Can you prompt multiple saveas dialogue boxes, one after another?

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I am needing the ability to prompt the user to save all the files that have just been created by the application.

1. Is it possible to prompt saveas boxes sequentially for each file?
2. If not, what would you suggest a good work around would be?

Thank you.

List<string> convertedFiles = new List<string>();
                 string newFile = "";
                 string convertedFileName = "";
                 foreach (var Agencynumber in agencyfile)
                 {
                     convertedFileName = Agencynumber + "-Authorize.Net - " + date1 + " @ " + date2 + ".ach";
                     newFile = "C:\\authorize.netTEST\\" + Agencynumber + "-Authorize.Net - " + date1 + " @ " + date2 + ".ach";
                     //Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory), convertedFileName);

                     StreamWriter sw2 = new StreamWriter(newFile, true);
                     foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
                     {
                         if (dr[12].ToString().Contains(Agencynumber + "|"))
                         {
                             if (dr[0].ToString() != "2")
                             {
                                 if (dr[9].ToString() != "Total Amount")
                                 {
                                     sw2.Write("6                            ");
                                     sw2.Write(dr[9].ToString().Replace(".", "").Replace(",", "").PadLeft(10, '0'));
                                     sw2.Write((dr[12].ToString().Replace(Agencynumber + "|", "")).PadRight(15, ' '));
                                     sw2.Write((dr[13].ToString() + " " + dr[14].ToString()).PadRight(40));
                                     sw2.Write(sw2.NewLine);
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                     sw2.Write("9");
                     sw2.Write(sw2.NewLine);
                     sw2.Close();
                     convertedFiles.Insert(convertedFiles.Count, newFile);
                }
                 foreach (string newfile in convertedFiles)
                 {
                     SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog1 = new SaveFileDialog();
                     saveFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.ach)|*.ach|All files (*.*)|*.*";
                     saveFileDialog1.DefaultExt = "ach";
                     saveFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 2;
                     saveFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = @"C:\";
                     if (saveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
                     {

                     }
                 }

Ok, I have changed my code a bit and am getting a savefiledialog for each file created. However, there is no file in the "File name" field of the savefiledialog. How do I get my created files into the field so they can be saved?

Posted 28-Jun-12 3:54am

Richard C Bishop

Updated 3-Jul-12 3:46am

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[no name] 28-Jun-12 10:18am

1. Of course you can. 2. Depends entirely on the structure of the program.

[no name] 3-Jul-12 10:27am

saveFiledialog1.FileName = newfile;

[no name] 3-Jul-12 10:47am

Seems to me that you are putting too much work into this. Your "newfile" string already has a path and filename so why do you need the save file dialog? Just save the file and be done with it.

Richard C Bishop 3-Jul-12 11:11am

I agree, this is taking way too long. I guess I do not know how to save a file without using Save file dialog or response.writefile and response.flush.

The files are being written to a single location, but I need the user to be able to save them where they want to.

[no name] 3-Jul-12 11:37am

The files already exist right? Popup a folder browse dialog and let the user select the folder to save the files in and then do a File.Move() or something like that for each of the files that you need to move/copy.

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Tim Corey · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-28T04:44:00

Solution 1

Yes, you can prompt the user for the save location of each file you have in the list. They may hate you, but you can do it. One way to do this would be to put the list of files into a foreach loop and put the save dialog inside the loop. Then, you would get a prompt for each file in your list.

Posted 28-Jun-12 4:44am

Tim Corey

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Richard C Bishop 28-Jun-12 11:00am

Ok, I did that and I get prompted for for one save box. I will post the code I have.

Richard C Bishop 28-Jun-12 17:20pm

Do you see a problem with my code on why it only prompts one box?

Tim Corey 28-Jun-12 17:38pm

I don't see where your code prompts for any box. That might be your problem. If you leave your dialog outside of this foreach loop, it won't be displayed for each file.

Richard C Bishop 28-Jun-12 17:57pm

It is at the bottom with all the response."" lines. That prompts a save as box with the file that was created.

Tim Corey 28-Jun-12 18:04pm

I'm not sure how you are generating the Save dialog in this. If you step through the code, look at where the dialog actually pops up. If it were in this loop statement, you would get one for each file. However, I don't think it is popping up there.

Richard C Bishop 3-Jul-12 10:37am

I read that the SAVEFILEdialog does not perform saving functionallity, is that true?

Tim Corey 3-Jul-12 11:01am

Correct. It simply gives you the name and location where the user wants to save the file. Your code will need to do the actual work of saving the file.

Richard C Bishop 3-Jul-12 11:07am

Thank you, now will that code be inside the if statement within the loop of my savefiledialog?

Tim Corey 3-Jul-12 11:08am

Yes

Richard C Bishop 3-Jul-12 9:46am

I edited my code and made some progress. Can you refer back to my updated question and point me in the right direction please?

Richard C Bishop 3-Jul-12 10:34am

Ok, so the file names are in there now, but no actual saving takes place.

Tim Corey 3-Jul-12 10:55am

You need to actually put code in to save the file. You have the name, now use that in your save process. Look at the code example on this page for help: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6ka1wd3w.aspx

N_tro_P · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-28T07:20:00

Solution 2

A better alternative may be to have the user choose a folder (Folder Browser Dialog)[^] and then save the files using set names.
Your names could be hard coded or configurable through the application or maybe just an external XML.

I think your users whould be much happier.
Also this tends to make more sence in bulk saves as the files are actually tied together so having them all in a folder with consitent naming to a previous save makes sense IMO.

Posted 28-Jun-12 7:20am

N_tro_P

Updated 28-Jun-12 7:21am

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Richard C Bishop 28-Jun-12 14:55pm

I agree, that does sound like a more user friendly method. I have tried to implement it in my application and cannot get it to work. It is basically an entire class and I am not sure how to use it with my application. Any advice on how to get started with that?

[no name] 3-Jul-12 10:39am

Its really a design question on how you organize things. You are already "prompting" them (or planning on it).
Go to your end users and ask them how they want the data organized. Get some file naming conventions from them (watch them work with what they currently have).
Then just group it all and never prompt them. In fact you can even avoid the FBD for general saves (save to their docs folder or something). Allow them to set the save location in some settings part of your application. That is where you would use the FBD.