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Getdir() across Network
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25/05/2001 09:17:48
Cetin Basoz
Engineerica Inc.
Izmir, Turkey
 
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Visual FoxPro
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Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00511371
Message ID:
00511466
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>>>>Hi
>>>>
>>>>I know that GETDIR() allows users to select a directory, but it seems restricted to drive letters, whether local or mapped.
>>>>
>>>>Is there a way of selecting a directory across a network (as in Explorer or Network Neighborhood) within VFP6 SP4 / Win 98SE code without mapping the location first?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>Mike
>>>
>>>Mike,
>>>
Declare integer GetActiveWindow in WIN32API
>>>oShell = createobject("Shell.Application")
>>>oFolder = oShell.BrowseForFolder(GetActiveWindow(), "Please Select folder", 0 )
>>>oFolderItems = oFolder.Items
>>>oFolderItem = oFolderItems.Item[0]
>>>? oFolderItem.Path
Cetin
>>
>>Mike,
>>Correction. Above would return first item's path in selected folder.
>>What you want would be :
>>
Declare integer GetActiveWindow in WIN32API
>>oShell = createobject("Shell.Application")
>>oFolder = oShell.BrowseForFolder(GetActiveWindow(), "Please Select folder", 0 )
>>? oFolder.Items.Item.Path
>
>Cetin,
>
>You can do away with the API call there. The hwnd parameter, while not optional, can be zero.

Right :) How I missed the last sentence.
Cetin
Çetin Basöz

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