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| HowTo: Recursively search for files and replace text in them in Visual Basic .NET | files, directories, search, search for files, find files, replace, replacements, make replacements, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET |  |
| HowTo: Make a program that uses regular expressions to rename files matching a pattern in Visual Basic .NET | files, regular expressions, regex, replace, rename, rename files, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Search files in a directory hierarchy for a target string in Visual Basic .NET | example program, search file contents, Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Compare the contents of two directories in Visual Basic .NET | directory, directory contents, files, compare directories, compare files, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Compare the contents of two directories in Visual Basic 6 | directory, directory contents, files, compare directories, compare files, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Delete a directory and everything it contains | file, directory, dir, remove, delete | |
| HowTo: Use My.Computer.FileSystem to recursively list the files in a directory subtree in Visual Basic 2005 | My.Computer.FileSystem, directory, directory subtree, Visual Basic 2005, VB.NET, search, files | |
| HowTo: Open Windows Explorer to display files in a specific directory in Visual Basic 6 | Windows Explorer, shell, open, files, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Open Windows Explorer to display files in a specific directory in Visual Basic 6 | Windows Explorer, shell, open, files, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Resize all of the graphic files in a directory in Visual Basic 6 | graphics, resize picture, resize image, directory, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Resize all of the graphic files in a directory in Visual Basic 2005 | graphics, resize picture, resize image, directory, Visual Basic .NET | |
| HowTo: Compress the folders within a folder into a Zip file in Visual Basic 2005 | Zip, compress, folder, compress folder, compressed folder, compression, Visual Basic 2005 | |
| HowTo: Compress a folder into a Zip file in Visual Basic 2005 | Zip, compress, folder, compress folder, compressed folder, compression, Visual Basic 2005 | |
| HowTo: Use WMI to make a folder compress its contents to save space in Visual Basic 2005 | compress, folder, compress folder, compressed folder, compression, Visual Basic 2005 | |
| HowTo: Let the user browse for a folder in Visual Basic .NET | browse, browse for folder, SHBrowseForFolder, API, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: List the files in a directory that match a pattern in VB .NET | directory, list, files, list files, pattern, search, file search | |
| HowTo: List the files in a directory's subtree that match a pattern in VB .NET | directory, subdirectory, list, files, list files, pattern, search, file search | |
| HowTo: Make a type converter in VB .NET | directory exists, directory, exists | |
| HowTo: See if a directory exists in VB .NET | directory exists, directory, exists | |
| HowTo: Shell a program with a specific startup directory | Shell, run, startup directory, start in | |
| HowTo: Display the program's current directory | CurDir, show directory, display directory, current directory | |
| HowTo: Select random files from a set of directories to build a MP3 player mix | mp3, mix, random, random files, browse, SaveSetting, GetSetting, DeleteSetting | |
| HowTo: Select random files from a set of directories to build a MP3 player mix in VB.NET | mp3, mix, random, random files, browse, SaveSetting, GetSetting, DeleteSetting | |
| HowTo: Find the user's profile path | profile path, GetUserName, GetWindowsDirectory | |
| HowTo: Use a FileSystemObject to copy a folder hierarchy | FileSystemObject, File System Object, FSO, CopyFolder, copy folder, folder, hierarchy, copy directory | |
| HowTo: Resolve relative paths in VB.NET | path, special folders, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Get the paths to special folders in VB.NET | path, special folders, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Get the Windows and System directories | system directory, windows directory | |
| HowTo: Search a directory hierarhcy and list the files' names, creation dates, and sizes by using the File System Object | directory hierarhcy, file names, File System Object, FSO, creation date, FileSystemObject | |
| HowTo: Map a network drive | map drive, network, network drive, drive | |
| HowTo: Zip all of the subdirectories within a directory | Zip, WinZip, compress, directory, subdirectory | |
| HowTo: Find the Windows directory without using the API | Windows directory, Windows, WinDir | |
| HowTo: Get the Windows directory from the environment | Windows directory, Windows, WinDir, Environ, environment | |
