Returns the name of a folder in a CString after allowing user to browse for it. This is just a wrapper around the SHBrowseForFolder API, but it's great for only allowing a user to browse for folders!
GetFolder
CString GetFolder()
{
CString strDirectory;
LPMALLOC pMalloc;
//set up BROWSEINFO struct for the ShBrowseForFolder dialog box
BROWSEINFO bi;
CString strPath1,strPath2;
//Gets the Shell's default allocator (260)
char pszBuffer[MAX_PATH];
LPITEMIDLIST pidl;
// Get help on BROWSEINFO struct - it's got all the bit settings.
bi.hwndOwner = GetDesktopWindow();
bi.pidlRoot = NULL;
bi.pszDisplayName = pszBuffer;
bi.lpszTitle = _T("YOUR TITLE");
bi.ulFlags = BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS | BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS | BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE;
bi.lpfn = NULL;
bi.lParam = 0;
if (::SHGetMalloc(&pMalloc) == NOERROR)
{
if ((pidl = ::SHBrowseForFolder(&bi)) != NULL)
{
if (::SHGetPathFromIDList(pidl, pszBuffer))
{
strDirectory = pszBuffer;
}
pMalloc->Free(pidl);
}
pMalloc->Release();
}
return strDirectory;
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