How do I change the current path for OpenFileDialog ?

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I want to change the current path in the OpenFileDialog in runtime. When the
user presses OK-button I'm checking the selected path if it's valid for my
application. If it's not valid I want to set the path to a valid one in the
FileOk-event and set the e.Cancel = true.

[CSharper]

On Mar 31, 10:39*am, Per <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

I want to change the current path in the OpenFileDialog in runtime. When the
user presses OK-button I'm checking the selected path if it's valid for my
application. If it's not valid I want to set the path to a valid one in the
FileOk-event and set the e.Cancel = true.

Can't you use Reset() or InitialDirector y() method?
Set a valid initial directory and on invalid path perform a reset() on
the file dialog.

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"CSharper" wrote:

On Mar 31, 10:39 am, Per <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

I want to change the current path in the OpenFileDialog in runtime. When the
user presses OK-button I'm checking the selected path if it's valid for my
application. If it's not valid I want to set the path to a valid one in the
FileOk-event and set the e.Cancel = true.

Can't you use Reset() or InitialDirector y() method?
Set a valid initial directory and on invalid path perform a reset() on
the file dialog.

When I do this operation I want the dialog to update and to show the path
that I'm setting in the method that handles the FileOk-event. If I performs a
reset the dialog is not updated to the right path it stays on the wrong path.

[CSharper]

On Apr 1, 3:15*am, Per <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

"CSharper" wrote:

On Mar 31, 10:39 am, Per <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

I want to change the current path in the OpenFileDialog in runtime. When the
user presses OK-button I'm checking the selected path if it's valid for my
application. If it's not valid I want to set the path to a valid one in the
FileOk-event and set the e.Cancel = true.

Can't you use Reset() or InitialDirector y() method?
Set a valid initial directory and on invalid path perform a reset() on
the file dialog.

When I do this operation I want the dialog to update and to show the path
that I'm setting in the method that handles the FileOk-event. If I performs a
reset the dialog is not updated to the right path it stays on the wrong path.

I see your problem. Only way you can do this to make the open dialog
not to validate the the directory exists or not, this can be done by
either one of them. First one for directory validation and second one
is file validation.

openFileDialog1 .CheckPathExist s = false;
openFileDialog1 .CheckFileExist s = false;

by default both are set to true;

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This still did not help. The dialog do not uppdate and show the path that I
set in my event handler for the OK button.

"CSharper" wrote:

On Apr 1, 3:15 am, Per <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

"CSharper" wrote:

On Mar 31, 10:39 am, Per <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:
I want to change the current path in the OpenFileDialog in runtime. When the
user presses OK-button I'm checking the selected path if it's valid for my
application. If it's not valid I want to set the path to a valid one in the
FileOk-event and set the e.Cancel = true.

Can't you use Reset() or InitialDirector y() method?
Set a valid initial directory and on invalid path perform a reset() on
the file dialog.

When I do this operation I want the dialog to update and to show the path
that I'm setting in the method that handles the FileOk-event. If I performs a
reset the dialog is not updated to the right path it stays on the wrong path.

I see your problem. Only way you can do this to make the open dialog
not to validate the the directory exists or not, this can be done by
either one of them. First one for directory validation and second one
is file validation.

openFileDialog1 .CheckPathExist s = false;
openFileDialog1 .CheckFileExist s = false;

by default both are set to true;

[CSharper]

On Apr 2, 7:47*am, Per <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

This still did not help. The dialog do not uppdate and show the path that I
set in my event handler for the OK button."CSharpe r" wrote:

On Apr 1, 3:15 am, Per <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

"CSharper" wrote:
On Mar 31, 10:39 am, Per <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:
I want to change the current path in the OpenFileDialog in runtime.. When the
user presses OK-button I'm checking the selected path if it's valid for my
application. If it's not valid I want to set the path to a valid one in the
FileOk-event and set the e.Cancel = true.

Can't you use Reset() or InitialDirector y() method?
Set a valid initial directory and on invalid path perform a reset() on
the file dialog.

When I do this operation I want the dialog to update and to show the path
that I'm setting in the method that handles the FileOk-event. If I performs a
reset the dialog is not updated to the right path it stays on the wrong path.

I see your problem. *Only way you can do this to make the open dialog
not to validate the the directory exists or not, this can be done by
either one of them. First one for directory validation and second one
is file validation.

openFileDialog1 .CheckPathExist s = false;
*openFileDialog 1.CheckFileExis ts = false;

by default both are set to true;

With the change I suggested, when user press ok button, even if the
file or directory is bad, it should close the fie dialog and you have
to validate the data yourself and if the data is bad show the file
dialog again.
My question, when you press the open button, did the window close or
did it show the error again?

If you have the code, please send it and let me have a look.
Thanks.