Listbox with folder contents.

[ComYOU]

So, I have a little GUI setup with a Listbox and a Richtextbox.

I want the Listbox to display all of the .txt files displayed within a folder I have defined, then when a ListBox item is selexted, it displays the contents of that file within the RTB.

I can't think of anything, mind is absolutely blank. Help?

[Grimfort]

Well, coding is all about breaking things down into a managable set of instructions. First, you say you want to display a list of all .txt files. So, a quick search on how to get a list of files points at here, with an example similar to your needs. Next up is knowing when a listbox item is selected, which is given to us by an event here. Last of all, you need to get the contents of a file into a RTB, which actually has its own method to do this here.

[ComYOU]

I was unaware of those methods, thank you. Will give them a whirl.

[ComYOU]

Ok, so when trying to load the file into the ListBox I need to add quotation marks to the beginning and end of the string:

Dim path As String = """ & ListBox1.Text & """
 
        info.LoadFile(path, RichTextBoxStreamType.PlainText)

But obviously the

""" & info.Text & """

Selects "" & ListBox1.text & "" as the path because of the quotation marks.


How would I get around this? :S

[ident]

Text is a string member. So info.Text is a string.

Dim path As String = info.Text

[ComYOU]

Nevermind, using the

Chr(34)

code.

EDIT:

I'm using the

For Each foundFile As String
                In My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(direct, FileIO.SearchOption.SearchTopLevelOnly, "*.txt")
 
 
                List.Items.Add(foundFile)
            Next

to add the file directory to the ListBox, but how would I only add the name?

EG - Instead of adding C:\Users\ComYOU\Documents\help.txt" it would only add the "help", or possibly "help.txt"?


EDIT: Sorted, no need for the thread anymore.