list file from folder

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I have to list files that are in a folder,the files have four different
extensions, How can I show all the files I need in a listbox then allow the
user to select 1 or 2 files so it can do some database uploading of them
files? The folder also has files in it that I don't need such as .doc, .txt
and .xls, extensions, I need everything else but those files
 
You can get list of all files using Directory or DirecotyInfo classes. Both
types support GetFiles method where you can provide search pathern.

I think Directory class could be more convenient because its methods are
static.
 
CSharpguy said:
I have to list files that are in a folder,the files have four different
extensions, How can I show all the files I need in a listbox then allow
the
user to select 1 or 2 files so it can do some database uploading of them
files? The folder also has files in it that I don't need such as .doc,
.txt
and .xls, extensions, I need everything else but those files
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Check out 'System.IO.Directory.GetFiles' and 'System.IO.Path.*'.
 
I can list the files fine, but how can I exclude the files I don't need? I
don't want to see .tmp, .doc, .xls, .txt files, so how can i exclude those
files?
 
CSharpguy said:
I can list the files fine, but how can I exclude the files I don't need? I
don't want to see .tmp, .doc, .xls, .txt files, so how can i exclude those
files?
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Either make multiple calls to 'Directory.GetFiles' with different patterns
or determine all files in the folder and filter them yourself using VB's
'Like' operator or regular expressions
('System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch').
 
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