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    copied!<p>My code below displays the listview of folder being selected by the <code>folderBrowser</code> control. After displaying the folders and files in list view I want to open the file which is being clicked. I have writen the folwing code using <code>LISTVIEW_itemactivation</code> the problem is this I can't open the file being selected whats I'm doing wrong.</p> <pre><code>private void PopulateListView() { listView1.Clear(); //headers listview listView1.Columns.Add("File Name", 150); listView1.Columns.Add("Last Accessed", 110); listView1.Columns.Add("Size", 100); //listView1.ItemActivate += new System.EventHandler(listView1_ItemActivate); if (folderBrowser.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(folderBrowser.SelectedPath); string[] folders = Directory.GetDirectories(folderBrowser.SelectedPath); foreach (string file in files) { long folderSize = 0; string fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file); FileInfo finfo = new FileInfo(file); folderSize += finfo.Length; ListViewItem item = new ListViewItem(new[] { fileName, File.GetLastAccessTime(file).ToString(), finfo.Length.ToString() }); images(); item.ImageIndex = 1; listView1.Items.Add(item); } foreach (string file in folders) { string fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file); ListViewItem item = new ListViewItem(new[] { fileName, File.GetLastAccessTime(file).ToString(), file.Length.ToString() }); images(); item.ImageIndex = 0; listView1.Items.Add(item); } } } private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { PopulateListView(); textBox1.Text = folderBrowser.SelectedPath; } private void images(){ try { imageList1.Images.Add(Bitmap.FromFile("./images/file.gif")); imageList1.Images.Add(Bitmap.FromFile("./images/Folder.gif")); } catch (FileNotFoundException) { } } private void listView1_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e) { ListViewItem item_clicked = listView1.SelectedItems[0]; } private void radioButton1_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { listView1.View = View.LargeIcon; } private void radioButton2_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { listView1.View = View.SmallIcon; } private void radioButton3_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { listView1.View = View.Details; } private void radioButton4_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { listView1.View = View.List; } private void radioButton5_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { listView1.View = View.Tile; } private void listView1_ItemActivate(object sender, EventArgs e) { try { string sPath = listView1.SelectedItems.ToString(); string sFileName = listView1.FocusedItem.Text; Process.Start(sPath + "\\" + sFileName); } catch(Exception Exc) { MessageBox.Show(Exc.ToString()); } } </code></pre>
 

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