Using an OpenFileDialog in VB.NET

[lhacker22]

Hi there,

I am currently trying to learn Visual Basic, using Visual Basic Express 2005. I am making a Mulitmedia Player. I have added Windows Media Player via the COM components and dragged it onto the stage, and I have also created a browse... button with the following code:

Private Sub BtnBrowse_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BtnBrowse.Click
        With OpenFileDialog1
            .Title = "Media File Browser"
            .Filter = "Media Files (*.wmv;*.mp3)|*.wmv;*.mp3"
            .FileName = ""
            .CheckFileExists = True
        End With
 
        If OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog = _
        Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
            AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = _
            OpenFileDialog1.Filename
        End If
    End Sub
End Class

But the OpenFileDialog1 is underlined in blue, and VBexpress says there is an error.

Any help would be helpful, thanks

Luke

[Killer42]

... and VBexpress says there is an error.

Here's a tip. Any time you report an error, be specific. Tell us what error.

My guess is, in this case, you simply don't have any object called OpenFileDialog1. However, I'm only familiar with VB6 and things may work differently in your version.

[lhacker22]

OK, thanks for the tip. The error message is that the "build fails", because of the following:

1. Name 'OpenFileDialog1' is not declared. Line 9, Column 14.
2. Name 'OpenFileDialog1' is not declared. Line 16, Column 12.
3. Name 'OpenFileDialog1' is not declared. Line 19, Column 13.

Hopefully that is of some help.

Luke

[SammyB]

You need to drag an OpenFileDialog from the Toolbox and drop it onto your project. It will go into the tray under your form and OpenFileDialog1 will be defined. Hope your enjoy learning VB. It's tough, but worth the trouble. --Sam

[lhacker22]

You need to drag an OpenFileDialog from the Toolbox and drop it onto your project. It will go into the tray under your form and OpenFileDialog1 will be defined. Hope your enjoy learning VB. It's tough, but worth the trouble. --Sam

Thanks very much, it works wooo
And i agree VB is hard the more advanced you get, but that is like anythink!
once again thank you

[Killer42]

Thanks very much, it works wooo
And i agree VB is hard the more advanced you get, but that is like anythink!
once again thank you

Like many of the best tools, it is fairly quick and simple to get into, but takes a lot more effort to learn really well.

[vb08isgreat]

ahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was having the exact same problem and now its solved!!
Thanks!

[Killer42]

i was having the exact same problem and now its solved

Glad we could help. :)

That's why all this stuff is archived, of course. So it's available for anyone who comes along with the same problem.