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xcall MIAMEX, MX_BROWSEFOLDER, folder, rootID, title, flags

Displays a standard Windows dialog allowing you to browse for and select a folder or other non-file object (such as a computer or device).

Note that if the initial path or directory is in the form of a drive letter and colon with no trailing slash (e.g. "C:"), MX_BROWSEFOLDER automatically appends "\" to avoid confusion. (Such ambiguous specs are otherwise likely to be misinterpreted by A-Shell and/or Windows.)

Also see:

MX_GETOFD (browse for an select files)
The MIAMEX.BP sample program in [908,30] of the EXLIB for an example of this function.

Parameters

folder  (string)  [in/out]

returns the selected folder (or null if user cancelled). On input specifies the default folder. Note even when the RootID parameter is specified, this default folder specification must be absolute (i.e. not relative to the RootID). But it must specify a folder on or below that RootID folder.

rootID  (numb)  [in]

may be used to specify a root folder, above which the user would not be able to navigate. May be any single one of the standard Windows directory CSIDL_xxx identifiers, the most typically useful of which is CSIDL_APPDATA. See the Appendix "CSIDL_xxx identifiers" in the XCALL Reference for a list of values.

title (string,in)

specifies the title message which appears in the dialog box. There is room for 2 or 3 lines of text, which will be auto-wrapped as needed.

flags (Numeric)

Flag

Value

Description

BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS

&h0001

Return only file system folders

BIF_DONTGOBELOWDOMAIN

&h0002

Don't include network folders below the domain level

BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS

&h0008

Only return file system ancestors

BIF_EDITBOX

&h0010

Include an edit control in the dialog to allow user to type a path

BIF_VALIDATE

&h0020

Don't allow user to type an invalid name in the edit box

BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE

&h0040

New style of dialog; offers several enhancements over original style (resizing, drag/drop, new folder button, delete, etc.)

BIF_USENEWUI

&h0050

Combination of BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE and BIF_EDITBOX

BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEURLS

&h0080

Allow display of URLs (requires BIF_USERNEWUI + BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEFILES)

BIF_UAHINT

&h0100

With BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE and not BIF_EDITBOX, displays a standard hint to the user in place of the edit box.

BIF_NONEWFOLDERBUTTON

&h0200

Eliminates the "New Folder" button

BIF_KBDLOCKLATETARGETS

&h0400

Don't traverse target as shortcut

BIF_BROWSEFORCOMPUTER

&h1000

Only allow selection of computers

BIF_BROWSEFORPRINTER

&h2000

Only allow selection of printers. Automatically sets the RootID to CSIDL_PRINTERS unless RootID is already non-zero.

BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEFILES

&h4000

Dialog displays files as well as folders

BIF_SHAREABLE

&h8000

Dialog can display shareable resources on remote systems