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OpenFileDialog question

Is there a way to have the View Menu in the OpenFileDialog to default to
showing the files in "Details" view instead of the "List" view?

Thanks in advance for any help.
Ron Dahl

Apr 14 '06 #1
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Yes, it's possible using Dialog Workshop .NET (extended Windows Common
dialogs).

Please visit http://www.componentage.com for details.

Best regards,
Alex

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Is there a way to have the View Menu in the OpenFileDialog to default to
showing the files in "Details" view instead of the "List" view?

Thanks in advance for any help.
Ron Dahl

Apr 14 '06 #2
"Ron Dahl" <rd***@ghp.com> schrieb:
Is there a way to have the View Menu in the OpenFileDialog to default to
showing the files in "Details" view instead of the "List" view?


If you are familiar with p/invoke:

In German for VB6:

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