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ashkl
ashkl

Reputation: 47

How do i open a file in my hard drive using VB.NET

I'm trying to make VB.Net open a video file when i type in the name for the film. This is what i have come up with so far:

Console.WriteLine("What film would you like to watch? ")
                filmtv = Console.ReadLine()
                Process.Start("G:\", filmtv)

This opens up the folder but doesn't open the file and begin playing. I'm still kind of a newbie so sorry if its a easy fix.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 823

Answers (2)

Nathan
Nathan

Reputation: 237

Your nearly there, Ola's answer will work fine for Windows Media Player. If you want to open the file with the default program you have set to open video files rather than Windows Media Player try this:

Console.WriteLine("What film would you like to watch? ")
filmtv = Console.ReadLine()
Process.Start("G:\" & filmtv)

In VB.NET & and + are used to join strings together.

Upvotes: 1

Ola Ekdahl
Ola Ekdahl

Reputation: 1514

Try passing in two arguments to the Start method, player exe and file name. Ex,

Process.Start("%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe", "name of file to play")

Source: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h6ak8zt5(v=vs.110).aspx

Upvotes: 0

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