Open Dialog

PLLLLEEEEEEZZZZ...

I'd like to know how I can have an open dialog show only directories and allow you to open the directories as you would a file.

Or, if not with an open dialog, there is that dialog that shows up commonly to select a directory (ex: WinAmp's Add Dir). Where could I get a control for that? I probably could build it myself, but I'd help a lot to find a control.

Thanks!!

Put this in a module and call BrowseForFolder:

Code:

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Option Explicit

Private Const MAX_PATH = 260

Public Enum browseInfoFlags
  BIF_NONE = 0 ' No Flags
  BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS = &H1&      ' For finding a folder to start document searching
  BIF_DONTGOBELOWDOMAIN = &H2&    ' For starting the Find Computer
  BIF_STATUSTEXT = &H4&
  BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS = &H8&
  BIF_EDITBOX = &H10&
  BIF_VALIDATE = &H20&              ' insist on valid result (or CANCEL)

  BIF_BROWSEFORCOMPUTER = &H1000&  ' Browsing for Computers.
  BIF_BROWSEFORPRINTER = &H2000&  ' Browsing for Printers
  BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEFILES = &H4000& ' Browsing for Everything
End Enum

Private Type BROWSEINFO
  hWndOwner As Long
  pidlRoot As Long
  pszDisplayName As String
  lpszTitle As String
  ulFlags As browseInfoFlags
  lpfn As Long
  lParam As Long
  iImage As Long
End Type

' for SHGetPathFromIDList, pszString must be at least MAX_PATH (260) chars

Private Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32" Alias "SHBrowseForFolderA" (lpbi As BROWSEINFO) As Long
Private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32" (ByVal pidl As Long, ByVal pszPath As String) As Long
Private Declare Sub CoTaskMemFree Lib "ole32" (ByVal ptr As Long)

' BrowseForFolder() returns a path if the user picks a good one, or "" if they don't.
Public Function BrowseForFolder(ByVal hWndOwner As Long, Optional ByVal dlgTitle$ = "Please select a folder.", Optional ByVal flags As browseInfoFlags = BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS) As String
  Dim bif As BROWSEINFO, pidl As Long, buf$
 
  With bif
    .hWndOwner = hWndOwner
    .pidlRoot = 0          ' desktawp
    .pszDisplayName = Space$(MAX_PATH)
    .lpszTitle = dlgTitle$
    .ulFlags = flags
    .lpfn = 0&
    .lParam = 0&
    .iImage = 0&
  End With
  pidl = SHBrowseForFolder(bif)
  If (pidl = 0) Then Exit Function
  buf$ = Space$(MAX_PATH)
  If (SHGetPathFromIDList(pidl, buf$) = 0) Then
    buf$ = ""
  Else
    buf$ = Left$(buf$, InStr(1, buf$, vbNullChar) - 1)
  End If
  CoTaskMemFree pidl
  BrowseForFolder = buf$
End Function

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Thanks! But, since you picked that method, how can I make it start in... say, app.path?

Use the ChDir Command

Code:

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ChDir App.Path

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I'm sure that wont work Meg, I haven't reserched it so i don't know the answer