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Jos� wrote:

> I want the user to select a directory (AKA folder), not a file. 

Have a look at SelectDirectory() or SHBrowseForFolder().

> When he starts TOpenDialog, I see that it has remembered the
> directory, although I wrote no code to remember it.
> OpenDialog->FileName is empty before TOpenDialog is started.

That is due to the OS. XP will do that. Win96SE not.

> Where is this data stored?

Don't know.

Hans.

Hans Galema <notused@notused.nl> wrote:

>Jos� wrote:

>> Where is this data stored?
>
>Don't know.

Somewhere in the registry, would be my guess.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\...
looks suspicious.

Alan Bellingham
-- 
ACCU Conference 2006 - 19-22 April, Randolph Hotel, Oxford, UK

? "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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On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:59:23 +0200, Hans Galema <notused@notused.nl>
wrote in borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:

>> I want the user to select a directory (AKA folder), not a file. 
>
>Have a look at SelectDirectory() or SHBrowseForFolder().

Seems interesting, but SelectDirectory() has two versions, and they
say this, although the header in Filectrl.hpp is exact:

E2285 Could not find a match for
'SelectDirectory(AnsiString,WideString,AnsiString *)'.
E2285 Could not find a match for 
'SelectDirectory(AnsiString *,TSelectDirOpt,int)'.

I cannot find SHBrowseForFolder() in the help file.

-- 
Jos�

Jos� wrote:

> Seems interesting, but SelectDirectory() has two versions, and they
> say this, although the header in Filectrl.hpp is exact:
> 
> E2285 Could not find a match for
> 'SelectDirectory(AnsiString,WideString,AnsiString *)'.

Please in such a case show your actual code so we can reproduce the
error.

Solution I think: Take all AnsiStrings.

> E2285 Could not find a match for 
> 'SelectDirectory(AnsiString *,TSelectDirOpt,int)'.

Ditto.

> I cannot find SHBrowseForFolder() in the help file.

It is in win32.hlp.

Hans.

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:39:36 +0200, Hans Galema <notused@notused.nl>
wrote in borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:

>
>> Seems interesting, but SelectDirectory() has two versions, and they
>> say this, although the header in Filectrl.hpp is exact:
>> 
>> E2285 Could not find a match for
>> 'SelectDirectory(AnsiString,WideString,AnsiString *)'.
>> E2285 Could not find a match for 
>> 'SelectDirectory(AnsiString *,TSelectDirOpt,int)'.

>Please in such a case show your actual code so we can reproduce the
>error.

#include <filectrl.hpp>
  String dir="";
  WideString Root= "C:\\"  ;
  TSelectDirOpt opt=sdPrompt;
  SelectDirectory((String)"Kies een map",Root,&dir);
  SelectDirectory(&dir,opt,0);
  
>> I cannot find SHBrowseForFolder() in the help file.
>
>It is in win32.hlp.

I haven't got that help file.
-- 
Jos�

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>>
>>It is in win32.hlp.
>
> I haven't got that help file.

Just type "SHBrowseForFolder" in google.
It will give you the following MSDN page.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/functions/shbrowseforfolder.asp

-- 
Regis St-Gelais
www.laubrass.com 

> closes the program, reboots the computer and restarts the program.
> When he starts TOpenDialog, I see that it has remembered the
> directory, although I wrote no code to remember it.
> OpenDialog->FileName is empty before TOpenDialog is started.

Do be aware that this is related to Windows, and varies slightly with 
the version of Windows in use.  It is not a failing of TOpenDialog 
itself, which merely wraps the API function.


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Timothy H. Buchman
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Jos� wrote:

>   WideString Root= "C:\\"  ;

You omitted my reply to use AnsiString only. Nor did you
comment on it. Did you try ?

>>It is in win32.hlp.
>  
> I haven't got that help file.

Isn't it somewere on a Borland update page ?

Hans.

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:38:10 +0300, "Minas EnRethy"
<(min_charATyahooPUTADOTgr)(HellenicFire)> wrote in
borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:

>> 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()

Unfortunately, the info is not in InitialDir. InitialDir is empty.

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

So that's not what I want. It is fine that the original directory is
retained, but I want to know what it is before OpenDialog is executed.

>> Where is this data stored?
>> Can I access this data without having the user start TOpenDialog?
>
>In registry as Alan wrote

A number of directories are mentioned there, but I do not know wich it
is. The Registry seems to have no relation between program and
directory, but merely between extension and directory.
-- 
Jos�

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:26:00 -0400, "Regis St-Gelais"
<regis.st-gelais@NOSPAMlaubrass.com> wrote in
borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:

>>>It is in win32.hlp.
>>
>> I haven't got that help file.
>
>Just type "SHBrowseForFolder" in google.
>It will give you the following MSDN page.
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/functions/shbrowseforfolder.asp

Hm, that one requires some careful examination. I'll see you again
next week.
-- 
Jos�

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:22:29 +0200, Hans Galema <notused@notused.nl>
wrote in borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:

>>   WideString Root= "C:\\"  ;
>
>You omitted my reply to use AnsiString only. Nor did you
>comment on it. Did you try ?

E2285 Could not find a match for
'SelectDirectory(AnsiString,AnsiString,AnsiString *)'.

It doesn't surprise me. The header says that the second argument must
be WideString (whatever that may be)
-- 
Jos�

Jos� wrote:

>   SelectDirectory((String)"Kies een map",Root,&dir);
>   SelectDirectory(&dir,opt,0);

    SelectDirectory( "Kies een map", Root, dir);
    SelectDirectory( dir,opt,0);

Hans.

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:03:43 +0200, Hans Galema <notused@notused.nl>
wrote in borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:

>>   SelectDirectory((String)"Kies een map",Root,&dir);
>>   SelectDirectory(&dir,opt,0);
>
>    SelectDirectory( "Kies een map", Root, dir);
>    SelectDirectory( dir,opt,0);

So stupid of me! I misinterpreted the '&' in the header.

We have a simple solution now and can ditch all other suggestions.
Thanks to everyone.

Well, this one does not magically remember the directory if the
program is restarted. Well, you can't have everything.
-- 
Jos�

Jos� wrote:

> So stupid of me! 

Schaamrood is het mooiste rood.

Welcome to the club. We're not alone anymore.

Hans.

Jos� <jose@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
> that one requires some careful examination.

Search the archives:

    http://www.tamaracka.com/search.htm

LOTS of samples in there - even a component version.

~ JD