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LotusScript calling API SHBrowseForFolder
In Notes 4.52, I tried using SHBrowseForFolder to select a folder/directory in my harddrive.
It works for returning the target directory. However, I don't know how to pass the Initial directory, say c:\My Documents, to the SHBrowseForFolder window.
For anyone who can use LotusScript to perform the call back routine to pass a pre-defined directory into the SHBrowseForFolder, please help me to solve it?
It works for returning the target directory. However, I don't know how to pass the Initial directory, say c:\My Documents, to the SHBrowseForFolder window.
For anyone who can use LotusScript to perform the call back routine to pass a pre-defined directory into the SHBrowseForFolder, please help me to solve it?
ASKER
For browseinfo.pidlRoot, any function call so that I can pass a string "C:\My Documents" or other path string and get the folder id (long)?
You can use:
SHGetFolderLocation or SHGetSpecialFolderLocation
An excellent example can be found here:
http://www.mvps.org/btmtz/browsdlg/
more detailed info can be found here:
http://www.vbapi.com/ref/s/shgetfolderlocation.html
This function will fill in the value in a special structure called ITEMIDLIST, then use it like the example - BI.pidlRoot = IDL.mkid.cb
You tell the function of the special folder through predefined CSIDL's, like "C:\My Documents" is 'CSIDL_PERSONAL', which u pass to the SHGetFOlderLocation.
-Gus
SHGetFolderLocation or SHGetSpecialFolderLocation
An excellent example can be found here:
http://www.mvps.org/btmtz/browsdlg/
more detailed info can be found here:
http://www.vbapi.com/ref/s/shgetfolderlocation.html
This function will fill in the value in a special structure called ITEMIDLIST, then use it like the example - BI.pidlRoot = IDL.mkid.cb
You tell the function of the special folder through predefined CSIDL's, like "C:\My Documents" is 'CSIDL_PERSONAL', which u pass to the SHGetFOlderLocation.
-Gus
ASKER
Your answer is encouraging. However, it seems that SHGetFolderLocation or SHGetSpecialFolderLocation
Using pidlroot will only show the specific folder and its subfolders that User cannot click to uppper folder. In Notes, is there any method for the SHBrowseForFolder to show the root as Desktop and a default highlighted directory is somewhere else (c:\A\B\C\)?
Using pidlroot will only show the specific folder and its subfolders that User cannot click to uppper folder. In Notes, is there any method for the SHBrowseForFolder to show the root as Desktop and a default highlighted directory is somewhere else (c:\A\B\C\)?
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When I knew that it does not support the callback function, I gave up and the application simply has no default folder. Anyway, thank you very much. Your answer saved me a lot of time.
http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/code/shell/browsefolders.htm
What you want to do is set the starting directory that the user see at first...I dont think you need callback for that. The pointer "browseinfo.pidlRoot" contains the starting directory, if its 0 or Null it will start at the desktop.
-Gus