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    Checking for Remote File

    Just wondering, is there a way to check if a remote file exists, so I can check if it's actually there before my app downloads it, and it its not, return info on the HTTP error? Many thanks :)
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    Editing an XML File

    am using the following code to edit an XML file: Dim xDoc As New Xml.XmlDocument xDoc.Load("prefs.xml") Dim prefs As Xml.XmlNode = xDoc.SelectSingleNode("/Preferences") prefs(preference).InnerText = value now, no exception is being thrown or any errors, but the file does not seem to be being...
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    XML Problem

    Probably missing something silly again ;) but i get the following error when trrying to read an xml file 'element wowPath cannot be found' here is the code. bear i mind i know the structure of the xml file and it stays the same <Preferences> <wowPath>path</wowPath>...
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    filtering FolderBrowserDialog?

    had a look round the documentation but can't seem to see a way to 'filter' a folderbrowserdialog (ie ONLY let you select a path if it has a certain file in it) is this possible? many thanks in advance :)
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    Saving of a single preference

    My little app works great, however one thing is bugging me, the user needs to select the path to the excutable every time the prog loads. I only need to save a single setting (the path) so i'm wodnering the best way to go about it. would xml be overkill or maybe just a simple txt file, hmm!
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    Using External Components

    Ive gotten hold of a zip component so can unzip files in my app I'm making, but I'm wondering how to utilise this, is there a certain place I need to put it? Very sorry for simple questions, I'll be out of your hair soon enough :)
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    Downloading a file

    ok so the point of my program is to keep a warcraft mod updated, to do this i must get the contents of a text file which contain the latest version (solved) then download the appropriate file (named BigWigsxxxxx.zip) where xxxx is the latest version. Private Sub bwu_downloadLatest()...
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    Retrieving contents of a text file

    I'm fairly proficient at java but i am making a small app for my Warcraft guild and figured i'd start to learn vb.net. anyhow. What I want to do first is retrieve the contents of a text file from a URL. Below is an example of it in Java and hopefully you can understand :) import java.net.*...
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