select multiple files instead of 1 only

[johnmc93940]

i'm a novice with a working c++ dialog program using VISUAL C++ IDE (version 6) that asks the user for path to a file which i process. How do i get a tree view of 'my computer' folders/files just like 'windows explorer details view' so i can select a range of files to process, one at a time?

[PJ Arends]

MFC? Use CFileDialog or else use GetOpenFileName(). Be sure to include OFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT as one of the flags and make sure that OPENFILENAME::nMaxFile and OPENFILENAME::lpstrFile are set up correctly. http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/pja_multiselect.asp[^]

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[SteelCrow]

I think there is a file dialog control you can use. you can use that to make your life easier. I,m a newbie too but im using C# at the moment. ^_^

[johnmc93940]

ok, thanks; looking up your keywords in the IDE help.

[johnmc93940]

thanks, i'm slogging through the IDE's HELP section. This is pretty blasted complicated.