| HowTo: Search for files of specific types in a directory that contain a string and replace the string | find, search, replace | |
| HowTo: Search a file hierarchy for .doc files containing a string | find, search, Microsoft Word, .doc | |
| HowTo: Start the Windows Find application | find, search | |
| HowTo: Search files matching a pattern below a directory for a string | find, search | |
| HowTo: Find the Windows directory and system drive | windows directory, system drive | |
| HowTo: Get the path to special folders such as the Favorites, Cookies, and StartUp | special folder, special path, favorites, cookies, startup | |
| HowTo: Let the user browse through a folder view to select a directory | directory, browse, folder view | |
| HowTo: Display disk volume information | disk information, volume information, disk space, free space | |
| HowTo: Copy a directory, its subdirectories, and the files it holds | copy directory, hierarchy, xcopy | |
| Tip: File System Object | File System Object, file, directory, dir | |
| HowTo: Delete a directory and everything it contains using the File System Object | File System Object, file, directory, dir | |
| HowTo: Get a sorted list of files in a directory using the File System Object (FSO) and Quicksort | directory, dir, sorted, quicksort, File System Object, FSO | |
| HowTo: Get a sorted list of files in a directory using Dir and Quicksort | directory, dir, sorted, quicksort | |
| HowTo: See how much disk space is used and free using GetDiskFreeSpaceEx | GetDiskFreeSpaceEx, GetDiskFreeSpace, disk space, free, used, precent | |
| HowTo: Get a directory's size (not including subdirectories) | DirSize, directory size | |
| HowTo: Get the program's current drive and directory | current, drive, directory | |
| HowTo: Find the total disk space used by a directory and its subdirectories | size, disk space, directory, subdirectories | |
| HowTo: List all of a directory's subdirectories | list, directory, subdirectories | |
| HowTo: Make the directories in a complete path | directory, path | |
| How To: Get a sorted list of the files in a directory | sorting, directory, files, quicksort, Dir | |
| Title |
Keywords |
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| HowTo: Quickly read and write the contents of a text file in VB .NET | VB.NET, NET, text file, grab, read, write | |
| HowTo: Use routines to easily read and write a file's contents in VB .NET | star, polygon, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Read Unicode text from a file in Visual Basic .NET | Unicode, text, file, StreamReader, OpenText, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Run a DOS application and capture its output in VB .NET | DOS, stdout, stderr, standard output, standard error, standard out, run, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Make a file containing a list of numbers in two ways in VB .NET. | array, file, I/O, IO, StreamWriter, StringBuilder | |
| HowTo: Read a file containing a list of numbers into an array in two ways in VB .NET. | array, file, I/O, IO, StreamWriter, StringBuilder | |
| HowTo: Load and sort a CSV file by using ADO | CSV, sort, ADO, database, data | |
| HowTo: Demonstrate many useful techniques including backward and forward compatibility | compatibility, forward compatibility, backward compatibility, drawing, file, serialization, MRU list | |
| HowTo: Import data in columns into a database | database, data, column, column data | |
| HowTo: Quickly copy UDT records from a file into an array | UDT, user-defined type, file | |
| HowTo: Read fixed-length records from a file | fixed-length, fixed length, record, random access, file | |
| HowTo: Load data from a text file into ListBoxes | ListBox, text file, INI file | |
| HowTo: Get and set a file's contents | file, read file, write file | |
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| HowTo: Set a file's creation, last access, and last modified times | file times, last access time, file creation time, lastmodified time | |
| HowTo: Randomly change the desktop background in Visual Basic 6 | backer, desktop, background, Registry, default editor, wallpaper, wastebasket, recycle, ShellExecute, SHFileOperation, RegOpenKeyEx, RegSetValueExA, wallpaper style, centered, tiled, stretched | |
| HowTo: Randomly change the desktop background in Visual Basic 2005 | backer, desktop, background, Registry, default editor, wallpaper, wastebasket, recycle, ShellExecute, SHFileOperation, RegOpenKeyEx, RegSetValueExA, wallpaper style, centered, tiled, stretched | |
| HowTo: Make an OpenFileDialog validate the user's file selection in Visual Basic 2008 | string, extension method, URL encode, URL decode, Visual Basic 2008 | |
| HowTo: List the places in the network neighborhood in Visual Basic 6 | network, network neighborhood, Visual Basic | |
