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From: Minas EnRethy
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:38

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? "Jose" <jose@127.0.0.1> wrote :

> Problem 1.
> I want the user to select a directory (AKA folder), not a file.
> Any solutions?

Hi Jose,

1 . borland.public.cppbuilder.vcl.components.using
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006
Subject: TOpenDialog selecting directory

> Problem 2.
> When he starts TOpenDialog, I see that it has remembered the
> directory, although I wrote no code to remember it.

2. You can use InitiaDir property of  TOpenDialog or
set
ForceCurrentDirectory = true;
somewhere before call OpenDoalig->Execute()

if ForceCurrentDirectory is true, the dialog opens with the current working
directory displayed.

>
> Where is this data stored?
> Can I access this data without having the user start TOpenDialog?

In registry as Alan wrote

_Minas

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