ShellExecute (One for the Guru's)

[VB6Coder]

I'm using the ShellExecute API to show the Windows Find All Dialog.
(See http://support.microsoft.com/support...n_SRCH&SPR=VBB)

In Windows 2000 the Look In combo is defaulted to Local Harddrives.

How can I default the Lookin Combo to Local Harddrives?


Thanks in advance

[crispin]

which drive did you want it to default to, I changed this code from :

Call ShellExecute(Me.hwnd, _
"find", _
dir1.path, _
vbNullString, _
vbNullString, _
SW_SHOWNORMAL)

to

Call ShellExecute(Me.hwnd, _
"find", _
"c:\", _
vbNullString, _
vbNullString, _
SW_SHOWNORMAL)

and this defaulted the find dialog to my c drive, I spose you could do a GetLogicalDriveStrings or something, filter out the fixed drives, and build a combo with only those in, and allow the user to select off the back of that....

[crispin]

Aha I get you now, you want it to default to all local hardrives - I'll plug my brain in a sec.....
be right back.....

[VB6Coder]

Sorry crispin I should of explained it better, and yes you're right I want to default the Lookin Combo to All Local Harddrives.

[yrwyddfa]

I would't use the ShellExecute function. I would look into the CreateProcess function as this allows far more control on what you are loading, and how it is loaded

[VB6Coder]

How do I load and show the Find All dialog using the CreateProcess API yrwyddfa?