| HowTo: Get information about a shortcut in Visual Basic 6 | shortcut, link, desktop shortcut, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Get information about a shortcut in Visual Basic 2005 | shortcut, link, desktop shortcut, Visual Basic 2005 | |
| HowTo: List the places in the network neighborhood in Visual Basic 2005 | network, network neighborhood, Visual Basic 2005 | |
| HowTo: Use VBA code and the Excel Save As dialog to get the name of a file in which to save a workbook | VBA, Excel, Save As, GetSaveAsFilename | |
| HowTo: Use VBA code to save an Excel workbook while removing macro code | VBA, Excel, macro, remove macros | |
| HowTo: Load a picture so it doesn't lock the picture file in VB .NET | load picture, Bitmap, lock, lock file, sharing, file sharing | |
| HowTo: Format a BIG number of bytes in KB, MB, GB, TB, etc. in VB .NET | format, bytes, KB, MB, GB, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Format a number of bytes in KB, MB, and GB by using StrFormatByteSize in VB .NET | format, bytes, KB, MB, GB, StrFormatByteSize, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Format a BIG number of bytes in KB, MB, GB, TB, etc. by using an array of postfixes in VB .NET | format, bytes, KB, MB, GB, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Format a number of bytes in KB, MB, and GB by using StrFormatByteSize | format, bytes, KB, MB, GB, StrFormatByteSize | |
| HowTo: Format a BIG number of bytes in KB, MB, GB, TB, etc. | format, bytes, KB, MB, GB | |
| HowTo: Format a BIG number of bytes in KB, MB, GB, TB, etc. by using an array of postfixes | format, bytes, KB, MB, GB | |
| HowTo: See how many items are in the recycle bin and delete them | recycle bin, wastebasket, waste basket | |
| HowTo: Read ID3 Tags in mp3 files | MP3, ID3, tags | |
| HowTo: Create program groups and items in program groups | program group, group, folder, item | |
| HowTo: Write a report in PDF format | PDF, Adobe, report | |
| HowTo: Read bytes from a specific part of a file | file, binary, file position, bytes | |
| HowTo: List non-directory files modified between two dates | file, modified, date, between, FileDateTime | |
| HowTo: Read and write encrypted files using Xor | cryptography, Xor, file, encrypt, decrypt, code, decode, cipher, decipher |  |
| HowTo: Create a temporary file | create, temp, tmp, temporary, file | |
| HowTo: See if a file exists and get the time it was last modified | file, exists, time, modified | |
| HowTo: Add a command to Autoexec.bat | autoexec.bat, batch files, startup | |
| HowTo: Count the lines in a text file | count lines, text file | |
| HowTo: Update last modification and access times (touch) | modification, access, last modification time, last access time, touch, file, update, file times | |
| Title |
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| HowTo: Use EXIF information to orient an image properly in Visual Basic .NET | graphics, files, orient image, orient picture, image processing, EXIF, orientation, rotate image, example, example program, Windows Forms programming, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Use regular expressions and LINQ to list the unique words contained in a text file in Visual Basic .NET | files, regular expressions, LINQ, strings, replace, unique words, words, count words, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET, example, example program, Windows Forms programming | |
| HowTo: Learn about a program's memory usage in Visual Basic .NET | memory, working set, memory usage, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Make extension methods to convert file sizes into strings giving sizes in KB, MB, etc. in Visual Basic .NET | ListBox, TextBox, set tabs, tabs, tab stops, set tab stops, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Make thumbnails and a web page to display the images in a directory in Visual Basic .NET | files, internet, web, thumbnails, thumbnail images, web pages, HTML, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Search for files that match multiple patterns in Visual Basic .NET | files, search, search for files, GetFiles, FindFiles, search patterns, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Make thumbnails and a web page to display the images in a directory in Visual Basic 6 | files, internet, web, thumbnails, thumbnail images, web pages, HTML, Visual Basic 6, VB 6 | |
| HowTo: Search for files that match multiple patterns in Visual Basic 6 | files, search, search for files, GetFiles, FindFiles, search patterns, Visual Basic 6, VB 6 | |
| HowTo: Recursively search for files and replace text in them in Visual Basic .NET | files, directories, search, search for files, find files, replace, replacements, make replacements, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Read a CSV file into an array | CSV, comma-separated value, file, data, array | |
