Folder List

[act_x]

In one of my apps I need to present the user with a Directory structure (like in windows explorer) . I want to allow the user to only select the folder . Based on this I need to do further actions . Can the usual CFileDialog class serve this purpose ? .

[Maximilien]

use ShBrowseForFolder

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[act_x]

OnDisplay() { char str[MAX_PATH ]; BROWSEINFOA lpbi; lpbi.hwndOwner=this->m_hWnd; lpbi.pszDisplayName=str; lpbi.lpszTitle="Test"; lpbi.ulFlags=0; CoInitialize(NULL); OleInitialize(NULL); SHBrowseForFolder(&lpbi); } For some reason the call to ShBrowseForFolder crashes .

[wb]

I found something like this, and it works for me...

CoInitialize(0);
BROWSEINFO bi;
char cc[MAX_PATH];
bi.hwndOwner=m_hWnd;
bi.pidlRoot=0;
bi.pszDisplayName=cc;
bi.lpszTitle="";
bi.ulFlags =0;
bi.lpfn =0;
bi.iImage=0;

LPITEMIDLIST p;
p=SHBrowseForFolder(&bi);

if(!p)
return;

SHGetPathFromIDList(p,cc);

SetDlgItemText(IDC_E_PATH,cc);

IMalloc *pm;
SHGetMalloc(&pm);
pm->Free(p);

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the help I wasnt doing this bi.pidlRoot=0; hence the crash . Another question using LPITEMIDLIST p how do I get the FilePath ?

[David Crow]

act_x wrote: Can the usual CFileDialog class serve this purpose ? . Yes, but SHBrowseForFolder() is going to be easier.

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