Display the Browse For Folder Dialog

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Author: Gilles ROY

Browse Folders Dialog

This code allows you to dispay the Browse Folders dialog with one simple function call. The function returns the name of the selected folder, or an empty string if cancel was pressed.

Paste the below code straight into a BAS module, or download the BAS file from the below link.

'###############################################################################

'# $FICHIER : BrowseFolders.bas

'# $VERSION : v1.0

'#

'# HISTORI/UE DES MODIFICATIONS/

'#  v1.0   OD   14/05/1999  Création

'###############################################################################

option Explicit

'Constantes

private Const BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS = &H1        'Uniquement des répertoire

private Const BIF_DONTGOBELOWDOMAIN = &H2       'Domaine globale intredit

private Const BIF_STATUSTEXT = &H4              'Zone de saisie autorisée

private Const BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS = &H8

private Const BIF_EDITBOX = &H10                'Zone de saisie autorisée

private Const BIF_VALIDATE = &H20               'insist on valid result (or CANCEL)

private Const BIF_BROWSEFORCOMPUTER = &H1000    'Uniquement des PCs.

private Const BIF_BROWSEFORPRINTER = &H2000     'Uniquement des imprimantes

private Const BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEFILES = &H4000   'Browsing for Everything
private Const MAX_PATH = 260
'Types

private Type T_BROWSEINFO

   HwndOwner      as Long

   pIDLRoot       as Long

   pszDisplayName as Long

   lpszTitle      as Long

   ulFlags        as Long

   lpfnCallback   as Long

   lParam         as Long

   iImage         as Long

End Type
'Fonctions API Windows

private Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32" _

                                  (lpbi as T_BROWSEINFO) as Long
private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32" _

                                  (byval pidList as Long, _

                                  byval lpBuffer as string) as Long
private Declare Function lstrcat Lib "kernel32" Alias "lstrcatA" _

                                  (byval lpString1 as string, byval _

                                  lpString2 as string) as Long
'****************************************************************************************************

'*  BrowseFolder :

'*  Entrées :   - HwndOwner     : Handle de la fenêtre appelante

'*              - Titre         : Titre

'*  Sorties :

'*              - string contenant le chemin complet ou Chaine vide (si annulation)

'*

'*  Affiche une boite de dialogue permettant la sélection d'un répertoire.

'*  Renvoie une chaine vide si l'opérateur annule.

'****************************************************************************************************

public Function BrowseFolder(byval HwndOwner as Long, byref Titre as string) as string
    Dim lpIDList as Long

    Dim sBuffer as string

    Dim BrowseInfo as T_BROWSEINFO
    'Initialise l'affichage

    BrowseFolder = ""

    With BrowseInfo

        .HwndOwner = HwndOwner

        .lpszTitle = lstrcat(Titre, "")

        .ulFlags = BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS

    End With
    'Affiche la boite de dialogue

    lpIDList = SHBrowseForFolder(BrowseInfo)
    'Récupère le répertoire sélectionné

    If (lpIDList) then

        sBuffer = Space(MAX_PATH)

        SHGetPathFromIDList lpIDList, sBuffer

        sBuffer = Left(sBuffer, InStr(sBuffer, vbNullChar) - 1)

        BrowseFolder = sBuffer

    End If

End Function

Download BrowseFolders.Bas

Posted On: 20-Aug-1999