How to: Provide a Progress Dialog Box for File Operations (C# Programming Guide)
The easiest way to provide a standard Windows progress dialog box when you perform file operations is to use the FileSystem object that is provided in the Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace.
Note
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To add a reference to Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
- In Visual Studio, open or create a project and then click Add Reference on the Project menu. On the .NET tab, select Microsoft.VisualBasic in the Component Name column.
To add a using directive
In your C# file, add the following line:
using Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO;
Example
The following code copies the directory specified by sourcePath into the directory specified by destinationPath. It also provides a standard Windows progress dialog box that shows the estimated time remaining before the operation finishes.
// Requires project reference to Microsoft.VisualBasic
using Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO;
class FileProgress
{
static void Main()
{
string sourcePath = @"C:\Users\public\documents\";
string destinationPath = @"C:\testFolder";
FileSystem.CopyDirectory(sourcePath, destinationPath,
UIOption.AllDialogs);
}
}