How to set OpenFileDialog to "My Computer"

[Steve Marshall]

Hi All,

Is it possible to set the InitialDirectory property of an
OpenFileDialog so it will open at the "My Computer" level? I want it
to open showing all the available drives. If so, what do I put in the
property? I've tried the obvious - "My Computer", but of course that
doesn't do it.

Thanks

 

[Tim Patrick]

The "My Computer" folder isn't a real directory, so you can't access it using
normal directory methods. In Visual Basic 2005, you can access all of the
drives through the My.Computer.FileSystem.Drives collection.

 

[Tim Patrick]

Oops, I misread your post. Sorry for the useless information.

You have to use the ID of the folder to access it. This article gives the
details.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/03/CuttingEdge/

 

[Steve Marshall]

Thanks for that. I'm not sure I want or need to go to quite that
length, but I'll try to take it all in.

 

[RobinS]

You could try My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop. At least
from there, they can easily choose "My Computer".
Robin

 

[Steve Marshall]

Thanks Robin, but at the moment I'm a VS2003 user, and I think
My.Computer... is a VS2005 and/or Framework 2 feature.

 

[Andrew Morton]

Thanks Robin, but at the moment I'm a VS2003 user, and I think
My.Computer... is a VS2005 and/or Framework 2 feature.

Then you'll be after GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyComputer).

HTH

Andrew

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Then you'll be after GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyComputer).

.... which won't be very useless because the path assigned to 'MyComputer' is
"".

What you can try instead (untested!):

\\\
Const STR_MYCOMPUTER_CLSID As String =
"{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
fbd.InitialDirectory = "::" & STR_MYCOMPUTER_CLSID
///

 

[Steve Marshall]

Works beautifully - many thanks Herfried, and all other respondents
too.