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Folder Browser Dialog does not display dialog window, always returns "Cancel"

Zones: Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Visual Studio .NET 2005, .NET Framework 2.0

Tags: VB.NET / .NET Framework 2.05727, Firefox / IE

I am trying to use the FolderBrowserDialog control in a simple windows forms application. I only have two controls on a single form: txtFolder (textbox) and btnBrowseFolders (button). Please see me code in the code snippet attached.

This code never displays a dialog box. I just get a messagebox that shows "C:\Program Files" (because of the default SelectedPath value of SpecialDirectories.ProgramFiles). Why isn't the dialog box appearing and allowing me to make a choice?

Thanks,

Kevin

         
           
           
             Private Sub btnBrowseFolders_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnBrowseFolders.Click
 
        Dim theFolderBrowser As New FolderBrowserDialog
        theFolderBrowser.Description = "Please locate Directory..."
        theFolderBrowser.ShowNewFolderButton = False
        theFolderBrowser.RootFolder = Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop
        theFolderBrowser.SelectedPath = My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.ProgramFiles
        If theFolderBrowser.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
            Me.txtFolder.Text = theFolderBrowser.SelectedPath
        Else
            MessageBox.Show(theFolderBrowser.SelectedPath)
        End If

           
         

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Zone: Programming

Question Asked By: kmoloney

Solution Provided By: kmoloney

Participating Experts: 3

Solution Grade: A

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Comment by creepy42

I have the same problem here, and I'm launching the folder dialog box in installer class, and I created a win form and I launched it and I set this form as an owner to folder dialog and nothing seemed to work!

this is very strange!

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