diretory.getfile("c:\","*.jpg")..more file extension filter

[lplover2k]

i want to get all files *.jpg,*.gif..how can i specify more than 1 extension type??

[Atheist]

Separate each extension with a semicolon, "*.jpg;*.gif"

[lplover2k]

i already tried this...but it doesn't seem to work

[~*McoreD*~]

I find that is a limitation in .NET.

Dim mFileExt() As String = {"mp3", "m4a"}

Something similar to this code should do the job.

For Each fileExt As String In mFileExt
                    'Console.WriteLine("Dir: " & recordPath)
                    For Each filePath As String In Directory.GetFiles(recordPath, "*." & fileExt, SearchOption.AllDirectories)
                        ' Console.WriteLine(filePath)
                        listAddableFiles.Add(filePath)
                    Next
                Next

[lplover2k]

that's not very practical

[Atheist]

Perhaps like this

Dim strExtensions() As String = {".jpg", ".zip"}
        For Each fi As IO.FileInfo In New IO.DirectoryInfo("h:\").GetFiles
            If Not Array.IndexOf(strExtensions, fi.Extension) = -1 Then
                ' Do what you want
            End If
        Next

EDIT: But I guess it would be even better to avoid the FileInfo class, as retrieving the files as strings doesnt take as much "resources".

[jmcilhinney]

Dim folderPath As String = "folder path here"
Dim filePaths As List(Of String)
Dim patterns As String() = {"*.jpeg", "*.jpg"}
 
For Each pattern As String In patterns
    filePaths.AddRange(IO.Directory.GetFiles(folderPath, pattern))
Next pattern

This code is VB 2005-specific. Please ALWAYS specify your version. In previous versions you'd use a StringCollection instead of a List.

[lplover2k]

ok thanks...i guess i will get all files and check if the files are within the extensions i want using getfileinfo.getextension a bit similar to how i was doin in vb6