Re: I am using the DIRLISTBOX in VB 6..Need it to show hidden directories. I can't find a way for it to do it....Please see inc. msg....TIA

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"Ralph Malph" <Ralph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am using the DIRLISTBOX in VB 6..Need it to show hidden directories.
> Please....TIA
>
> I am trying to write a program that will let me select files and or
> directories for back up. Some of the source locations will be hidden
> or system areas. The destination will be an un mapped location on a
> network share. I will need to be able to select the share via controls
> similar to the Drive,Dir,File list boxes. Can't use Common Dialog as
> the authors of it did not have enough common since to let it be used
> for Dir location only selection etc. I will want to be able to control
> the default starting point for source and destination searches at run
> time. I will want to list the source selections in something like a
> listview or a DBGrid. Then allow the user to change or delete the
> selected sources and destination. Once the items have been setup, I
> want to store the info in a file which can be read by another program
> which will do the actual backup via a single click. I am finding that
> Microsoft left out some very very important, and to me, obviously
> needed tools for complete manipulation of the selection and displaying
> of the files and directories in the file system.
>
> I would appreciate any and all help/suggestions as to what controls to
> use, how to set them up, how to set up the display and editing of the
> selections. I did some VB 3.0 programming in the old days but it has
> been many years since then, and my skills are rusty.( I took a 2
> semester course in it) I am also new to VB6. I have NO MONEY for
> controls that are not 100% FREE with no royalty fee's for
> distribution. This app is going to be used in house, and if good
> enough, released as freeware some day down the road.
>
> In some ways I may be "re-inventing the wheel" but I thought this
> would be a good app for all the tech's where I work to use to help the
> users get their data protected, and for me to get my feet wet writing
> useful utility apps in VB6. This app will be use in an XP and 2K
> environment.
>
> Thanks to all who take the time to read this even if you can't help
> me,
>
> Ralph Malph


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