How to use OpenFileDialog control to select directory path.

[Sakharam Phapale]

Hi All,



I want to give option to user for selecting directory, just like for
selecting file using OpenFileDialog control.



How to make it possible?

I tried it using "VisualBasic.Compatibility.VB6.DirListBox" control, but it
does not work properly.

It has following two properties,

1.SelectedItem :- which returns just folder name.

2.Path :- which always return application path

It should return path of the selected folder, but seems to be not working.

Any solution?

Thanks in Advance

Sakharam Phapale

 

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Use the folder browser dialog instead. The control is included with
vs.net 2003 here is a link to a vs.net 2002 version.

http://www.windowsforms.com/Samples/download.aspx?PageId=1&ItemId=113&tabindex=4

Ken
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Hi All,



I want to give option to user for selecting directory, just like for
selecting file using OpenFileDialog control.



How to make it possible?

I tried it using "VisualBasic.Compatibility.VB6.DirListBox" control, but it
does not work properly.

It has following two properties,

1.SelectedItem :- which returns just folder name.

2.Path :- which always return application path

It should return path of the selected folder, but seems to be not working.

Any solution?

Thanks in Advance

Sakharam Phapale

 

[james]

If you have VB.NET 2003, you can use the BrowseForFolder dialog to do that. Otherwise, you have to do this:
Copied from a post by :Anthony Glenwright.

In VB, create a class:

Public Class FolderBrowser
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Design.FolderNameEditor
Private objBrowse As New
System.Windows.Forms.Design.FolderNameEditor.FolderBrowser()

Sub New(ByVal Text As String)
MyBase.New()
objBrowse.Description = Text
End Sub

Function ShowDialog() As Windows.Forms.DialogResult
Return objBrowse.ShowDialog
End Function

Property Text() As String
Get
Return objBrowse.Description
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As String)
objBrowse.Description = Text
End Set
End Property

ReadOnly Property DirectoryPath() As String
Get
Return objBrowse.DirectoryPath
End Get
End Property
End Class

Then you can call it with:

Dim objBrowse As New FolderBrowser("Please select a folder")
If objBrowse.ShowDialog = DialogResult.OK Then
msgbox ("You picked " & objBrowse.DirectoryPath)
End If

This worked for me until I upgraded to VB.NET 2003. Then the BrowseForFolder Dialog control was added. But, this one works just
fine.
james

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I want to give option to user for selecting directory, just like for
selecting file using OpenFileDialog control.

Displaying the dialog for choosing a directory
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=folderbrowserdialog&lang=en>

 

[Sakharam Phapale]

Thanks All,
Sakharam Phapale

Displaying the dialog for choosing a directory
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=folderbrowserdialog&lang=en>