Hi, all.

I have a requirement for one of my programs to have a "Checked Listbox" that
contains a list of all my local/remote drives.

I woudl like users to click one or more drives that I need to search for
particular files.

Can anyone tell me how to implement this in .NET 2.0 using VB or C#?

I also need to know how to iterate thru the listbox to determine what items
are selected and extract there value property.

Thank you --

"dm1608" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:
> I have a requirement for one of my programs to have a "Checked Listbox"
> that contains a list of all my local/remote drives.

Check out the CheckedListBox control.

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checked list box control or listview control with checkboxes enabled

"dm1608" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OnuAI$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, all.
>
> I have a requirement for one of my programs to have a "Checked Listbox"
> that contains a list of all my local/remote drives.
>
> I woudl like users to click one or more drives that I need to search for
> particular files.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to implement this in .NET 2.0 using VB or C#?
>
> I also need to know how to iterate thru the listbox to determine what
> items are selected and extract there value property.
>
> Thank you --
>
>
>

I'd use a FileOpenDialog rather than a list box, it allows the user to drill
down and select exactly what they want, saving them time.

.... and how could you list "remote drives", if you mean mapped drives that's
one thing, but otherwise how can you know what drives are available -- the
FileOpenDialog would allow the user to select a drive on another machine
which your application wouldn't know about otherwise.

I think you're reinventing the wheel.

> I have a requirement for one of my programs to have a "Checked Listbox" that
> contains a list of all my local/remote drives.
>
> I woudl like users to click one or more drives that I need to search for
> particular files.

Yeah, but I need them to be able to select multiple drive letters so my
application can scan for the relevent information.

I'm not sure how to use the Checked Listbox control and how to iterate thru
it




"PIEBALD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2694E3E5-0857-4C12-8192-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'd use a FileOpenDialog rather than a list box, it allows the user to
> drill
> down and select exactly what they want, saving them time.
>
> ... and how could you list "remote drives", if you mean mapped drives
> that's
> one thing, but otherwise how can you know what drives are available -- the
> FileOpenDialog would allow the user to select a drive on another machine
> which your application wouldn't know about otherwise.
>
> I think you're reinventing the wheel.
>
>> I have a requirement for one of my programs to have a "Checked Listbox"
>> that
>> contains a list of all my local/remote drives.
>>
>> I woudl like users to click one or more drives that I need to search for
>> particular files.
>

Which they can do with a FileOpenDialog, they can even select multiple
individual files.

> Which they can do with a FileOpenDialog, they can even select multiple
> individual files.

OK, I'm wrong again -- you can't use it to select directories I wish it
could, seems like some lacking functionality.

But my basic point is still valid, I would use an OpenFileDialog to allow
the user to select exactly which files to use.

And consider this: if your application doesn't want to allow the user to
know what files are in use then I don't know why they should know and select
_where_ they are either.

How about a FolderBrowserDialog? Although it doesn't seem to allow selection
of multiple directories

Thanks -- but I think I really want them to select drives and not even have
the ability to select folders.

Drives are really all I need. I.E., they want to search C: drive and D:
drive. Then they'd select both. Otherwise, they would select C: only or
whatever.



"PIEBALD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> How about a FolderBrowserDialog? Although it doesn't seem to allow
> selection
> of multiple directories
>
>

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
> Thanks -- but I think I really want them to select drives and not even have
> the ability to select folders.
>
> Drives are really all I need. I.E., they want to search C: drive and D:
> drive. Then they'd select both. Otherwise, they would select C: only or
> whatever.
>
> ...

Checkout the DriveInfo class (new in .NET 2.0).

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Larry Steeger
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