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Hi There,

I need to get a PATH from a user.
I'm using CommonDialog Control for browsing the HDD.

But in CD u need to select a FILE to get all the path, there is a way to select a path without select a file ?

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DanAvni

'**************************************
'Windows API/Global Declarations for :Br
' owse Folder Dialog
'**************************************
Private Const BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS = 1
Private Const BIF_DONTGOBELOWDOMAIN = 2
Private Const BIF_BROWSEFORCOMPUTER = &H1000

Private Const MAX_PATH = 260

Private Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32" _
(lpbi As BrowseInfo) As Long

Private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32" _
(ByVal pidList As Long, _
ByVal lpBuffer As String) As Long

Private Declare Function lstrcat Lib "kernel32" Alias "lstrcatA" _
(ByVal lpString1 As String, ByVal _
lpString2 As String) As Long

Private Type BrowseInfo
hwndOwner As Long
pIDLRootAs Long
pszDisplayName As Long
lpszTitle As Long
ulFlagsAs Long
lpfnCallbackAs Long
lParam As Long
iImage As Long
End Type

'**************************************
' Name: Browse Folder Dialog
' Description:Have ever wondered if ther
' e is an ActiveX object that make you bro
' wse for a folder. This API functions cal
' ls make the browse dialog
' By: Ziad Mohammad
'
' Inputs:Start a new Project and Add a c
' ommand button on the form named command1
'
'
' Assumes:This API function calls displa
' y the structure of your computer and all
' ow the use to select a folder

'
'This code is copyrighted and has' limited warranties.Please see http://w
' ww.Planet-Source-Code.com/xq/ASP/txtCode
' Id.6710/lngWId.1/qx/vb/scripts/ShowCode.
' htm'for details.'**************************************

Private Sub Command1_Click()
'Opens a Treeview control that displays
' the directories in a computer
Dim lpIDList As Long
Dim sBuffer As String
Dim szTitle As String
Dim tBrowseInfo As BrowseInfo
szTitle = "This is the title"

With tBrowseInfo
.hWndOwner = Me.hWnd
.lpszTitle = lstrcat(szTitle, "")
.ulFlags = BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS_
+BIF_DONTGOBELOWDOMAIN

End With
lpIDList = SHBrowseForFolder(tBrowseInfo)

If (lpIDList) Then
sBuffer = Space(MAX_PATH)
SHGetPathFromIDList lpIDList, sBuffer
sBuffer = Left(sBuffer, InStr
(sBuffer, vbNullChar) - 1)
MsgBox sBuffer
End If
End Sub

computech1

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In one word : WOW !!

thanx Dan

computech1

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Dan

I Still unable to browse Net drives ...