[dunk_6]

Hi all,

I'm not sure wether this topics has been disscussed before or not, but im not sure the exact word to search for it. What method/class should i used?? Any references/solution are very thankful. Thank you very much.

The program has 3 button: 1) for folder browsing, 2) scan for the selected folder content, and 3) open the file. When user browse the selected folder(1), user click scan button to scan from the first file until the last available files and listed it text box(2) and from that user can decide whether to open the files or not(3).

Here are what have i done so far..(no 1 & 3 ):

//for browse
private void browse2()
		{
			string strPath;
			string strCaption = "Select a Directory and folder.";
			DialogResult dlgResult;
			Shell32.ShellClass shl = new Shell32.ShellClass();
			Shell32.Folder2 fld = (Shell32.Folder2)shl.BrowseForFolder(0, strCaption, 0,
						System.Reflection.Missing.Value);
			if (fld == null)
			{
				dlgResult = DialogResult.Cancel;
			}
			else
			{
				strPath = fld.Self.Path;
				dlgResult = DialogResult.OK;
				this.txtDest.Text = strPath.ToString();
			}
		}
//for open folder
 private void btnOpen_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			try
			{
				Process.Start(txtDest.Text);
			}
			catch
			{
				MessageBox.Show("Please select one file/folder");
			}
		}

[janne_panne]

Here are some tips:

1. Allow the user to choose a folder using the System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog class

2. Scan the folder using System.IO.Directory.GetFiles() method

3. Open the file using Process.Start() method or if it's a textfile and you want to open it inside your program, use FileStream class.

[wyj_China]

using System.IO;

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{//Check
this.folderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog();
if(this.folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath.Trim()!="")
this.textBox1.Text=this.folderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath.Trim();
}

private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{//display
if(this.textBox1.Text.Trim()=="")
return;
this.listBox1.Items.Clear();
string[] MyFiles=Directory.GetFiles(this.textBox1.Text);
this.listBox1.Items.AddRange(MyFiles);
}

[dunk_6]

janne_panne, on 15 Sep, 2009 - 11:05 PM, said:

Here are some tips:

1. Allow the user to choose a folder using the System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog class

2. Scan the folder using System.IO.Directory.GetFiles() method

3. Open the file using Process.Start() method or if it's a textfile and you want to open it inside your program, use FileStream class.

Quote

using System.IO.Directory.GetFiles() method

I'm doing winForm.. i thought System.IO is for console application? Both can be used?

Thank you

[eclipsed4utoo]

The System.IO namespace has plenty of classes tht can be use by both console and windows forms apps. I don't think there is one namespace in .Net that is exclusive to one type of application.

So never think that the type of application you are doing will limit the namespaces you can use because it doesn't.