Thread: User Choosing Directory Dialog Box

I need some help on this. I need my user to be able to navigate the directorys and be able to choose one to select. Basically, I want to use the built in file picker for windows, but want to choose a folder/directory instead of a file. If there is a built in call for something like this I would love to use it. All I need the function to return is the path for the directory. I have all the rest of my code built, but I don't want the poor user to have to type in the directory. If i have to I could write a whole new function to do this, but it would probably be 10 times larger than the rest of the program.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Matt

You can use SHBrowseForFolder(). Try something like this -

Code:

	CoInitialize(0);

	char szDirectory[1024];
	HRESULT hr;
	BROWSEINFO browseInfo;
	LPITEMIDLIST lpItemList=0;

	LPMALLOC lpM;
	hr = SHGetMalloc (&lpM) ;
	if (FAILED(hr) ) return 0;

	ZeroMemory ( (PVOID) &browseInfo,sizeof (BROWSEINFO));
  
  	browseInfo.pidlRoot = 0;
	browseInfo.hwndOwner = NULL;
	browseInfo.pszDisplayName = szDirectory;
	browseInfo.lpszTitle = "Open Folder ";
	browseInfo.ulFlags = BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS|BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS;
	browseInfo.lParam = 0;

	if ((lpItemList = SHBrowseForFolder(&browseInfo)) == NULL)
	{
		return 0;
	}

	SHGetPathFromIDList(lpItemList,szDirectory); 


	MessageBox(0,szDirectory,"Path",0);

	lpM->Free(lpItemList);
	lpM->Release();

...also, include shlobj.h.

Thank you!!!!!!!!!! I never heard of the SHBrowseForFolder. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle. Now I just have to make my interface look prettier, and I am done. Thank you so much once again.

Matt