[AccessD] Retrieve path to a file - Common Dialog Control

Joe,

Typically, one uses the APIs if they know how to use them over the controls
because a control causes the additional overhead of another reference to be
included.  A nice sample of code using the API can be found in Carl
Tribble's AutoLinker, if you don't have a copy it can be found at
http://puma.agron.ksu.edu/~sgsax/.  The ts_basBrowseFolders module is the
one that contains the dialog code.  It also contains many comments to help
see all the options available, but will work "as is" simply by setting the
'varfilename = tsGetPathFromUser' (pops up a dialog like we all are used to
seeing).

Keith L. Kovala
klk at ksu.edu 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Joe Rojas
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 1:07 PM
> To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Retrieve path to a file - Common Dialog Control
> 
> 
> NP Nacy.
> 
> I stumbled across the MS Common Dialog control and I will end 
> up using it instead of APIs. Unless of course someone has a 
> good reason why I shouldn't.
> :)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Joe Rojas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nancy Lytle [mailto:nancy.lytle at auatac.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 1:55 PM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Retrieve path to a file
> 
> I wish I could think of the name of it now, but I used to 
> have a nice little utility that went into the Send To on the 
> right click menu.  If you went to a file in Windows Explorer 
> you could right click on it > Send To>clipboard and the full 
> file path including the file name were saved to the 
> clipboard. Wish I could find it for you:(
> 
> Nancy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Joe Rojas
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 1:47 PM
> To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
> Subject: [AccessD] Retrieve path to a file
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> How does anyone have any code examples that results in a 
> dialog box opening and allows that user to navigate to a 
> specified file and return the path to the file? I am pretty 
> sure that it is possible to use windows API calls for 
> something like this, but I am not very knowledgeable about 
> using API calls.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Joe Rojas
> 
> 
> 
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