select a file in Explorer

Sergey Poberezovskiy

Hi,

As part of my Windows application, I need to open a folder
containing a file (fileName is specified in txtFile).
I have no problem opening the folder:
FileInfo info = new FileInfo(txtFile.Text);
string folderName = info.DirectoryName;
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo prStartInfo = new
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo;
prStartInfo.FileName = "explorer";
prStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
prStartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Normal;
prStartInfo.Arguments = '"' + folderName + '"';
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(prStartInfo);

But how do I select the file within the opened directory?

Any help is much appreciated.

Nov 16 '05 #1

Cor Ligthert

Sergey,

Any reason that you don't use the stand OpemFileDialog for that?

Users are seldom happy with extraordinair behaviour of programs.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...classtopic.asp

Just my thought,

Cor

Nov 16 '05 #2

Sergey Poberezovskiy

Cor,

I know how to use OpeFileDialog, and that was not the
question. If you take a look at the code supplied, it
opens a new explorer window in a separate process. The
functionality I am trying to achieve is something similar
to what happens when you click on FindTarget button in
File Properties explorer dialog box, when a folder
containing the file is opened and the file is selected.
It has nothing to do with opening a standard dialog.

P.S. the reason that I created a separate post in VB is
that the code there is in VB (and not C#) which makes it
easier for VB community to read (at least it made for me
when I only did VB).

Hope you can still help me with my problem (in either
language).

Kind regards,

Sergey

-----Original Message-----
Sergey,

Any reason that you don't use the stand OpemFileDialog for that?
Users are seldom happy with extraordinair behaviour of programs.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp? url=/library/en-
us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemwindowsformsopenfiledialogclasstop
ic.asp
Just my thought,

Cor

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Nov 16 '05 #3

Cor Ligthert

Sergey,

My question was as well stated to get more information in this thread.

I have no answer and I go out so have no time to eveluate it for you
directly, however maybe others know.

However find target is of course directly linked to a file that is in that
box. In my opinion not to explorer. Why do you than not build yourself an
own box.

I have not used them yet, however did you see these controls there are some
special file controls in it.

Download
http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/W...f-c111fe60ed58

Description
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/def...werpack_topic8

I think it will not help however you never know?

Cor

Nov 16 '05 #4