Selecting a folder using dialog
Hi
If I use the MS Common Cialog ocx in order to select a folder I can only select files.
How can i select a folder?
Amitai
If I use the MS Common Cialog ocx in order to select a folder I can only select files.
How can i select a folder?
Amitai
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Option Explicit
Private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHGetPathFromIDListA" (ByVal pidl As Long, ByVal pszPath As String) As Long
Private Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHBrowseForFolderA" (lpBrowseInfo As BROWSEINFO) As Long
Private Type BROWSEINFO
HwndOwner As Long
PidlRoot As Long
PszDisplayName As String
LpszTitle As String
UlFlags As Long
Lpfn As Long
lParam As Long
IImage As Long
End Type
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim Info As BROWSEINFO
Dim PID As Long, Path As String, Tmp As String
Dim localpath As String
Info.HwndOwner = Me.hWnd
Info.PidlRoot = &H0
Info.LpszTitle = "Select File Path:"
Info.UlFlags = &H1
PID = SHBrowseForFolder(Info)
Path = Space$(512)
If (SHGetPathFromIDList(PID, Path)) Then localpath = Left$(Path, InStr(Path, Chr$(0)) - 1)
End Sub
If cancel is pressed, localpath is ""