hi there,
is there a browse control in C# windows application form ,
if so , plz, how can I add it to my toolBox and how can I use it to allow the user to browse any file she wants,
if not how can I implement the idea og browsing ( that the user choose a file and then I do what ever I need with its path)
urgent help is neede pleease
Thanks in advance
See attached from CodeProject
Ahhh Codeproject - love that site Jerry! I think (not tested it) this will work:
OpenFileDialog op = new OpenFileDialog();
op.ShowDialog();Hope that helps! Just put that in the event handler of the button you wish to be the browse button!
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namespace GenerateHtmlNamespace
{
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.WinForms;
using System.IO;
public class MakeHtml : Form
{
DialogResult s;
private System.ComponentModel.Container components;
private StatusBar statusBar1;
private Label label1;
private Label label2;
private TextBox textBox1;
private TextBox textBox2;
private Button button1;
private Button button2;
private Button button3;
private Button button4;
private Button button5;
private GroupBox groupBox1;
private GroupBox groupBox2;
private string nm = "";
private string filename = "";
private StreamWriter writer = null;
public MakeHtml()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
public override void Dispose()
{
base.Dispose();
components.Dispose();
}
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
Application.Run(new MakeHtml());
}
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
this.label1 = new Label();
this.label2 = new Label();
this.textBox1 = new TextBox();
this.textBox2 = new TextBox();
this.groupBox1 = new GroupBox();
this.groupBox2 = new GroupBox();
this.button1 = new Button();
this.button2 = new Button();
this.button3 = new Button();
this.button4 = new Button();
this.button5 = new Button();
this.statusBar1 = new StatusBar();
label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(88, 56);
label1.Text = "Enter Your Name";
label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(192, 32);
label1.BorderStyle = System.WinForms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
label1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption;
label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 12f);
label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Bisque;
label1.TextAlign = System.WinForms.HorizontalAlignment.Right;
label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(88, 104);
label2.Text = "Enter HTML File Name ";
label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(192, 32);
label2.BorderStyle = System.WinForms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
label2.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption;
label2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Comic Sans MS", 12f);
label2.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Bisque;
label2.TextAlign = System.WinForms.HorizontalAlignment.Right;
textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(296, 56);
textBox1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption;
textBox1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Lucida Sans Unicode", 12f);
textBox1.Text = "Subhagata";
textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(208, 32);
textBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.NavajoWhite;
textBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(296, 104);
textBox2.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption;
textBox2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Lucida Sans Unicode", 12f);
textBox2.Text = "myFile.html";
textBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(208, 32);
textBox2.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.NavajoWhite;
button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(144, 280);
button1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlDarkDark;
button1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlLight;
button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(112, 40);
button1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 12f);
button1.Text = "Make HTML";
button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(button1_Click);
button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(256, 280);
button2.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlDarkDark;
button2.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlLight;
button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(112, 40);
button2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 12f);
button2.Text = "Clear";
button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(button2_Click);
button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(368, 280);
button3.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlDarkDark;
button3.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlLight;
button3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 40);
button3.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 12f);
button3.Text = "Exit";
button3.Click += new System.EventHandler(button3_Click);
button4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 184);
button4.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.DarkSlateGray;
button4.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlLight;
button4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 32);
button4.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 8f);
button4.Text = "Change Window Color";
button4.Click += new System.EventHandler(button4_Click);
button5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(304, 184);
button5.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.DarkSlateGray;
button5.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ControlLight;
button5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(120, 32);
button5.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 8f);
button5.Text = "Change Label Color";
button5.Click += new System.EventHandler(button5_Click);
groupBox1.Location = new Point(96, 256);
groupBox1.Text = "Action";
groupBox1.Size = new Size(416, 88);
groupBox2.Location = new Point(85, 168);
groupBox2.Text = "Customize Window Settings";
groupBox2.Size = new Size(432, 64);
statusBar1.Location = new Point(0, 200);
statusBar1.Size = new Size(200, 16);
statusBar1.Text = "Enter Details";
this.Text = "MakeHtml";
this.Cursor = Cursors.PanNW;
this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
this.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.GrayText;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(592, 485);
this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
this.Controls.Add(label1);
this.Controls.Add(label2);
this.Controls.Add(textBox1);
this.Controls.Add(textBox2);
this.Controls.Add(button1);
this.Controls.Add(button2);
this.Controls.Add(button3);
this.Controls.Add(button4);
this.Controls.Add(button5);
this.Controls.Add(groupBox1);
this.Controls.Add(groupBox2);
this.Controls.Add(statusBar1);
}
protected void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
nm = textBox1.Text.Trim();
filename = textBox2.Text.Trim();
if((textBox1.Text == "") || (textBox2.Text == ""))
{
statusBar1.Text = "Please enter the required details.";
textBox1.Focus();
}
else
{
if(GenerateCode())
{
statusBar1.Text = "Html code generated to file "+filename;
}
else
{
statusBar1.Text = "Error";
}
}
}
protected void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
textBox1.Text = "";
textBox2.Text = "";
statusBar1.Text = "Cleared All";
}
protected void button3_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}
protected void button4_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
ColorDialog colorDialog1 = new ColorDialog();
colorDialog1.AllowFullOpen=false;
colorDialog1.ShowDialog();
Color objColor = colorDialog1.Color;
this.BackColor=objColor;
}
protected void button5_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
ColorDialog colorDialog1 = new ColorDialog();
colorDialog1.AllowFullOpen=false;
colorDialog1.ShowDialog();
Color objColor = colorDialog1.Color;
label1.ForeColor=objColor;
label2.ForeColor=objColor;
}
private bool GenerateCode()
{
File f = new File(filename);
if(f.Exists)
{
s=MessageBox.Show("This fils already exists. Do you want to delete it ???" , "Worning" , MessageBox.YesNo | MessageBox.IconExclamation);
if(String.Format("{0}" , s) == "Yes")
{
f.Delete();
}
else
{
s=MessageBox.Show("Enter a different file name." , "Worning");
textBox2.Focus();
}
}
FileStream outputfile = null;
try
{
outputfile = new FileStream(filename,FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write);
writer = new StreamWriter(outputfile);
writer.BaseStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.End);
DoWrite ("<HTML>");
DoWrite ("<HEAD>");
DoWrite ("<TITLE>");
DoWrite ("This HTML file is create in C#");
DoWrite ("</TITLE>");
DoWrite ("</HEAD>");
DoWrite ("<BODY BGCOLOR='Tan'>");
DoWrite ("<CENTER>");
DoWrite ("<BR><BR><H2>Hello " + nm + "</H2>");
DoWrite ("<BR><H4><A HREF='http://www.csharphelp.com'>www.csharphelp.com</A></H4>");
DoWrite ("</CENTER>");
DoWrite ("</BODY>");
DoWrite ("</HTML>");
writer.Close();
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Exception GenerateCode = "+ex);
statusBar1.Text = "Error";
outputfile = null;
writer = null;
return false;
}
return true;
}
private void DoWrite (String line)
{
writer.WriteLine(line);
writer.Flush();
}
}
}FileView Control from Shell MegaPack http://www.ssware.com/megapack.htm is worth a look - it can be put in your windows forms and allows users to browse for files/folders
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