specifying root folder when using BrowseForFolder

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I'm using the BrowseForFolder function in MS VC++ and when the dialog box opens I would like it to goto another folder and not the desktop. Can someone help me do this?

 

[IonelBurtan]

Yes it is posible but it'a a little tricky.
The single argument of this function is a pointer to a BROWSEINFO structure used as [in,out].

You should fill the pidlRoot(LPCITEMIDLIST type) member of this structure with the ITEMIDLIST of the folder you want your folder dialog to start with.

Below is an example function from MSDN:

LPITEMIDLIST PidlBrowse(HWND hwnd, int nCSIDL, LPSTR pszDisplayName)
{
LPITEMIDLIST pidlRoot = NULL;
LPITEMIDLIST pidlSelected = NULL;
BROWSEINFO bi = {0};
LPMALLOC pMalloc = NULL;

SHGetMalloc(&pMalloc);

if(nCSIDL)
{
SHGetFolderLocation(hwnd, nCSIDL, NULL, NULL, &pidlRoot);
}

else
{
pidlRoot = NULL;
}

bi.hwndOwner = hwnd;
bi.pidlRoot = pidlRoot;
bi.pszDisplayName = pszDisplayName;
bi.lpszTitle = "Choose a folder";
bi.ulFlags = 0;
bi.lpfn = NULL;
bi.lParam = 0;

pidlSelected = SHBrowseForFolder(&bi);

if(pidlRoot)
{
pMalloc->Free(pidlRoot);
}
pMalloc->Release();
return pidlSelected;
}


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[dds82]

On the same topic, let's say I want the root folder to be a specific computer on the network. I have a PIDL that points to Network Neighborhood; how do I get it to start from the specific computer I want?