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  1. Mar 22nd, 2008, 01:21 AM #1
    wence
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    file target location

    whats the dialog which can let user choose the target location of file? and i will need to get the location chosen by user to create a zip folder so that i can zip files into the zip folder...common dialog doesnt seem to be the one..
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  2. Mar 22nd, 2008, 02:47 AM #2
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    Re: file target location

    If the user should be able to also select the file name, the CommonDialog is what you want.. but if they should only be able to select the folder, what you want is the BrowseForFolder API, which you can find examples of here.
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