Something like OpenDialog, but for a directory

Hi Shawn,

Try this:

function GetPath: String;
var
 pl: PItemIDList;
 folder : array[0..MAX_PATH] of Char;
 bi  : TBrowseInfo;
begin
  Result := '';
  FillChar(bi,SizeOf(bi),#0);
  StrPCopy(Folder, PathEdit.Text);
  bi.pszDisplayName := @folder[0];
  bi.lpszTitle := 'Please Select a Folder';
  bi.ulFlags := BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS;
  bi.hwndOwner := ExportToParadoxForm.handle;
  pl := SHBrowseForFolder(bi);
  if Assigned(pl) then
    if SHGetPathFromIDList(pl, folder) then
      Result := Folder;
  CoTaskMemFree(pl);
end;

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

Stu.

Kotan,

How?  What do I declare in Uses?  SelectDirectory doesn't even exist in the help file.  Can you give some more info?

Stu.

My appologies, it does :)

That's a nice little function.  Looks like a wrapper for the code I posted above (which I got from Madshi I think from memory).

Speaking of which, I just noticed an error:

function GetPath: String;
var
pl: PItemIDList;
folder : array[0..MAX_PATH] of Char;
bi  : TBrowseInfo;
begin
 Result := '';
 FillChar(bi,SizeOf(bi),#0);
 StrPCopy(Folder, PathEdit.Text);
 bi.pszDisplayName := @folder[0];
 bi.lpszTitle := 'Please Select a Folder';
 bi.ulFlags := BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS;
 bi.hwndOwner := Form1.handle;
 pl := SHBrowseForFolder(bi);
 if Assigned(pl) then
   if SHGetPathFromIDList(pl, folder) then
     Result := Folder;
 CoTaskMemFree(pl);
end;

The Owner Handle was pointing to one of my forms.

Stu

SelectDirectory already exists,
(or was it selectdir)
i guess its in the sysutils-unit

meikl ;-)

SelectDirectory is in FileCtrl-unit

yep, kotan

the code stu posted is the nicest (IMHO) cause you can customize it by changing the TBrowseInfo structure.
add shlobj and activex to the uses for it to work.

also delete this line its not nessesary :
StrPCopy(Folder, PathEdit.Text);

listening

Aztec,

Why don't you just make your own.
I've attached a unit file and a form file with the code.

Note:
1) This was done very quickly, you may want to enhance it.
2) When setting the directory of the dialog form make sure you send it the full path name, the path has to end with a file name (ex c:\temp\test.txt) or a directory ending with a "\" (ex. c:\temp\ )

Hope this helps

Gerhard

---Start unit (PAS) file----
unit Unit3;

interface

uses Windows, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Forms, Controls, StdCtrls,
  Buttons, ExtCtrls, FileCtrl;

type
  TOKBottomDlg = class(TForm)
    OKBtn: TButton;
    CancelBtn: TButton;
    Bevel1: TBevel;
    DriveComboBox1: TDriveComboBox;
    DirectoryListBox1: TDirectoryListBox;
    procedure DriveComboBox1Change(Sender: TObject);
  private
    FDirectory: string;
    procedure SetDirectory(const Value: string);
    function GetDirectory: string;
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
    property Directory: string read GetDirectory write SetDirectory;
  end;

var
  OKBottomDlg: TOKBottomDlg;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

procedure TOKBottomDlg.DriveComboBox1Change(Sender: TObject);
begin
  DirectoryListBox1.Drive := DriveComboBox1.Drive;
end;

function TOKBottomDlg.GetDirectory: string;
begin
  Result := DirectoryListBox1.Directory;
end;

procedure TOKBottomDlg.SetDirectory(const Value: string);
begin
  FDirectory := Value;
  DriveComboBox1.Drive := ExtractFileDrive(FDirectory)[1];
  DirectoryListBox1.Directory := ExtractFilePath(FDirectory);
end;

end.
-----END UNIT FILE----

---START FORM (DFM) FILE----
object OKBottomDlg: TOKBottomDlg
  Left = 314
  Top = 244
  BorderStyle = bsDialog
  Caption = 'Dialog'
  ClientHeight = 214
  ClientWidth = 313
  Color = clBtnFace
  ParentFont = True
  OldCreateOrder = True
  Position = poScreenCenter
  PixelsPerInch = 96
  TextHeight = 13
  object Bevel1: TBevel
    Left = 8
    Top = 8
    Width = 297
    Height = 161
    Shape = bsFrame
  end
  object OKBtn: TButton
    Left = 79
    Top = 180
    Width = 75
    Height = 25
    Caption = 'OK'
    Default = True
    ModalResult = 1
    TabOrder = 0
  end
  object CancelBtn: TButton
    Left = 159
    Top = 180
    Width = 75
    Height = 25
    Cancel = True
    Caption = 'Cancel'
    ModalResult = 2
    TabOrder = 1
  end
  object DriveComboBox1: TDriveComboBox
    Left = 16
    Top = 16
    Width = 281
    Height = 19
    Anchors = [akLeft, akTop, akRight]
    TabOrder = 2
    OnChange = DriveComboBox1Change
  end
  object DirectoryListBox1: TDirectoryListBox
    Left = 16
    Top = 40
    Width = 281
    Height = 121
    ItemHeight = 16
    TabOrder = 3
  end
end
---END OF FORM FILE----

I guess the only reason I'd suggest using what I posted over a custom form is that it keeps the "windows" feel.  In other words, it looks like every other application's directory browser.

Thanks for pointing out the bit of code I left in there, Barry.  Oops :)

Stu

What about adding a callback to display the situation to the user?

Kotan - that works pretty nicely, thanks. Anyway to suppress the file listing somehow?

Maybe there's a 3rd party custom component out there that does this?

Thanks
  Shawn

aztec,

Did you try what I had posted?

Stu

No I didn't Stuart - Kotan's seemed like the quickie solution I was looking for. Yours will suppress the file listing?

Shawn

Can't find any info in Help under TBrowseInfo Stuart. Does it exist in Delphi 3 Pro?

Shawn

Aztec

It depends on how you code it.  The way I presented the code to you now displays a dialog box with directories only.  You can suppress or display the files if you wish by changing the TBrowseInfo flags.

Sometimes the quickest way isn't always the best way.

Stu

Aztec,

Seem like there are 2 version of SelectDirectory(). One will show files and the other one is not.

Please refer below links
http://members.truepath.com/delphi/tips/tip105_selectdirectoryi1.htm
http://members.truepath.com/delphi/tips/tip106_selectdirectoryii1.htm

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