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....Attn: Kay

Thanks Kay,

This has some excellent examples of how to do what MS should have had
the Dirlistbox doing in the 1st place.

Ralph Malph


On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 21:40:33 +0800, "Kay" <invalid@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

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>Try this site which has the code for showing hidden directories :
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>http://artmva.tripod.com/vb/hidden_dirlistbox.htm
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>"Ralph Malph" <Ralph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:tiuie1pped45qv9s7vtlf8rivq1orevb9e@xxxxxxxxxx
>> 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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