Excel 2007-style folder browse dialog

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  •  06-07-2019
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Question

Excel 2007 uses an updated/custom version of the standard Windows folder browse dialog, which you can see if you navigate to Office Button -> Excel Options -> Save -> Server drafts location -> Browse...

Our client wants us to use that dialog instead of the standard C# FolderBrowserDialog - is this possible (i.e. what Win32 DLLs/API calls would need to be made), and more to the point, would it be legal?

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Solution

The Application.FileDialog object should give you what you're looking for. You can customise it to allow multi-select, set the initial folder, set a file type filter, etc. No API calls required

MSDN FileDialog Object

MSDN FileDialog Object Members

OTHER TIPS

In Windows 7 (possibly vista) you might be able to find the code in here.

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack

I've noticed they finally got rid of the old folder browser in 7 with a new one that looks like an open file dialog, but I'm not sure how to implement it.

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