"On-the-fly" Treeview

[RealNickyDude]

I want my program to create a Treeview by reading a directory, any directories in that, and then any files inside those directories.

Basically, I'd like to program to create it's own treeview. The Main Directory is set (it's called Code) but then i'd like to program to look inside the Code directory and make a treeview of what's in there.

This is way above my head but there might be a kind soul out there

This is desparetly needed to contine with my VBCodebook .NET

[EagleEye]

Don't know if this could help at all but I was surfing and saw it.


http://www.devcity.net/forums/topic.asp?tid=17308

[hellswraith]

This is in C#, but it is exactly what you need. It is from a book I have. I am not going to convert it right now to VB (don't feel like it right now, may do it tomorrow for you), but you can just take the code, compile it into a control and use if from VB without having to convert it. Otherwise, you or someone else is going to have to convert it to VB.

//---------------------------------------------
// DirectoryTreeView.cs © 2001 by Charles Petzold
//---------------------------------------------
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;

class DirectoryTreeView: TreeView
{
     public DirectoryTreeView()
     {
               // Make a little more room for long directory names.

          Width *= 2;

               // Get images for tree.

               // You need to put these images from the samples into your
               // project directory for this part to work.
          ImageList = new ImageList();
          ImageList.Images.Add(new Bitmap(GetType(), "35FLOPPY.BMP"));
          ImageList.Images.Add(new Bitmap(GetType(), "CLSDFOLD.BMP"));
          ImageList.Images.Add(new Bitmap(GetType(), "OPENFOLD.BMP"));

               // Construct tree.

          RefreshTree();
     }
     public void RefreshTree()
     {
               // Turn off visual updating and clear tree.

          BeginUpdate();
          Nodes.Clear();

               // Make disk drives the root nodes. 

          string[] astrDrives = Directory.GetLogicalDrives();

          foreach (string str in astrDrives)
          {
               TreeNode tnDrive = new TreeNode(str, 0, 0);
               Nodes.Add(tnDrive);
               AddDirectories(tnDrive);

               if (str == "C:\\")
                    SelectedNode = tnDrive;
          }
          EndUpdate();
     }
     void AddDirectories(TreeNode tn)
     {
          tn.Nodes.Clear();

          string          strPath = tn.FullPath;
          DirectoryInfo   dirinfo = new DirectoryInfo(strPath);
          DirectoryInfo[] adirinfo;

          try
          {
               adirinfo = dirinfo.GetDirectories();
          }
          catch
          {
               return;
          }

          foreach (DirectoryInfo di in adirinfo)
          {
               TreeNode tnDir = new TreeNode(di.Name, 1, 2);
               tn.Nodes.Add(tnDir);

               // We could now fill up the whole tree with this statement:
               //        AddDirectories(tnDir);
               // But it would be too slow. Try it!
          }
     }
     protected override void OnBeforeExpand(TreeViewCancelEventArgs tvcea)
     {
          base.OnBeforeExpand(tvcea);

          BeginUpdate();

          foreach (TreeNode tn in tvcea.Node.Nodes)
               AddDirectories(tn);

          EndUpdate();
     }
}

[RealNickyDude]

Originally posted by EagleEye
Don't know if this could help at all but I was surfing and saw it.


http://www.devcity.net/forums/topic.asp?tid=17308

Thanks EagleEye, but it's dealing with database's (I think!) I just need to read what's in a directory and make a treeview out of it.

[RealNickyDude]

This is in C#, but it is exactly what you need. It is from a book I have. I am not going to convert it right now to VB (don't feel like it right now, may do it tomorrow for you), but you can just take the code, compile it into a control and use if from VB without having to convert it. Otherwise, you or someone else is going to have to convert it to VB.

I would be most greatful if anyone could convert it to VB

[RealNickyDude]

[RealNickyDude]

No one can point me in the right direction?

[308holes]

Ill Convert it today going ot be now will post later

[RealNickyDude]

Excellent 308holes! You're a life saver

[RealNickyDude]

Still no one has converted this The VBCodebook .NET will have to be hard coded then, which means you can't add your own code.

[DevGrp]

Here you go

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Windows.Forms
 
Public Class DirectoryTreeView
    Inherits TreeView
 
    Sub New()
        'Make a little more room for long directory names.
        Me.Width *= 2
 
        'get images for tree
        'You need to put these images from the samples into your
        'project directory for this part to work.
        Me.ImageList = New ImageList()
        Me.ImageList.Images.Add(New Bitmap("35FLOPPY.BMP"))
        Me.ImageList.Images.Add(New Bitmap("CLSDFOLD.BMP"))
        Me.ImageList.Images.Add(New Bitmap("OPENFOLD.BMP"))
 
        'Contruct tree
        Me.RefreshTree()
    End Sub
 
    Public Sub RefreshTree()
        'Turn off visual updating and clear tree.
        Me.BeginUpdate()
        Me.Nodes.Clear()
 
        'Make disk drives the root node
        Dim astrDrives() As String = Directory.GetLogicalDrives()
 
        Dim str As String 'helper for For Each loop
 
        For Each str In astrDrives
            Dim tnDrive As New TreeNode(str, 0, 0)
            Me.Nodes.Add(tnDrive)
            Me.AddDirectories(tnDrive)
 
            If (str = "C:\\") Then
                Me.SelectedNode = tnDrive
            End If
        Next
        Me.EndUpdate()
    End Sub
 
    Sub AddDirectories(ByVal tn As TreeNode)
        tn.Nodes.Clear()
 
        Dim strPath As String
        Dim dirInfo As New DirectoryInfo(strPath)
        Dim adirInfo() As DirectoryInfo
 
        Try
            adirInfo = dirInfo.GetDirectories()
        Catch
            Return
        End Try
 
