Asking user to locate xml file

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Hello everybody!
I've got a database file (.xml), and i've got a written path in the program code

public static string FilePath = @"c:\Users\DamiRocK\Desktop\EShop\EShopWinApp\EShopData\DB.xml";

And when i send my prog to the other machine, or i put it in other folder, of course, program send the exception, that file could not be found.
So i wanna ask, if it's possible to catch this exception and allow user to select DB.xml manually through the browse-file window?

Posted 16-Jun-10 4:08am

DamiRocK

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TheyCallMeMrJames · Answer 1 · 2010-06-16T04:19:00

Of course...but there are two parts to this.

First, you should really be using user settings because with your current approach you will have to prompt the user every run.

Secondly, if you want to go ahead with this, you'll need to wrap you file opening with a try...catch and then catch the FileNotFoundException. In that catch block, allow the user to select a file (or branch out to another method with it's own try...catch block so you can trap further errors).

You can use the standard file dialog for the user to select a file, and grab the filename from the control when the dialog is closed.

Cheers,
-jc