I want to have a button navigating to My Documents

I want to have a button navigating to My Documents

• UI Freak

  ok
  
  * you can make it create a batch file (ends with .bat) with a command text
  
  
  Dim filename1 As Object
  filename1 = 'save path' & 'filename'
  FileOpen(1, filename1, OpenMode.Output)
  Print(1, 'commandtext')
  FileClose(1)
  
  
  * heres the command to open documents :
  start "%userprofile%\My Documents"
  
  
  * then , make then program start it :
  System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(batch file path)
  
  
  * if you want to have it work with all windows languages, make ur program read data on registry values in this subkey :
  
  Hkey_current_user\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\shellfolders
  
  you will find loads of path for currentuser there
  
  
  
  

• e.d

  I am trying to have a push button access "my documents" folder on the Pocket PC
  
  I am not sure whats wrong with the code
  
  can anyone please help
  
  Public Class Form1
  
  Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
  
  'GetFolderPath: My Documents
  
  Console.WriteLine()
  Console.WriteLine("GetFolderPath: {0}", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal))
  
  End Sub
  
  End Class
  
  

• Elad_23

  That code could not possibly do that. At best it would print out some stuff to console if you have it or do exactly nothing if you don't have console (which is the case on most Windows Mobile devices).

  Depending on what do you mean by “take you to the folder” you should use something else, e.g. launch a file explorer process via System.Diagnostics.Process class or open file dialog using System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog/OpenFileDialog.

  Just out of curiosity: how you come to the conclusion Console.WriteLine would “take you to the folder” and not just write line to the console Is MSDN documentation confusing and suggests something like this

  
  
  

• AmrishDeep

  Here is my exact code
  
  I am working in VB (VS2005) and WM5 pocketPC
  
  Imports System
  
  Public Class Form1
  
  Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
  
  Console.WriteLine()
  Console.WriteLine("GetFolderPath: {0}", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal))
  
  End Sub
  End Class
  
  When I press the button nothing happens. I know I am doing something wrong. Also If I try using the work MyDocuments in place of Personal I get an error.
  
  

• INTPnerd

  what error do you get

  thread moved to the correct forum

  
  
  

• Ossie Bucko

  And it promised to "take you to the folder" Could you please post help URL
  
  

• breade98

  duplicate post answered in the other one.
  
  

• ItsMe!!!

  Thanks
  

• cak89502

  to access the my documents folder, what you have there is fine but just change the enum value to "MyDocuments" instead of "System" and thats it.
  
  

• EnigMa_AnGeL

  I got the sample code from a VS2005 help search
  
  

• luben111

  Could you help me with the GetfolderPath code. IS the this the code I would need to accomplish what you are saying. I want to access the my document folder and the SD card.

  Example code from VS2005

  ' Sample for the Environment.GetFolderPath method
  Imports System
  
  Class Sample
    Public Shared Sub Main()
     Console.WriteLine()
     Console.WriteLine("GetFolderPath: {0}", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System))
    End Sub 'Main
  End Class 'Sample
  '
  'This example produces the following results:
  '
  'GetFolderPath: C:\WINNT\System32
  '
  

  Could you please help and show me what I need to do!

  thanks, Jim

  
  

• Larants

  When the button is pressed nothing happens and I want it to take me to the "my documents" folder..................
  
  

• manick312938

  Why do you believe something is wrong It appears you forgot to describe what you expect this code to do and what it actually does.

  To get help faster, see this, items 7, 10, 12, and 17.

  
  
  

• SteveKr

  you shouldnt need to access the registry. You will have problems eventually such as security issues.  Nor should you need to create a batch file :-)

  Best thing to do is spin up a process of the MyDocuments using the Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments)

  the SpecialFolder enumerator gives you a list of standard user folders you can access. This would be the best way

  
  
  
• I want to have a button navigating to My Documents