project help

[doro40282]

I need some help with my program. I am developing a program that opens files from a destination into a textbox on the form. right now I have and area where you type in the filespec of the file that I want to open. How do I set up the a browse button that will open when you click on it and allow you to go and click on whatever file that I want to open. I have seen many programs with it I think it is some kind of common dialog that I need to use. But I am not sure any help would be greatly appreciatied thanks

[betrl8thanever]

Depending on what type of file you are using, assuming its a text file or something:

Add a OpenFileDialog to your solution/project from the windows form controls:

Dim str as string
Dim line as string
Me.txtMyTextBox.Text = ""
If Me.OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then
     str = Me.OpenFileDialog1.FileName.ToString
     Dim fs as System.IO.FileStream = New System.IO.FileSteam(str, IO.FileMode.Open)
     Dim sr as System.IO.StreamReader = New System.IO.StreamReader(fs)
      line = sr.ReadToEnd
      Me.txtMyTextBox.Text = line
      sr.Close()
     fs.Close()
End if

You can set parameters in the properties of the open file dialog to limit file types and so forth...

Hope this helps
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