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JR - 31 Jan 2006 15:41 GMT

I am using Ken Getz's API dialog box to allow users to select a file in my
application. I am setting a starting directory and I need to make it so the
user can not change that directory. Is there a way to do that?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Alex Dybenko - 31 Jan 2006 17:53 GMT

Try to add ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR flag to Flags argument

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>I am using Ken Getz's API dialog box to allow users to select a file in my
> application. I am setting a starting directory and I need to make it so
> the
> user can not change that directory. Is there a way to do that?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.

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JR - 31 Jan 2006 19:40 GMT

That is set by default. The documentation about that flag is: " don't
change directories when you're done" whatever that's supposed to mean.

In any case that isn't what I'm looking for. Thanks anyway.

> Try to add ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR flag to Flags argument
> >I am using Ken Getz's API dialog box to allow users to select a file in my
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> > Thanks in advance for any help.

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Kevin K. Sullivan - 31 Jan 2006 20:04 GMT

I remember having the same problem. I took a side way out: I changed
from using the API dialog box to just populating a listbox with the
specific directory's contents. It's not as pretty, but it sure does
keep the user from browsing!

air code for Form_Load:

Dim strTemp as String
Dim strRowSource as String
Const cstrFolder = "C:\folder\"

strTemp = Dir(cstrFolder, "*.*") 'Change filter if desired.
Do Until strTemp = ""
    strRowSource = strRowSource & ";" & strTemp
    strTemp = Dir()
Loop

if Left(strRowSource, 1) = ";" then
    strRowSource = Mid(strRowSource, 2)
end if

lstFiles.RowSource = strRowSource

HTH,

Kevin

> That is set by default. The documentation about that flag is: " don't
> change directories when you're done" whatever that's supposed to mean.
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>>>Thanks in advance for any help.

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JR - 31 Jan 2006 21:52 GMT

Thanks Kevin that works great!

> I remember having the same problem. I took a side way out: I changed
> from using the API dialog box to just populating a listbox with the
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> >>>Thanks in advance for any help.

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Douglas J Steele - 31 Jan 2006 21:30 GMT

What it means is that the current directory won't be changed to whatever
directory you've navigated to.

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> That is set by default. The documentation about that flag is: " don't
> change directories when you're done" whatever that's supposed to mean.
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> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any help.

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