| HowTo: Make a log file with multiple overflow versions in Visual Basic .NET | files, versions, file versions, log file, overflow file, draw polygons, drawing, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Generate random strings in Visual Basic .NET | random strings, generate strings, random letters, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Write a method that saves images in an appropriate format depending on the file name's extension in Visual Basic .NET | save file, save image, save bitmap, save picture, file extension, png, bmp, jpg, jpeg, gif, tiff, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Use the DotNetZip library to compress and decompress files in Visual Basic .NET | compress, uncompress, decompress, zip, archive, extract | |
| HowTo: Make a program that uses regular expressions to rename files matching a pattern in Visual Basic .NET | files, regular expressions, regex, replace, rename, rename files, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Download a file from the web and save it with an arbitrary local file name in Visual Basic .NET | download, download file, web, internet, WebClient, ftp, file transfer, Visual Basic, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Search files in a directory hierarchy for a target string in Visual Basic .NET | example program, search file contents, Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Read and write all of the lines in a text file in Visual Basic .NET | sort, IComparer, file, compare, Visual Basic .NET | |
| Tip: Use ADOX to make a database without leaving the database files locked | Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, ADO, ADOX, create database, make database, file locking, .ldb file | |
| HowTo: Set a file's creation, last access, and last modified times | file times, last access time, file creation time, lastmodified time | |
| HowTo: Let the user drag files into a list and then upload them all to a Web site in Visual Basic .NET | upload, FTP, file transfer, FtpWebRequest, WebRequest, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Open a PDF file in a WebBrowser control in Visual Basic .NET | PDF file, Adobe, open PDF file, WebBrowser, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Open a PDF file in an Adobe Reader control within an application in Visual Basic 6 | PDF file, Adobe, open PDF file, Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Open a PDF file in an external Adobe Reader process in Visual Basic 6 | PDF file, Adobe, open PDF file, Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Open a PDF file in a WebBrowser control in Visual Basic 6 | PDF file, Adobe, open PDF file, Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Open a PDF file in an Adobe Reader control within an application in Visual Basic .NET | PDF file, Adobe, open PDF file, Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Open a PDF file in an external Adobe Reader process in Visual Basic .NET | PDF file, Adobe, open PDF file, Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Manage the wastebasket in Visual Basic .NET | wastebasket, recycle bin, delete, delete file, empty recycle bin, empty wastebasket, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Use routines to easily read and write a file's contents in VB .NET | star, polygon, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Delete a directory and everything it contains | file, directory, dir, remove, delete | |
| HowTo: Use a program to merge PDF files in Visual Basic 6 | PDF, merge PDF | |
| HowTo: Use My.Computer.FileSystem to recursively list the files in a directory subtree in Visual Basic 2005 | My.Computer.FileSystem, directory, directory subtree, Visual Basic 2005, VB.NET, search, files | |
| HowTo: Load Structures from an XML file in Visual Basic 2005 | XML, structure, load, file, Item, initialize, initialization | |
| HowTo: Open Windows Explorer to display files in a specific directory in Visual Basic 6 | Windows Explorer, shell, open, files, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Open Windows Explorer to display files in a specific directory in Visual Basic 6 | Windows Explorer, shell, open, files, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Resize all of the graphic files in a directory in Visual Basic 6 | graphics, resize picture, resize image, directory, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Resize all of the graphic files in a directory in Visual Basic 2005 | graphics, resize picture, resize image, directory, Visual Basic .NET | |
| HowTo: Make an OpenFileDialog validate the user's file selection in Visual Basic 2008 | string, extension method, URL encode, URL decode, Visual Basic 2008 | |
| HowTo: Let the user select mutliple files in Visual Basic 2005 | files, select files, multiple files, open file dialog, OpenFileDialog, Visual Basic 2005 | |
| HowTo: See if a file is locked in Visual Basic 6 | file locked, file, locked | |
| HowTo: See if a file is locked in Visual Basic .NET | file locked, file, locked, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Use the System.IO.Compression namespace to compress and decompress files in GZip format in Visual Basic 2005 | compress, decompress, compression, GZip, Visual Basic 2005 | |
