Re: How to browse for a folder

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You can use the SHBrowseForFolder() API.

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Check Abdoul [VC++ MVP]
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"Harald" <Haraldnospamcollonia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'd like to allow a user to pick a folder for the data created by my app.
> I'm using CFileDialog, but that returns the path and file name. Is there
> something I can use to just return the folder name (the path)? And on the
> same subject, can I store the path as a CString, or should I use char?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Harald
>
>


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