Re: How to launch an instance of InternetExplorer that displays the "Folders" 'Explorer Bar' ?

From: TC (getmyemails2_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:08:08 -0400

Hey Igor,

I am wondering if all of these interfaces and methods are available under
VB?

I do not see them listed in the Object Browser's displays.

Perhaps I am missing something here.

Regards,

Todd

"Igor Tandetnik" <itandetnik@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> "TC" <getmyemails2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> I am trying to launch an instance of 'InternetExplorer' that also
>> displays the "Folders" option of the "Explorer Bar"?
>
> IWebBrowser2::ShowBrowserBar. The GUID you need is
> {EFA24E64-B078-11D0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}
>
>> I was also wondering if there is a way to actually select a specific
>> file that will display as the default selection within the folder
>> shown?
>
> I'm confused. You were talking about InternetExplorer - you know, that
> application you browser Internet with? Now you seem to want to browse
> local file system. For that, create an instance of Shell.Explorer and
> use its IShellBrowser interface. Call BrowseObject to navigate to the
> folder you want, QueryActiveShellView to get IShellView,
> IShellView::SelectItem to select a file.
> --
> With best wishes,
> Igor Tandetnik
>
> "On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray,
> Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right
> answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of
> confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." -- Charles
> Babbage
>
>