1.text += file & " was copied" & vbCrLf
next

Reading Binary from Registry to Variable

andyr20056-Oct-05 9:04

andyr2005

6-Oct-05 9:04

Hi,

I am coding in VB.net in Visual Studio 2005, and am looking for a way to store a REG_BINARY value from the registry to a variable, which will then be compared to perhaps an array or hard-coded list of possible values to change a picture, with regards to the variables value.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks, Andrew Robinson.

Re: Reading Binary from Registry to Variable

Dave Kreskowiak7-Oct-05 6:49

Re: Reading Binary from Registry to Variable

7-Oct-05 6:49

You're looking for the RegistryKey.GetValue Method[^]. It'll return a REG_BINARY value into an array of bytes.

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andyr20057-Oct-05 9:41

andyr2005

7-Oct-05 9:41

Do you have an example code for return this value to an array list?

Re: Reading Binary from Registry to Variable

Dave Kreskowiak7-Oct-05 17:03

OpenFileDialog: Return just file name

7-Oct-05 17:03

This returns to an array, not an ArrayList.

Dim regKey As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SYSTEM\Setup", False)
Dim values As Byte() = regKey.GetValue("SystemPrefix")

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Brad Fackrell6-Oct-05 8:04

6-Oct-05 8:04

Does anybody know of a way to return just the file name (without the full path) using the OpenFileDialog?

Example:

OpenFileDialog.FileName returns ‘c:\dir1\textfile.txt’

But I want

OpenFIleDialog.?? To return ‘textfile.txt’

Thanks
Brad

Dave Kreskowiak6-Oct-05 8:15

6-Oct-05 8:15

Run the full path trough the Path.GetFileName Method[^].

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AndrewVos6-Oct-05 8:46

6-Oct-05 8:46

And if u want any more info just...
dim fileInfo as new io.FileInfo(Path)

FileInfo contains alot of extra info.

Dave Kreskowiak6-Oct-05 11:36

6-Oct-05 11:36

And you're telling me this why? Tell the OP, he'll get an email that say you responded to HIM, not me.

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AndrewVos7-Oct-05 3:28

7-Oct-05 3:28

What the hell r u talking about Dave?

Dave Kreskowiak7-Oct-05 6:46

7-Oct-05 6:46

When you reply to a post, CodeProject sends an email to the person who you replied to. Since you replied to me, only I got the message that you posted a reply to one of my posts. I didn't ask a question or wanted any more information, but the person who Originally Posted the question could have used the information y you posted in a reply to me. Reply to the OP and he/she will get the message that you replied to him/her.

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AndrewVos11-Oct-05 3:27

11-Oct-05 3:27

ahh true

I see I clicked the wrong one there Smile | :)

Brad Fackrell6-Oct-05 9:07

Re: Creating a server tool

6-Oct-05 9:07

Thanks Dave/Andrew. That worked perfect.

Creating a server tool

6-Oct-05 6:02

Curious as to if anybody can point me in the right direction.

I'm wanting to write a application in vb .net that addresses shared folders on windows 2000 server/ and xp machines. I'm wanting to gather currently used files along with the user name of the person that is using this file. it's similar to the server tools "Server Manager" app, but i'm wanting to do other stuff with this information. If anybody could direct me that would be great, maybe Active Directory, WMI, or filesystem functions.

Thanks

Gerry

-- modified at 12:04 Thursday 6th October, 2005

Dave Kreskowiak6-Oct-05 8:11

Re: Creating a server tool

6-Oct-05 8:11

Search the articles for "Task Manager Extension". There's one project that adds similar functionality to the Task Manager. The problem is that this project is written in C++. So, you'll have to analyze the code and write equivilent code in VB.NET.

There no NO VB/VB.NET examples of doing this anywhere on the 'Net that I have ever found.

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gthompson20056-Oct-05 8:17

gthompson2005

6-Oct-05 8:17

I'm wanting to start programming in c++ anyhow, so should be a good start for me to have an actual project. I have googled around the world a couple times and found nothing also.

Thanks for the help

Gerry

Config File: Read Only

Brad Fackrell6-Oct-05 3:31

Re: Config File: Read Only

6-Oct-05 3:31

I have multiple *.config files that I need to write to but (somehow) they have all been set to ‘read only’. Can anybody tell me how, in my code, I can uncheck the read only option before attempting to write to the file?

Thanks
Brad

Brad Fackrell6-Oct-05 8:06

Re: Config File: Read Only

6-Oct-05 8:06

Brad Fackrell wrote:
uncheck the read only option before attempting to write to the file?

System.IO.File.SetAttributes("c:\test.txt", IO.FileAttributes.Normal)

Dave Kreskowiak6-Oct-05 8:07

Re: Config File: Read Only

6-Oct-05 8:07

You're looking for the FileInfo[^] class and it's GetAttributes and Set Attributes methods.

It's nice that you put this functionality into the app, but there are also cases when the suer WANTS the config files read only. It would be better if you added an option to turn this functionality on/off.

It would also be better if you figured out why your development copy is ReadOnly in the first place.

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Brad Fackrell6-Oct-05 8:13