OpenFileDialog - TROUBLE

[xcorp]

Hey guys,

 

I'm a bit of a newb with Visual Basic. Anyway, I'm currently playing around with deleting and modifying controls. I've created a program where you have to enter a path location for a file you would like to delete and then press a botton to delete it using the "KILL" command.

 

I wanted to expand this program, so I'm trying to add a "BROWSE" function instead of having to type the entire file location yourself manually into the text box.

 

It would make it alot easier and practical (even though I know you could just select the file in windows and hit the delete key).

 

I'm trying to use an "OpenFileDialog" I dunno if thats the write thing to do. My father whos a programmer suggest I use an API Call to do it. But i'm fooling around and I discovered OpenFileDialog.

 

I dunno how do run it though. I can't figure out how to run the diolog and then, when the user chooses a file, how to put the path of that file in Textbox1.text.

 

ANY HELP WOULD HELP!!!

[Derek Stone]

[msdn]System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog[/msdn] Edited July 23, 2003 by Derek Stone

[Volte]

-EDIT-

Derek, your EliteVB class parsing thing seems to be broken. ASP.NET server error. :-\

-EDIT-

 

Try something like this:

Dim ofd As New OpenFileDialog

ofd.ShowDialog()
If (ofd.FileName.Length > 0) Then
 TextBox1.Text = ofd.FileName
End If

Remember, you can always look in your MSDN help file for information about all the .NET controls.

[Derek Stone]

Yeah, the nimrods that call themselves Web hosts seem to have misplaced any sign of intelligence. I'm working on getting it up again. I've replaced it with a link straight to the MSDN class library reference.

[edit]MSDN7ITR is working again. Link reverted.[/edit]

Edited July 23, 2003 by Derek Stone

[mutant]

Use IO.File.Delete instead of Kill.

:D

[xcorp]

Thanks for all your help guys!!

 

And umm. Volteface - I tried out your code. And when I click the button, still.. nothing happens. The dialog doesn't come up or anything.. :(

 

 

Dunno what I should do, so I'm gonna try using the system.windows.form open dialog thing.