Drag and drop PDF

[itms]

Hi,

I have been looking all over for some info on this and cannot find anything; maybe I am not asking right.
However, what I am looking to be able to go to a share (externally from) my app and drag a PDF file into either a list box or a textbox; and have it display the contents of the file in the textbox.

I currently can import it and display it in the box but the user wants to just be able to drag it in there and have it open there.

Thank you

 

[JohnH]

When you drop a file you will get the file path, see here for example: How to provide file drag-and-drop functionality in a Visual Basic 2005 or Visual Basic .NET application

 

[itms]

Thanks, but I do not want the file path.
I want the file to open in the textbox so the user can view it. They showed me things that does this so it can be done, I jsut cannot find anything onit.

Thank you

 

[JohnH]

I currently can import it and display it in the box

That's what you're supposed to do with the file path.

 

[itms]

I am sorry I maybe not explaining this right. We want to be able to drop the file in the control(and maybe it has to be a different type of control), and have it open to display the contents of the file. so, if it were a document (or a contract) it would show all the words of the document.

 

[JohnH]

You will only get the file path with a drag-drop operation. What to do with that file next is up to you, there is no built in code or functionality do one or the other with any particular file.

 

[itms]

okay thanks