VB2005 and webbrowser control

VB2005 and webbrowser control

• tamikn

  I know, but the ListeView control does not implement a Thumbnail View.
  I know how to generate thumbnails in VB but it would be too long for directories with a lot of picture. It would be recalcutated everytime you change directory. I like the way Windows Explorer does that by using a Tumb.db file
  Maybe I could rewrite something similar, but I do not want to "reinvent the wheel". Windows can do that, why not using it
  Patrick
  

• hakito

  I'm using the vb editor in Access, rather than trying to access through the properties for the control.  The only way to see the properites available was through the Debugger Watch on the object for the shellview (oDoc in my sample below)
  
  Private Sub DisplayThumbs()
      Dim sPath As String
      If Not IsNull(Me![ScanPath]) Then
          ' do special folder string replacement for mydocuments
          sPath = ReplaceSpecialPath(Me![ScanPath])
     
          Set oDoc = WebBrowser.Document
          If (Not oDoc Is Nothing) Then
              Set oFolder = oDoc.Folder
              Set oFolderItem = oFolder.Self
              If (Not oFolderItem Is Nothing) Then
                  lPath = oFolderItem.path
              End If
          End If
         
          If (lPath <> sPath) Then
              WebBrowser.Navigate2 (sPath)
          End If
         
          ' may need to wait a until valid doc
          If WebBrowser.ReadyState <> 4 Then
              DoEvents
          End If
          Set oDoc = WebBrowser.Document
          If (Not oDoc Is Nothing) Then
              ' set view style to thumbs
              oDoc.CurrentViewMode = 5
          End If
          WebBrowser.Visible = True
      Else
          ' if not valid path just clear browser
          WebBrowser.Navigate2 ("about:blank")
      End If
  End Sub
  
  By the way,  I was able to to find a way to see if thumbnail was clicked on and focus changed using the "StatusTextChange" event.  I'm still toying with this, but this sorta will work ("WebBrowser" is my control name)
  
  Private Sub WebBrowser_StatusTextChange(ByVal sText As String)
      If (sText <> lStatusText) Then
          SelectFocusedFile
          lStatusText = sText
         
      End If

  End Sub

  Private Sub SelectFocusedFile()
      Set oDoc = WebBrowser.Document
      If (Not oDoc Is Nothing) Then
          Set oItem = oDoc.FocusedItem
          If oItem.Name <> lFileName Then
              UpdatePriorImage
              lFileName = oItem.Name
              SelectNewImage oItem.Name
          End If
      End If
  End Sub
  
  I'm not familiar with whats available in .net, but maybe this could be used
  Hope it helps
  -Joe
  
  
  

  
  

• TheCurse

  Actually, the document property of the webbrowser object does not have a currentViewMode property. At least in VS 2005.
  So I can not try your suggestion.
  Are you using VS2005 or 2003
  If I am right, VS2003 does not even have a webbrowser control.
  How can you use that property
  
  Thanks
  Patrick
  

• CodeAnger

  Hi!
  I had the same problem so evetually I put a watch on the WebBrowser and was lucky and discovered a solution.
  
  My solution is:
  
  myWebBrowser.document.currentViewMode = 5
  
  I tried some different numbers...
  4 = list
  5 = thumbnails
  6 = summary
  7 = slideshow
  ...
  
  It works for me
  Hope you find it useful!
  
  /Alex
  

• othman_11

  Hum... I am not sure of that.
  Just add a WebBrowser control in a form, and set the url to c:\
  You get a "big icons" view of the root of your C: drive. I don't think this is a html document...
  I want to be able to programmatically change the display property (list, details, thumnails, etc.) as you can manually do in the right mouse button context menu.
  
  Do you have an idea
  

• LuisValencia

  I do know if the webbrowser supports this however you could just use the ListView control to provide this functionality.
  

• sweetnlowe

  Thank you for confirming.  5 works.. This doesnt seem well documented. 
  
  Is there a way to turn off that windows xp pane on the left for links/details/tasks
  Would also be nice to handle an Event in VB as you click on thumbnails in explorer, and retrieve folderitem to synchronize with another update text control
  
  just an update:
  I did find an interesting custom web view article on using a hypertext template
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/0600/w2kui2/
  but it sounds like that needs a desktop.ini and .htt file relative to each directory, yuck   .
  
  - joe
  

  
  

• qsnet

  I think that the WebControls in Access and VB 2005 are not the same at all, because in my WebControl, the document property does not have the properties you are speaking about (CurrentViewMode) and I can not find an appropriate property to do the same thing.
  
  Thanks for your answer
  Patrick
  

• ThomaWe

  Hi,
  
  Are you sure about that Because on may version of VS2005, the currentViewMode property does not seems to exist !!
  
  Thanks,
  Patrick
  

• Shawn Stern

  <quote> I mean, how to control the "view" property (list, details, thumnails, etc) of the web browser.</quote>
  
  It is done through the document class...ie display a HTML document with a table some details and pics....and even some web UI controls!!!
  
  
  

• ShinjisukeSono

  Really nobody has an idea on how to control the way webbrowser control display file
  
• VB2005 and webbrowser control