Thread: Save Dialog

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    Save Dialog

    Hey, how do i make a save dialog (the one present in almost every program, that you choose where to save, ctrl+s in notepad )? I also want it to allow just .txt extension to be saved, thanks =]

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    http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...vefilename.asp
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...enfilename.asp

    Look at lpstrFilter for the txt only.

    Code:
    openfilename.lpstrFilter = "Text (*.TXT)\0";

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    Well, the function actually dont open any dialog box... here is my struct:
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    OPENFILENAME b;
    b.Flags = OFN_CREATEPROMPT;
    b.hwndOwner = hwnd;
    b.lpstrDefExt = "txt";
    b.lpstrFile = "teste.txt";
    b.lpstrFileTitle = NULL;
    b.lpstrFilter = "*.txt";
    b.lpstrInitialDir = NULL;
    b.lpstrTitle = NULL;
    b.lStructSize = 300000;
    b.nFilterIndex = 0;
    b.nMaxFile = 256;
    and here is the function being called:
    Code:
    					GetSaveFileName(&b);

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    Code:
    b.lStructSize = 300000;
    ??

    Code:
    b.lStructSize = sizeof(OPENFILENAME);
    Code:
    b.lpstrFilter = "*.txt";
    ??

    Code:
    b.lpstrFilter = "Text (*.TXT)\0";
    Code:
    b.lpstrFile = "teste.txt";
    ??

    Code:
    b.lpstrFile = buffer;
    Code:
    b.nMaxFile = MAX_PATH
    Code:
    TCHAR buf[MAX_PATH];
    Read the documentation please.

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    Thanks..
    I read the documentation and corrected it, and now the dialog opens.
    But where do i set the content of the file that will be saved? I dont got it, even reading the documentation

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    It will return the path to the file the user choose to save to in OPENFILENAME.lpstrFile and you can use that to open a file (createfile, fopen, ofstream), and then write whatever content you have to save in that file.

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    Thanks, everything its ok in that part of my program now =]

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