Read in a Folder to a String Array

I wonder how it could be possible using a windows form(C++) and open a folder on the harddrive somewhere and when open this folder, there will be ex: 5 .txt files inside this folder.
When open this folder the names of these 5 .txt files will be red in into a string array.

I know how to use the openFileDialog but wonder how this could be possible to do.
I dont really know the approach to do something like this. What could be the first step.

im not for sure but using the FindFirstFile(), FindNextFile() methods you can get the name attribute of a file, and save it to a string array. These articles may help you MSDN FindFirstFile()
MSDN FileNextFile()

Are you using C++ .NET again? You should be using C# or Native C++.

Yes I do for the moment as I have really got into this version and done so much code and solutions. I perheps will change to Native C++ later. The thing is that I really dont know the excatly differences between them to be motivated to change as it works great for now.
I know that C++ is better and faster for calculations wich is very important for me as this is only what the applications will do. Hours and days of calculations and have really optimized the speed for this.

But to mention I do have it in mind all the time as I am learning new thing all the time.

I will look at FindFirstFile() and FileNextFile() to.

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I know that C++ is better and faster for calculations wich is very important for me as this is only what the applications will do. Hours and days of calculations and have really optimized the speed for this.

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There's your answer. Under C++/CLI, most of the code is compiled to MSIL, and thus no faster than C# in execution.

Not to mention it's non-standard. If you want to use .NET, then use C#. Slow.
If you want it to be fast, use Native C++. Standard, fast.

This was difficult. I beleive I am stuck just to know that FindFirstFile() and FindNextFile() can be used to locate files in a directory/folder on the harddrive and to read in the .txt-files found in a folder to an array.

The thing is that I have an application on my computer that do exactly this task. The first thing that happens is when I press a button a Dialog appears that look simular like the openFileDialog1.

I beleive this "Dialog" could be called "SHBrowseForFolder()"

SHBrowseForFolder() in combination with FindFirstFile(), FindNextFile(), FindClose()
(Found in this link) http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=8573&highlight=FindFirstFile%28%2 9

I found this code on this link that: "This function displays a dialog box that allows a user to select a folder"
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa923860.aspx

The code do compile when setting it to a button but nothing happens when pressing the button. This should be my first goal.

Code:

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LPITEMIDLIST WINAPI SHBrowseForFolder(LPBROWSEINFO lpbi);

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Thanks

Do you have an actual question?

I'm thinking you want to open a SHBrowseForFolder dialog but it fails for some reason when you click the button. So post your code.

Yes I have tried out many things and finally found a beginning for a solution.
I have managed to open a BrowserDialogBox. So the code for this look like this:

Code:

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folderBrowserDialog1->ShowDialog();
this->textBox1->Text = folderBrowserDialog1->SelectedPath;

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I have created a textBox1 and what I am trying to do is to browse to a folder that contains *.txt files. When I will doubleclick this folder I will get All .txt files in a list in this textBox1.
I tried out with the second line but know I perheps have to use FindFirstFile() etc... but dont really know how to begin.
I do get the directorypath(SelectedPath) in the textBox1 when pressing the button.

Thanks

I am trying with something like this to find the first file. I dont know if I am on the right track:
(This doesn´t compile)

Code:

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folderBrowserDialog1->ShowDialog();
                       
HANDLE h;
WIN32_FIND_DATA info;
h = FindFirstFile(folderBrowserDialog1->SelectedPath, &info);

this->textBox1->Text = h;

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Stop using C++ .NET and use C#. Or if you already are, repost in the C# section. This one is mostly for Native coding, and you are not using Native.

Okay I will post in the C# section. Thanks.