>>>>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