Error Message

[dr223]

Hi,

I have a button click on my form, when I click it I receive the following error;
The folder Desktop cannot be used
Please Choose another folder

OK

When I click OK,

it opens My Documents, My computer then I can browse through the drives..

We have restriction in my work place and cant open the desktop, therefore, I wish to change the code to go straight to my computer where all the drives can be seen..


The code is:

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Dim fbd As New FolderBrowserDialog

        If fbd.ShowDialog = DialogResult.OK Then
            Label2.Text = fbd.SelectedPath
        End If
    End Sub

Thanks

[GremlinSA]

The problem here is that Desktop is a Valid directory "C:\users\{username}\Desktop" however 'My computer' is not a valid path, but simply a shortcut... What you could do is set it to goto "C:\"

fbd.SelectedPath = "C:\"

[dr223]

Changed the code to:

    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Dim fbd As New FolderBrowserDialog

        fbd.SelectedPath = "C:\Documents amd Settings\AbdallahR\Application\"

        If fbd.ShowDialog = DialogResult.OK Then
            Label2.Text = fbd.SelectedPath
        End If
    End Sub

Still received the same error..

[GremlinSA]

Changed the code to: "C:\Documents amd Settings\AbdallahR\Application\"
Still received the same error..

I suggested that::

What you could do is set it to goto "C:\"

BECAUSE::

We have restriction in my work place and cant open the desktop, therefore, I wish to change the code to go straight to my computer where all the drives can be seen..

and then also it's
Documents and Settings not 'Documents amd Settings'

[DataMiser]

You can set the RootFolder instead which will give you your starting point when opened.
for example to start in my documents

FB1.RootFolder = Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments

The advantage here is that this will work on XP, Vista and Windows 7 even though the my documents folder is in a different location.

[dglienna]

We have restriction in my work place and cant open the desktop,

That would be a Network Administration problem... Contact System Administrator...

It's probably a ROAMING profile on the server... Can you see your desktop on ANY pc? Then it is.