| HowTo: Use Crystal Reports to build a PDF file in Visual Basic 2005 | Crystal Reports, PDF file, report, VB.NET, Visual Basic 2005 | |
| HowTo: Make a Word document in Visual Basic 6 | Word, office, word document | |
| HowTo: Use Visual Basic compatibility functions to quickly read and write an array of integers in a file in Visual Basic 2005 | FreeFile, FileOpen, FileGet, FilePut, Visual Basic 2005, VB 2005, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Use a BinaryReader and BinaryWriter in loops to read and write an array of integers in a file in Visual Basic 2005 | BinaryReader, BinaryWriter, Visual Basic 2005, VB 2005, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Use a BinaryReader and BinaryWriter in loops to read and write an array of integers in a file in Visual Basic 2005 | BinaryReader, BinaryWriter, Visual Basic 2005, VB 2005, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Convert between UTC time and local time | UTC time, local time, convert time | |
| HowTo: Read Unicode text from a file in Visual Basic .NET | Unicode, text, file, StreamReader, OpenText, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Open text file by using CreateText, AppendText, and OpenText in Visual Basic .NET | CreateText, AppendText, OpenText, Exists, open file, read file, StreamWriter, StreamReader, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Use a FileInfo object to resolve relative path names in Visual Basic .NET | relative path, resolve relative path, FileInfo, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Extract comments from a Visual Basic 6 file in Visual Basic 6 | extract comments, comments, Visual Basic 6, Attribute, code | |
| HowTo: Load a ListView control from an XML file in Visual Basic 6 | ListView, load, XML, Visual Basic 6 | |
| HowTo: Load a ListView control from an XML file in Visual Basic .NET | ListView, load, XML, VB.NET | |
| Talk: Three Cool Namespaces | regex, regular expression, XML, serialie, serialization, crypto, cryptography, hash, hashing, encrypt, decrypt, encryption, decryption | |
| HowTo: Convert a .rtf or .txt file into a .doc file | document, word, rtf, txt, doc, convert file | |
| HowTo: Use the URLDownloadToFile API function to download a file from a URL into a file | URLDownloadToFile, download, file, Internet | |
| HowTo: List the files in a directory that match a pattern in VB .NET | directory, list, files, list files, pattern, search, file search | |
| HowTo: List the files in a directory's subtree that match a pattern in VB .NET | directory, subdirectory, list, files, list files, pattern, search, file search | |
| HowTo: See if a file exists in VB .NET | file exists, file, exists | |
| HowTo: Chop a large file of tab-delimited data into manageable pieces in VB .NET | ADO, database, insert, quotes | |
| HowTo: Open a text file in the system's default text editor | editor, default editor, system editor, text file | |
| HowTo: Open a text file in the system's default text editor | editor, default editor, system editor, text file | |
| HowTo: Write a DLL in Visual Basic .NET that saves images in different formats (GIF, JPG, etc.) and call it from Visual Basic 6 | VB .NET, VB 6, Visual Basic 6, DLL, save image, GIF, JPG, JPEG | |
| HowTo: Use multiple file versions | file version | |
| HowTo: Let the user pick multiple files in VB .NET | file, open file, select file, VB .NET | |
| HowTo: Let the user pick multiple files | file, open file, select file | |
| HowTo: Use DAO to copy data from a CSV file into an Access database | DAO, CSV, Access, delimited, database, data, SELECT | |
| HowTo: Use FSO to create a FileInspector application that displays information about files | FSO, File System Object, file inspector, file, file attributes, file times, modification time, access time, creation time | |
| HowTo: Quickly read and write a binary file to and from an array | binary data, array, read, write, file | |
| HowTo: Number the files in a directory | rename files, number files | |
| HowTo: Rename the files in a directory | rename files | |
| HowTo: Select random files from a set of directories to build a MP3 player mix | mp3, mix, random, random files, browse, SaveSetting, GetSetting, DeleteSetting | |
| HowTo: Select random files from a set of directories to build a MP3 player mix in VB.NET | mp3, mix, random, random files, browse, SaveSetting, GetSetting, DeleteSetting | |
| HowTo: Save and load data when a program starts and stops by using a text file | save, load, control | |
| HowTo: Search for files matching a pattern and show their sizes and total size | file, size, search, pattern | |
| HowTo: Build a custom file selection dialog | dialog, common dialog, file selection dialog | |
| HowTo: Determine what FRM, BAS, OCX, and CLS files a project file references | VBP, files | |
