directory browse

does anyone know of an API call to bring up a directory browse box.

Have a look at this article .

Hi,

Code:

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BOOL GetOpenFileName(
  LPOPENFILENAME lpofn  // initialization data
);

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Look in MSDN for details.

You could use SHBrowseForFolder

Code:

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char        szExtBuffer[MAX_PATH] = "";
OPENFILENAME ofn;

strcpy(szExtBuffer, "*.txt; *.log");

ofn.lStructSize      = sizeof(ofn);
ofn.hwndOwner        = 0;
ofn.hInstance        = 0;
ofn.lpstrFilter      = 0;
ofn.lpstrCustomFilter = 0;
ofn.nMaxCustFilter    = 0;
ofn.nFilterIndex      = 0;
ofn.lpstrFile        = szExtBuffer;
ofn.nMaxFile          = MAX_PATH;
ofn.lpstrFileTitle    = 0;
ofn.nMaxFileTitle    = 0;
ofn.lpstrInitialDir  = 0;
ofn.lpstrTitle        = "Open file";
ofn.Flags            = 0;
ofn.nFileOffset      = 0;
ofn.nFileExtension    = 0;
ofn.lpstrDefExt      = 0;
ofn.lCustData        = 0;
ofn.lpfnHook          = 0;
ofn.lpTemplateName    = 0;

// Open dialog
if(::GetOpenFileName(&ofn) == FALSE)
  // Cancel pressed

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