Tag: vb.net

Get List of Files In a Directory

January 30, 2019 /

This example shows how to get a list of all executables in a specified directory.  The System.IO reference must be imported.

Imports System.IO

Dim d As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo("C:\")

For Each File As FileInfo In d.GetFiles("*.exe")
  Console.WriteLine(File.Name)
Next

TrimEnd & Like in VB.NET

January 25, 2019 /

This example illustrates trimming the “!” character from the end of the string

 
    Dim str As String = "This is a string, with a comma!"
    str = str.TrimEnd(CChar("!"))
    MsgBox(str)

This example look for 4 numbers after 2 specific characters

 
    Dim phoneNum As String = "CT8964"
    If (phoneNum Like "CT####") Then
      MsgBox("Found it")
    Else
      MsgBox("Nope")
    End If

Compare Files

January 15, 2019 /

This example illustrates how to compare two files.

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Security.Cryptography

Public Class Form1

Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

If CompareFiles("C:\Temp\2filecopy.bat", "C:\Temp\4filecopy.bat") = True Then
  MsgBox("The same")
Else
  MsgBox("Different")
End If

  End
End Sub

Public Function CompareFiles(ByVal FileFullPath1 As String, ByVal FileFullPath2 As String) As Boolean
'returns true if two files passed to is are identical, false otherwise
'does byte comparison; works for both text and binary files

'Throws exception on errors; you can change to just return 
'false if you prefer

Dim objMD5 As New MD5CryptoServiceProvider()
Dim objEncoding As New System.Text.ASCIIEncoding()
Dim aFile1() As Byte, aFile2() As Byte
Dim strContents1, strContents2 As String
Dim objReader As StreamReader
Dim objFS As FileStream
Dim bAns As Boolean

'If Not File.Exists(FileFullPath1) Then _
' Throw New Exception(FileFullPath1 & " doesn't exist")
'If Not File.Exists(FileFullPath2) Then _
' Throw New Exception(FileFullPath2 & " doesn't exist")

If Not File.Exists(FileFullPath1) Or Not File.Exists(FileFullPath2) Then
  Return False
  Exit Function
End If

Try
  objFS = New FileStream(FileFullPath1, FileMode.Open)
  objReader = New StreamReader(objFS)
  aFile1 = objEncoding.GetBytes(objReader.ReadToEnd)
  strContents1 = _
  objEncoding.GetString(objMD5.ComputeHash(aFile1))
  objReader.Close()
  objFS.Close()

  objFS = New FileStream(FileFullPath2, FileMode.Open)
  objReader = New StreamReader(objFS)
  aFile2 = objEncoding.GetBytes(objReader.ReadToEnd)
  strContents2 = _
  objEncoding.GetString(objMD5.ComputeHash(aFile2))

  bAns = strContents1 = strContents2
  objReader.Close()
  objFS.Close()
  aFile1 = Nothing
  aFile2 = Nothing

Catch ex As Exception
  Throw ex
End Try

Return bAns
End Function
End Class

AutoTab to Next Field

October 31, 2018 /

Private Sub txtIP3_TextChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
Handles txtIP3.TextChanged

If txtIP3.Text.Length = txtIP3.MaxLength _
  Then SelectNextControl(ActiveControl, True, True, True, True)

End Sub

Reverse DNS IP Address Lookup

March 29, 2018 /

This example illustrates how to get the machine name from an IP address using a reverse DNS lookup.

Imports System
Imports System.Net

Public Class Form1

Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim arr() As String
Dim WS As String = “”

Dim addr As IPAddress = IPAddress.Parse(“155.110.10.65”)
Dim entry As IPHostEntry = Dns.GetHostEntry(addr)
Console.WriteLine(entry.HostName)

arr = Split(entry.HostName, “.”)
WS = arr(0)
Console.WriteLine(WS)

End
End Sub
End Class