| HowTo: Let the user select and Zip files individually | Zip, WinZip, files, compress, archive | |
| HowTo: Show the current screen saver | screen saver, INI, INI file, get INI value, Windows directory, get Windows directory | |
| HowTo: Get or set the current screen saver | screen saver, INI, INI file, get INI value, Windows directory, get Windows directory | |
| HowTo: Encrypt and decrypt a file using a DES algorithm in VB .NET | NetBIOS, name, NetBIOS name, computer name, host name | |
| HowTo: Display an optional tip of the day when a program starts | totd, tip of the day, tip-of-the-day | |
| HowTo: See how many items are in the recycle bin and delete them | recycle bin, wastebasket, waste basket | |
| HowTo: Read all of the values in an INI file | INI file, INI, initialization file | |
| HowTo: Build a formatted XML file by using a DOMDocument object | XML, DOMDocument, formatted | |
| HowTo: Add formatting to an XML file by using a DOMDocument object | XML, DOMDocument, formatted | |
| HowTo: Build an XML file by using a DOMDocument object | XML, DOMDocument | |
| HowTo: Split a file into pieces and reassemble it | split file, break file | |
| HowTo: Split a long text file | file split, long file | |
| HowTo: See if a file exists | file, exists | |
| HowTo: Use a FileSystemObject to copy a folder hierarchy | FileSystemObject, File System Object, FSO, CopyFolder, copy folder, folder, hierarchy, copy directory | |
| HowTo: Copy files in a directory that match a pattern using Dir and FileCopy | Dir, FileCopy, pattern, copy, files | |
| HowTo: Make a file containing a list of numbers in two ways in VB .NET. | array, file, I/O, IO, StreamWriter, StringBuilder | |
| HowTo: Read a file containing a list of numbers into an array in two ways in VB .NET. | array, file, I/O, IO, StreamWriter, StringBuilder | |
| HowTo: Use the common dialog control to select a file | common dialog, select file, pick file | |
| HowTo: Load and sort a CSV file by using ADO | CSV, sort, ADO, database, data | |
| HowTo: Sort records in a file on disk | quicksort, sort, disk | |
| HowTo: Use the FileSystemWatcher class to process files placed in a directory in VB .NET | FileSystemWatcher, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Get size information from a GIF or JPG file without loading the whole picture | GIF, size, image size, GIF size | |
| HowTo: Present a tip-of-the-day | totd, tip of the day, tip-of-the-day | |
| HowTo: Search a directory hierarhcy and list the files' names, creation dates, and sizes by using the File System Object | directory hierarhcy, file names, File System Object, FSO, creation date, FileSystemObject | |
| HowTo: List the words contained in a Word document | words, list words, Word, Word document, Office, automation | |
| HowTo: Use DDE to print PDF files | DDE, PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat | |
| HowTo: Build a simple logging class | log, logging, log file | |
| HowTo: Save and restore a ComboBox's values from a file | ComboBox, save, restore, load data | |
| HowTo: Provide an MRU list in VB .NET | MRU, MRU list, VB.NET, most recently used file list | |
| HowTo: Load a TreeView control from a CSV file in VB .NET | TreeView, CSV | |
| HowTo: Load a TreeView from a text file with tabs denoting indentation in VB .NET | TreeView, text file, load | |
| HowTo: Load a TreeView control from an XML file in VB .NET | TreeView, XML | |
| HowTo: Edit, save, and load TreeView data | TreeView, edit TreeView, TreeView editor | |
| HowTo: Display a directory structure in a TreeView controls, and save and restore the hierarchy in a file | TreeView, directory, directory hierarchy | |
| HowTo: Save and restore FlexGrid data in a file when a program starts and stops | FlexGrid, save, restore | |
| HowTo: Load a TreeView control from a text file, let the user edit it, and save it into a text file in VB 6 | TreeView, load, save, edit | |
| HowTo: Make a Common Dialog start in its last location | Common Cialog, dialog, open file, save file | |
| HowTo: Load a TreeView from a text file with tabs denoting indentation | TreeView, text file, load | |
| HowTo: List the words contained in a text file | words, list words, text file, file | |
| HowTo: Search for files matching a pattern by using API functions | find files, pattern, API, file size | |
| HowTo: Search for files matching a pattern by using the Dir commmand | find files, pattern, Dir | |
| HowTo: Load an array from a file in three ways | array, load array, file, Input | |
| HowTo: Display a progress bar while copying a file | progress bar, copy file | |
| HowTo: Permanently delete files dragged onto this program | kill, delete, remove, files, command-line parameters, drag and drop | |
| HowTo: Let the user select multiple files with the Common Dialog Control and parse them using Split | files, multiple files, CommonDialog | |
| HowTo: Manually import a delimited text file into a database | database, import, delimited file | |
