I am developing an application which requires the user to drag a file from Windows Explorer into the application window (Windows Forms form). Is there a way to read the file name, path and other properties of the file in C#?
You can catch the DragDrop event and get the files from there. Something like:
void Form_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e) { string[] fileList = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop, false); //more processing }
you Should Use Two Events 1) DragDrop 2) DragEnter
Also enable "AllowDrop" Property of Panel/form to true.
private void form_DragEnter(object sender, DragEventArgs e) { if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop)) { e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy; } else { e.Effect = DragDropEffects.None; } } private void form_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e) { string[] filePaths= (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop, false); }
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