need to use some specific files from each folder of a dir.

Thank you Tapan, it was very helpful, it works upto some extent. The folders and files are like this.

 

Ver 1.1 [ABC( adlam.dbf, alaam.dbf, trends.dbf, pages.dbf, variables.dbf................)]

 

(dir.)      (dir )   (.........................................Files.........................................................)

 

Ver 1.2 [ABC( adlam.dbf, alaam.dbf, trends.dbf, pages.dbf, variables.dbf................)] 

 

the files names are in uppercases in some folders.

 

I had used conditional loops for it, as i could not find any method to serve the purpose. it is lengthy but working.

 

and i thank both of you for your help, and i appreciate your time.

Regards

I think you may need regex. Assuming that you want to select the files with same name as directory name, try below code. I created directory named TestFiles and placed around 5 to 6 files where some of the files names were startting with TestFiles and others were not. 

 

Variable Files would contain the list of files that matches the regex pattern. 

 

 

have tried already, but can not use openfilefolder as i need the files to be selected automatically by selecting folder. Directory.getfiles works but need to further filter it down to 7 files on their name basis.

 

but thank you very much for your response, it was helpful. 

As per my knowledge, you can't select aprticular but you can avoid with file extension like :

 

 

https://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/system.windows.controls.openfiledialog.filter(v=vs.95).aspx 

Thank you Manas for your reply,

 

 but i need a function that can select particular files automatically, once i select the folder with folderBrowseDialog. i was using Directory.getFiles to get these files into an array, but the filter in this is only on extension basis, not by name of the file. can you suggest me anything that will help.

You can use SelectedPath property to provide default path for broswe dialogue.