| HowTo: View the hexadecimal content of a file | hex, hexadecimal, file, hexview | |
| HowTo: Quickly copy UDT records from a file into an array | UDT, user-defined type, file | |
| HowTo: Download a file from the Web | download file, get file, Web, Internet | |
| HowTo: Transfer files from one computer to another using Winsock | file transfer, winsock | |
| HowTo: Get a file's creation, last access, and last modification times using FSO | file times, modification time, access time, creation time | |
| HowTo: Search for files of specific types in a directory that contain a string and replace the string | find, search, replace | |
| HowTo: Search a file hierarchy for .doc files containing a string | find, search, Microsoft Word, .doc | |
| HowTo: Start the Windows Find application | find, search | |
| HowTo: Search files matching a pattern below a directory for a string | find, search | |
| HowTo: Get a file's creation, last access, and last write times | file, creation, access, write | |
| HowTo: Get the icons associated with a file type | icon, file type icon | |
| HowTo: Total the values in a specific field in a comma-separated value (CSV) file | CSV, comma-separated value, total, fields | |
| HowTo: Use the Internet Transfer Control's Execute method and GetChunk to download a file | Inet, Internet Transfer Control, GetChunk, download | |
| HowTo: Get long file names for command line arguments | command line argument, file name, long file name | |
| HowTo: Read bytes from a specific part of a file | file, binary, file position, bytes | |
| HowTo: Get long file names and paths for command line arguments | command line argument, file name, long file name, long path name | |
| HowTo: List non-directory files modified between two dates | file, modified, date, between, FileDateTime | |
| HowTo: Change between long and short file names | file name, long file name, short file name, DOS name | |
| HowTo: Convert a .doc file into a .rtf or .txt file | document, word, rtf, txt, doc, convert file | |
| HowTo: Build a random ASCII text file for testing data transfer rates | ASCII, random, data file, test file | |
| HowTo: Get and set file names copied to the clipboard by Windows Explorer | Windows Explorer, clipboard, files, file names | |
| HowTo: Copy a file with the Windows "copy file" animation | copy file, animation | |
| HowTo: Remove lines containing a target string from a file | delete, remove, text file, line | |
| HowTo: Quickly view animated GIF files | animated GIF, GIF, view, viewer | |
| HowTo: Move a file into the wastebasket | wastebasket, recycle bin, delete | |
| HowTo: Get file version information | file, version information | |
| HowTo: Empty the wastebasket | wastebasket, recycle bin, empty, delete | |
| HowTo: Copy a directory, its subdirectories, and the files it holds | copy directory, hierarchy, xcopy | |
| Tip: File System Object | File System Object, file, directory, dir | |
| HowTo: Delete a directory and everything it contains using the File System Object | File System Object, file, directory, dir | |
| HowTo: Read a CSV file into a ragged array of Variants | CSV, comma-separated value, file, data, array, ragged array, irregular array | |
| HowTo: Use GetAttr to get a file's attributes | GetAttr, function, file, attributes | |
| HowTo: Find the default executable for a file | default, associated, executable, file | |
| HowTo: Open a file and read it all quickly | file, read | |
| HowTo: See if a file exists four ways | file, exists | |
| HowTo: Quickly view text files | viewer, text files, view files, utilities | |
| How To: Get a sorted list of the files in a directory | sorting, directory, files, quicksort, Dir | |
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| HowTo: Generate random strings in Visual Basic .NET | random strings, generate strings, random letters, Visual Basic .NET, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Use Visual Basic compatibility functions to quickly read and write an array of integers in a file in Visual Basic 2005 | FreeFile, FileOpen, FileGet, FilePut, Visual Basic 2005, VB 2005, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Use a BinaryReader and BinaryWriter in loops to read and write an array of integers in a file in Visual Basic 2005 | BinaryReader, BinaryWriter, Visual Basic 2005, VB 2005, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Use a BinaryReader and BinaryWriter in loops to read and write an array of integers in a file in Visual Basic 2005 | BinaryReader, BinaryWriter, Visual Basic 2005, VB 2005, VB.NET | |
| HowTo: Read bytes from a specific part of a file | file, binary, file position, bytes | |
| HowTo: Build a random ASCII text file for testing data transfer rates | ASCII, random, data file, test file | |
| HowTo: Work with random access records in a file | random access, file, open | |
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