Searching hdd for mp3 files

Hey,

I have a simple program and was wondering how I would be able to search my hard drive for mp3 files and store their path names in an XML file?

Thanks, Andy

Check out this thread in the codebank about recursive filesearching...

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=341919

Thanks for the link mate.

do you know how i could use this code?

I just want a text box and a search button that returns the results in a list or preferably in an xml file.

Thanks, Andy

Post number 8 in that link has everything, the class as well as usage. Just paste the code into a new Class, then the usage shows how you use it. The results are stored in a Files arraylist...

How would I be able to call the class when a command button is clicked and display the results?

Thats what the "usage" section is for on that post..... shows how to use the class...

Code:

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        Dim x As New FileSearch()
        x.Search("d:\Media\", "*.jpg;*.jpeg")
        MessageBox.Show(x.Files.Count) ' number of files that match "*.jpg" and "*.jpeg" in D:\Media\Pictures
        MessageBox.Show(x.Directories.Count) ' the total number of directories looked through

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x.Files is an arraylist, so one thing you can use is the addrange method of a listbox to show all the files, as in....

VB Code:

ListBox1.Items.AddRange(x.Files.ToArray)

Briliant!

Sorry I am just learning this and haven't programmed in 3 years so my logical thinking has gone right out the window.

When my button (cmdSearch) is clicked it displays the message box sucessfully now but the listview isnt displaying the results though.

I have the following code in my ListView1:

VB Code:

ListBox1.Items.AddRange(x.Files.ToArray)

You had mentioned ListView1, that is a listview. I had specified a way to do it using a Listbox, not a listview :)

Sorry that was a typo it is a listbox?!?

If you are searching you entire hard drive, it will probably take a while. I tested the code in one directory that had jpg's, and it worked fine. You didn't mention if you got a positive value in the messagebox?

Yes the numbers do seem to add correctly!

Are you sure you are adding it to the correct listbox? lol ... dont know what else to tell you, as it worked perfectly for me...

Got it sorted. Cheers for the help, was being stupid!

hi all

ok, you have talked about using a Listbox to get the contents of a folder and displaying the results. but what if i wanted to used a LISTVIEW control in order to show

Artist | trackname | year

how would i do that, am i right in thinking IDV3 tags are used to do this ????

thank alistair :wave:

oh by the way the code works for me

Well, you would have to create an array of listviewitems using the results in the arraylist (or loop through the arraylist, adding each listviewitem you create individually to the listview),then use the .AddRange method of the ListView class in order to add the items (or .Add if adding them individually). You have to create a listviewitem, and then add the listviewitem to the listview. Plus you have SubItems of each Item that you would need to set, etc. Just read up on the ListView Class, it is a little more in depth that a regular listbox...