USB (removable) drives in listbox

simplicitylabs

I tried this: System.IO.DriveInfo[] allDrives = DriveInfo.GetDrives(); foreach (DriveInfo d in allDrives) { if (d.IsReady == true & d.DriveType == "Removable") { listBox1.Items.Add(d.Name); } } ...and it did not work. I'm getting a headache. How do I accomplish what I'm trying to do?

nateraaaa

What type of error did you receive? Your if statement is incorrect. Your if statement should contain && not &. This may be a typo but add another & and see what happens. Nathan

MatrixCoder

Try replacing d.DriveType == "Removable" with d.DriveType == System.IO.DriveType.Removable.

Trinity: Neo... nobody has ever done this before. Neo: That's why it's going to work.

simplicitylabs

Thanks a bunch, guys. The world's easiest way to list all USB drives on the system...This worked:

        System.IO.DriveInfo\[\] allDrives = System.IO.DriveInfo.GetDrives();

        foreach (System.IO.DriveInfo d in allDrives)
        {
            if (d.IsReady == true && d.DriveType == System.IO.DriveType.Removable)
            {
                listBox1.Items.Add(d.Name);
            }
        }

Ok. Now that we have that worked out. Let me say this: I have this code in "form1.designer.cs", which I know is incorrect. How do I get it where it belongs (in form1.cs) and have it work right? I put it in there previously, and it didn't work.

MatrixCoder

simplicitylabs wrote:

I put it in there previously, and it didn't work.

It works fine for me. Was there an error message?

Trinity: Neo... nobody has ever done this before. Neo: That's why it's going to work.

simplicitylabs

Oh, it compiles and runs nicely. However, because I have it in form1.designer.cs, which is automatically generated by the designer, and not form1.cs, I get a warning and cannot view the form in design mode: -------The warning------- The code within the method 'InitializeComponent' is generated by the designer and should not be manually modified. Please remove any changes and try opening the designer again. ------------------------- I'm using Visual Studio 2005.

simplicitylabs

I got it. Thank you for your help, everyone. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions soon.

AFSEKI

Have a look at: http://icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SharpUSBLib/default.aspx