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Common Dialog Control

Last post was 20 Feb 2007 at 20:28
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  • 9 years ago

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  • 6 years ago

    Is there a way to make it display files in a preselected directory?  In a program I am making I would like for people to only open a file in a certain directory.  I do not want the common dialog to default to their desktop but to a folder in the applications folder.


    Thank you,
    Joel Strellner

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  • 6 years ago

    if you are using the common dialog control in your app then you can set the initdir property to the folder you want the dialog to default to.


    I think you may need to check the file selected to ensure that it was chosen from the path that your trying to restrict to.


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  • 6 years ago

    Thanks.


    I have decided to do it a different way though.  I am now using a Tree view to list all files in the directory.  It allows a much better interface for what I am trying to accomplish.


    I do have a new problem though.  The main function of the form (frmNewTemplate) is to open a file an put the contents into a rich textbox on the main form (frmMain) but it doesn't seem to be working.  If I put a RichTextBox on the frmNewTemplate it is able to open the file and put it into the RichTextBox correctly but when I change it to be placed into the frmMain it doesn't update the RichTextBox.


    Do have any ideas on how to pass the information from frmNewTemplate to frmMain?


    I have included the code below.  Again it works until the part of updating frmMain.


    Code:


    OpenPath = App.Path & "\templates\"


    OpenFileWName = TreeView1.SelectedItem


    If OpenFileWName = OpenPath Then
    MsgBox "You can not select a directory.  Please select a template file."
    Else
    Open OpenPath & OpenFileWName For Input As #1
       Do Until EOF(1)
       Line Input #1, lineoftext$
           If frmMain.RichTextBox1.Text = "" Then
           alltext$ = lineoftext$
           Else
           alltext$ = alltext$ & vbCrLf & lineoftext$
           End If
       frmMain.RichTextBox1.Text = alltext$
       Loop
    Close #1


    'Unload Me
    End If




    Thank you in advance for any help that you or anyone else may provide.


    Joel Strellner

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  • 4 years ago

    is there a way of getting just the path of the file this way, without the file name in it?
    E.G. if i open
    C:\Windows\Wini.ini
    can i get the program to read just
    C:\Windows
    from that?

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  • 4 years ago

    Code:
    OpenPath = App.Path & "\templates\"


    OpenFileWName = TreeView1.SelectedItem


    If OpenFileWName = OpenPath Then
    MsgBox "You can not select a directory.  Please select a template file."
    Else
    frmMain.RichTextBox1.LoadFile OpenPath + OpenWFileName
    'Unload Me
    End If


    And it should be as simple as that


    Any idea on my problem? I posted it on here as darkwolf

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  • 4 years ago

    Using the FileName (path) and FileTitle (filename) properties of the dialog control,

    Code:

    Dim FilePathOnly As String


    FilePathOnly = Left(FileName, Len(FileName) - Len(FileTitle))
    'or
    FilePathOnly = Left(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, "\"))


    'or if you use a scripting runtime
    Dim fso As FileSystemObject


    FilePathOnly = fso.GetPath(FileName)

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  • 2 years ago

    Dear Sir

    Thanks for you help and I like you way that you got it, but my questation is Can I use Common Dialog without use File Type? because I need only open folder without select file "Only Folder Path"

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  • 1 year ago

    I know what you're thinking about. I have exactly the same problem. I don't know how to make Common Dialog Box show such window: http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7206/selectdirectorytt2.jpg

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