how to search a file?

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im working on a window form. im able to load the data from database to my form. my form have a unique text box and a button. the text box contain filename & address of file in system "D:\DEEPAK RAJ\file.txt" and button able to open the file. but i want to add a if statement on form load event if file not found on address which is show in textbox system return a message "File not found". Thanku

Posted 16-Apr-15 22:27pm

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dan!sh 17-Apr-15 4:42am

Have you had a look at OpenFileDialog?

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File class will help you to check if a file exists:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.file.exists(v=vs.110).aspx[^]

Posted 16-Apr-15 22:38pm

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Mehdi Gholam · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-16T22:36:00

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Read the documentation here : How to: Determine if a File Exists in Visual Basic[^]

Posted 16-Apr-15 22:36pm

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