FolderBrowserDialog in MFC

[Fouly]

Hi,

I'm building MFC application and i'd like to use FolderBrowserDialog...but it seems there isn't a control in the toolbox with this name like C# and VB...

Is there any other options???

Thanks

[VictorN]

Use SHBrowseForFolder API.

[Fouly]

well i tried to use CFileDialog but i'm sure this is not the best way as i have to select the file included in the folder then i get the folder name...

CFileDialog fileDlg(TRUE, NULL, NULL, 4|2, 0, this, NULL);
if (fileDlg.DoModal() == IDOK)
{
CString FolderName = fileDlg.GetFolderPath();
}

also i got an error in this command "Command Assertion Failed" !!!

[VictorN]

well i tried to use CFileDialog but i'm sure this is not the best way ...

Exactly!
But didn't you read my answer to you?
Again:

Use SHBrowseForFolder API.

also i got an error in this command "Command Assertion Failed" !!!

Where?
Did you press the Retry button to debug your code and see the reason of the "Assertion Failed"?

[GCDEF]

well i tried to use CFileDialog but i'm sure this is not the best way as i have to select the file included in the folder then i get the folder name...

CFileDialog fileDlg(TRUE, NULL, NULL, 4|2, 0, this, NULL);
if (fileDlg.DoModal() == IDOK)
{
CString FolderName = fileDlg.GetFolderPath();
}

also i got an error in this command "Command Assertion Failed" !!!

Perhaps you missed Victor's post.


From MSDN, about GetFolderPath(). "The dialog box must have been created with the OFN_EXPLORER style; otherwise, the method will fail with an assertion."

[VictorN]

CFileDialog fileDlg(TRUE, NULL, NULL, 4|2, 0, this, NULL);

And what does this parameter ( 4|2 ) mean?

[Fouly]

OH!!! sorry VictorN i didn't read ur message before posting i forgot to refresh :$

Thanks a lot for your help it worked

[Alin]

and what does this parameter ( 4|2 ) mean?

4/2 = 2/1 = 2

[VictorN]

4/2 = 2/1 = 2

But there is a pipe, not a slash between 4 and 2.

[Marc G]

Maybe he finds it easier to use numerical constants instead of names like OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT