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You can use the second parameter to specify the file type:<br />
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Dim files() As String = IO.Directory.GetFiles(Text<wbr />Box1.Text,<wbr /> &quot;*.jpg&quot;)<br />
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<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143316.aspx" rel="ugc nofollow">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143316.aspx</a>
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You can use the second parameter to specify the file type:

Dim files() As String = IO.Directory.GetFiles(TextBox1.Text, "*.jpg")

See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143316.aspx [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143316.aspx]

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My apologies what I meant was *.jpg AND *.bmp AND *.dwf exclusively. <br />
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The directory has several other file types that another program uses i.e. htm's, txt's &nbsp;so all I want are the above file types.<br />
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thanks
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My apologies what I meant was *.jpg AND *.bmp AND *.dwf exclusively.

The directory has several other file types that another program uses i.e. htm's, txt's  so all I want are the above file types.

thanks

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Many thanks to you all, problem solved
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I want to populate a list box from a directory with multiple particular file types, jpg or bmp or dwf only. can anyone suggest some code for vb express 2008.<br />
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<pre><code id="code-165405">Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        TextBox1.Text = &quot;c:\test\&quot;
        Dim files() As String = IO.Directory.GetFiles(TextBox1.Text)
        ListBox1.Items.Clear()
        For Each file As String In files
            ListBox1.Items.Add(IO.Path.GetFileName(file))
        Next
    End Sub</code></pre>
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I want to populate a list box from a directory with multiple particular file types, jpg or bmp or dwf only. can anyone suggest some code for vb express 2008.


Populate list box with multiple file types

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