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How to call windows explorer browser dialog
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//this code will display the windows Explorer Browser Dialog
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs,
StdCtrls, FileCtrl,ShlObj;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
Button1: TButton;
dlb: TDirectoryListBox;
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.DFM}
function BrowseForFolder: string;
var
lpItemID: PItemIDList;
BrowseInfo: TBrowseInfo;
DisplayName: array[0..MAX_PATH] of char;
TempPath: array[0..MAX_PATH] of char;
begin
FillChar(BrowseInfo, sizeof(TBrowseInfo), #0);
with BrowseInfo do
begin
hwndOwner := Application.Handle;
pszDisplayName := @DisplayName;
lpszTitle := PChar('');
ulFlags := BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS;
end;
lpItemID := SHBrowseForFolder(BrowseInfo);
if lpItemId <> nil then
begin
SHGetPathFromIDList(lpItemID, TempPath);
GlobalFreePtr(lpItemID);
Result := TempPath;
end
else
Result := '';
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
dlb.Directory:=BrowseForFolder;
end;
end.
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