FileOpenDialog without a File

[randy1200]

My user interface needs to allow the user to select a default directory. When
I say the following:

if (openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{ //record path }

The problem here is that the user gets an error that the file is not valid.
Is there a way to suppress the file-invalid error message?

Thanks,
--
Randy

[Nik]

Why not use a FolderBrowserDialog ?

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My user interface needs to allow the user to select a default directory.
When
I say the following:

if (openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{ //record path }

The problem here is that the user gets an error that the file is not
valid.
Is there a way to suppress the file-invalid error message?

Thanks,
--
Randy

[Kevin Yu [MSFT]]

Yes, Randy,

You can use FolderBrowserDialog to get a folder instead of a file. The
usage is the same as FileDialog. When returned use
FolderBrowserDialog.SelectedPath to get the path.

For more information, please check the following link:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...folderbrowserd
ialog.aspx

Kevin Yu
Microsoft Online Community Support

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