        Dim di As DirectoryInfo 'helper for For Each loop
 
        For Each di In adirInfo
            Dim tnDir As New TreeNode(di.Name, 1, 2)
            tn.Nodes.Add(tnDir)
 
            'We could now fill up the whole tree with this statement:
            '         AddDirectories(tnDir);
            'But it would be too slow. Try it!
        Next
    End Sub
 
    Protected Overrides Sub OnBeforeExpand(ByVal tvcea As System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewCancelEventArgs)
        MyBase.OnBeforeExpand(tvcea)
 
        Me.BeginUpdate()
 
        Dim tn As TreeNode 'helper for For Each loop
 
        For Each tn In tvcea.Node.Nodes
            Me.AddDirectories(tn)
        Next
 
        Me.EndUpdate()
    End Sub
End Class

[RealNickyDude]

Thanks DevGrp, really appreciate it

How would I use this? Do I just call DirectoryTreeView?

How do I set the root directory? I don't want the entire drive, I just want to look into a directory called code and make a treeview out of what's there.

Also, how to I skip certain files that I don't want shown but are in the directory I'm scanning?

[DevGrp]

That should go in a class file. Then you can go like this

Dim dtv as new DirectoryTreeView()

[RealNickyDude]

Thanks again DevGrp but now i'm going to sound like a total newbie dweeb-head and you have my full permission to stick sharp things up my nose, but....

Exactly, step-by-step, how would I use it? I can create the class but do I put the name of the directory I wish to start from, like this:

DirectoryTreeView(directoryname)?

I'm not sure how to use it, or how to tell it i want to start from a certain directory.

(...I'll dunk my own head down the toilet )

[hellswraith]

Create a control project. Stick the code into it. Then compile it, and add it to your project. That code is actually a control that inherits from the treeview control. You can create an instance by code and such, but it would be easier to just use it like a normal control and let the IDE help you out.

As far as only letting you browse the directories you want, you are going to have to modify it somewhat to fit your needs.

[RealNickyDude]

How do I create a control project? Do I add a 'user control' or 'inherited control' or something else?

Do I then call it with Dim dtv as new DirectoryTreeView() as DevGrp mentioned? from within my program?

I'm sorry if I seem thicker than Bill Gate's wallet (is that possible!) but I know diddlysquat about classes, inheritence, user controls and the like.

This is how I read the Treeview:

Private Sub TreeView1_AfterSelect(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewEventArgs) Handles _
TreeView1.AfterSelect
   Select Case e.Node.Text
 
       'File Handling
        Case "Strip Dir from filepath"
          Dim docPath As String = IO.Path.Combine (Application.StartupPath, "code\filehandling\stripfiledir.rtf")
          rtbcodewindow.LoadFile(docPath, RichTextBoxStreamType.RichText)
          StatusBar1.Text = "Code Section: File Handling - Stripping the dir from a filepath"
 
         Case "Strip filename from filepath"
            Dim docPath As String = IO.Path.Combine (Application.StartupPath, "code\filehandling\stripfilenamer.rtf")
            rtbcodewindow.LoadFile(docPath, RichTextBoxStreamType.RichText)
            StatusBar1.Text = "Code Section: File Handling - Stripping the filename from a filepath"
....
....
....

the more nodes i add, the more I have to hardcode. I basically want the program to make a treeview out of what's in a directory every time it's ran, hence code snippets could be added without having a hardcode check for each one.

Thanks for your help...

... and your patience

[DevGrp]

If someone does'nt come up with something by the end of the day, I'll code something up when I get home later.

[RealNickyDude]

[308holes]

My advice would to be Learn some more then Make the Code Book and just waite for (ISC) to come out :-)

[hellswraith]

308holes - What is ISC?

RealNickyDude - Why don't you take a look at this link.
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/librar...wfccontrol.asp
It will get you started on creating controls and such. Also if you need some place to learn about .Net and what you can do, you should visit http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/library/

[DevGrp]

Here ya go. I did a sample to load the files in the Treeview on the fly. Its in C# though. Source is included.

Link

I think ISC is a program Edneesis is working on.

Have fun .

[NickyDude]

RealNickyDude - Why don't you take a look at this link.
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/libra...mwfccontrol.asp

• Note: The Windows Control Library template is not available in the Standard Edition of Visual Basic and Visual C# .NET.

Unfortunately, I only have VB Standard

It will get you started on creating controls and such. Also if you need some place to learn about .Net and what you can do, you should visit http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/library/

Thanks, will do.

Here ya go. I did a sample to load the files in the Treeview on the fly. Its in C# though. Source is included.

This is exactly what I wanted except (see above comment) I don't have C# to view the source

Seems having VB .NET Standard is very limiting, but that's all I could afford

[RealNickyDude]

Nickydude - RealyNickyDude (one and the same)

[RealNickyDude]

Originally posted by DevGrp
Here ya go. I did a sample to load the files in the Treeview on the fly. Its in C# though. Source is included.

Link

I think ISC is a program Edneesis is working on.

Have fun .

Could someone be a sweetie and convert this to VB so I can have a look at it

...pretty please

[RealNickyDude]

P.L.E.A.S.E!!!!!!

[DevGrp]

I'll do it when I get home.

[RealNickyDude]

Please could you, this is the one thing i'm desparate for, this is the reason I'm not going full out on the VBCodebook .NET. Once this is sorted, it will all be go, go, go!

If you do, I can't thank you enough!

[DevGrp]

Here is the VB.NET version http://www.pierrewalker.com/files/codebook.rar

[RealNickyDude]

Brilliant DevGrp, exactly what I was looking for.

Just one, unimportant question, how do I change the icon for the Treeview headings, (File Handling, Graphics, Text, those ones) to different ones in an imagelist?

[308holes]

Talk to Edneeis about ISC