Make web browser accept only file paths?

[techwiz24]

How would I make my web browser accept only file paths? It's a little import manager for a program that I am making, allowing the user to import files, but I dont want but reports that say that they can access google or something through it.

 

[JohnH]

You could let them use the OpenFileDialog to browse to existing file, then Navigate to that path.

 

[techwiz24]

I know but I have a text box like in windows explorer that they can type paths into and so it shows the current path. That path is then passed on: WebBrowser1.Navigate(textbox1.text)

 

[jamesvick]

check the passed string from textbox. If it contains anything like .com, .net, .org etc. give a message saying "Invalid File"

 

[techwiz24]

so...something like

If textbox1.text = * + ".com" then
MsgBox("Not a file Path")
ElseIf textbox1.text = * + ".org" then
Msgbox("Not a file path")
Elseif Textbox1.text = * + ".net" then
MsgBox("Not a file Path")
Elseif textbox1.text = "http" + * then
MsgBox("Not a file Path")
End If

 

[jamesvick]

you could use textbox1.text.contains() method.

if(textbox1.text.contains(".com") or textbox1.text.contains(".org") then
msgbox("invalid file")
end if

the only problem can be if the document has .com or .org in it.

 

[JohnH]

You can validate that the file exists: File.Exists Method (System.IO)
Remember to provide a OpenFileDialog also for people that don't want to type or copy/paste the file path.

 

[jamesvick]

yup, agreed this is the best method. this way you wont even need to check the string also,

 

[techwiz24]

Thanks everyone! @jamesvick, They won't be loading a doccument, just a file path, so I don't think the .com or .org thing will be a problem. Thanks!