[RESOLVED] Save to text and open text

[yacky]

Hi,

I have combobox and 2 buttons (Save and open button).

When I click Save button I want combobox.text save in .txt file, and when I click Open button I want text from .txt file copy to combobox.

Thanks for help!!!

[.paul.]

'save items
Dim items(ComboBox1.Items.Count - 1) As String
ComboBox1.Items.CopyTo(items, 0)
IO.File.WriteAllLines("yourtextfile.txt", items)

'reload items
ComboBox1.Items.AddRange(IO.File.ReadAllLines("yourtextfile.txt"))

[yacky]

not working...

I want to make these buttons using SaveFileDialog and OpenFileDialog...

[.paul.]

dim ofd as new openfiledialog
 
if ofd.showdialog = dialogresult.ok then
    'reload items
    ComboBox1.Items.AddRange(IO.File.ReadAllLines(ofd.filename)) 
end if

savefiledialog works the same way

[yacky]

Dim ofd As New OpenFileDialog
        ofd.InitialDirectory = "C:\"
        ofd.FileName = ""
        ofd.Filter = "Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt"
        ofd.Title = "Open"
        ofd.ShowDialog()
 
        If ofd.showdialog = DialogResult.OK Then            
 
            ComboBox1.Items.AddRange(IO.File.ReadAllLines(ofd.filename))
 
        End If

not working :S

[.paul.]

not working :S

not working, doesn't tell me what the problem is. in what way isn't it working?

[.paul.]

first remove the first ofd.ShowDialog()

[yacky]

when I click open nothing is happening...

[.paul.]

can you post the full open button code?

[yacky]

Dim ofd As New OpenFileDialog
ofd.InitialDirectory = "C:\"
ofd.FileName = ""
ofd.Filter = "Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt"
ofd.Title = "Open"
ofd.ShowDialog()
 
        If ofd.showdialog = DialogResult.OK Then            
 
            ComboBox1.Items.AddRange(IO.File.ReadAllLines(ofd.filename))
 
        End If

[.paul.]

i meant to include:

private sub button1_click 'etc

[.paul.]

also. as i said earlier, in your code in post #10, remove line 6

[yacky]

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Dim ofd As New OpenFileDialog
        ofd.InitialDirectory = "C:\"
        ofd.FileName = ""
        ofd.Filter = "Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt"
        ofd.Title = "Open"
 
        If ofd.showdialog = DialogResult.OK Then
 
            ComboBox1.Items.AddRange(IO.File.ReadAllLines(ofd.filename))
 
        End If
    End Sub
End Class

[.paul.]

does the openfiledialog appear?
have you tried opening the combobox dropdown?

[yacky]

Yes, ofd appear. I tried opening combobox dropdown but nothing there...

[.paul.]

ok open the same text file in notepad + tell me what it contains

[yacky]

You helped me now...it contains nothing...

Now text is copied in dropdown...can I copy text in combobox but not in dropdown(if you know what I mean) .

And second problem is Save Button:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim SD As New SaveFileDialog()        
 
        SD.InitialDirectory = "C:\"
        SD.Filter = "Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt"
        SD.Title = "Save Page To Bookmark"
        SD.FileName = ""
        SD.ShowDialog()
 
        Dim items(ComboBox1.Text.Count - 1) As String
        ComboBox1.Items.CopyTo(items, 0)
        IO.File.WriteAllLines(SD.FileName, items)
 
    End Sub

It gives me error here:

IO.File.WriteAllLines(SD.FileName, items)

[.paul.]

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    Dim SD As New SaveFileDialog()                 
    SD.InitialDirectory = "C:\"        
    SD.Filter = "Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt"        
    SD.Title = "Save Page To Bookmark"        
    SD.FileName = ""        
    if SD.ShowDialog = DialogResult.OK Then       
        io.file.WriteAlltext(SD.FileName, combobox1.text)     
    end if
End Sub

[yacky]

You really helped me...
Thank you!!