Is there a pop-up already done for file/folder select?

[Doug Ingram]

There is no elevator to success; you must climb the stairs.

And that quote is no help at all.

I'm climbing my own stairs. I just asked for help on how to do a few procedures that I'm not familiar with - and offered to pay for the help.

Thanks Mel and Jerry.

[Michael Mattias]

I've lost hours upon hours trying to get these calls and I'm sure it's more simple than what I'm trying.

There is no elevator to success; you must climb the stairs.

[Jerry Fielden]

Hello Doug;

I added to that example that was used before a few months ago since it is using Graphics. Maybe it will help you, but I'm not very expert at any of this stuff. I'm using a Sub to call both Save and Open.

You can use PBCC Dir$ function to get that volume label and the Window API to get the Save and Open dialog boxes.

The Dialogs is an easy way to get the Path and filenames for saving or opening and it puts it in a string. You still have to write the code for saving and Opening, the same code you always use when you save and open files.

#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
#INCLUDE "C:\PBCC40\WINAPI\WIN32API.INC"
#INCLUDE "C:\PBCC40\WINAPI\comdlg32.inc"
GLOBAL hGwin AS DWORD

 SUB OpenSaveFile (OpenSave AS LONG, fName AS STRING)

     LOCAL ofn AS OPENFILENAME, results AS LONG   ', hGWIN AS LONG
     LOCAL Nul AS STRING, fn AS ASCIIZ * 2048, filter AS STRING


     Nul = CHR$(0)                                  'Make it shorter
     filter = "All Files (*.*)" + Nul + "*.*" + Nul + _
              "Text Documents (*.txt)" + Nul + "*.txt" + Nul + _
              "Basic Files (*.bas)" + Nul + "*.bas" + Nul + Nul

     ofn.lStructSize = SIZEOF(ofn)
     ofn.nMaxFile    = 2048
     ofn.hwndOwner   = hGWin
     ofn.lpstrFile   = VARPTR(fn)
     ofn.lpstrfilter = STRPTR(filter)
     ofn.Flags = %OFN_PATHMUSTEXIST OR %OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST OR %OFN_EXPLORER

     IF OpenSave THEN
        results = GetOpenFileName (ofn)           'Opens if OpenSave = 1
     ELSE
        results = GetSaveFileName (ofn)           'Saves if OpenSave = 0
     END IF

     fName = fn
 END SUB



FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
  LOCAL NewCaption AS ASCIIZ * 40
 ' LOCAL hGWin AS DWORD
  LOCAL t AS STRING, FileNam AS STRING, VolLabel AS STRING



  GRAPHIC WINDOW "Undraw test...",0,0,800,600 TO hgwin
  GRAPHIC ATTACH hGWin, 0, REDRAW
  NewCaption = "Howdy Folks"
  SetWindowText(hgWin, NewCaption)


  GRAPHIC SET POS (200,300)
  GRAPHIC PRINT "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country"
  GRAPHIC SET POS (200,340)
  GRAPHIC PRINT "The quick red fox jumped over the lazy dogs back many times."
  GRAPHIC SET POS (200,380)
  GRAPHIC PRINT "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country"
  GRAPHIC REDRAW
  SLEEP 3000

  GRAPHIC SET MIX %MIX_NOTXORSRC
  GRAPHIC LINE (200,200)-(600,500)
  GRAPHIC REDRAW
  SLEEP 4000

  GRAPHIC LINE (200,200)-(600,500)
  GRAPHIC REDRAW

  ' restore the default mode...
  GRAPHIC SET MIX %MIX_COPYSRC

   OpenSaveFile 1, FileNam     ' 1 will cause it to open a file
   'Here's where you write your regular open file code using FileNam
   GRAPHIC SET POS (200,420)
   GRAPHIC PRINT FileNam    ' print the filename and path you clicked on
   GRAPHIC REDRAW
   
   
   SLEEP 4000

   OpenSaveFile 0, FileNam     ' 0 will cause it to SAVE
   'Here's where you write your regular Save file code using FileNam
   GRAPHIC SET POS (200,460)
   GRAPHIC PRINT FileNam   ' print the filename  and path you clicked on
   GRAPHIC REDRAW
   
   
   VolLabel = DIR$("C:\*.*", %VLABEL)
   GRAPHIC SET POS (200,490)
   GRAPHIC PRINT VolLabel
   GRAPHIC REDRAW

  GRAPHIC SET FOCUS

  NewCaption = "Goodbye Friends"
  SetWindowText(hgWin, NewCaption)

  SLEEP 6000


  GRAPHIC WINDOW END

END FUNCTION

[Doug Ingram]

I will submit and admit to having little kung fu with API calls, etc.

That said... I need specifics as to how to call an "open folder" "get file" in PBCC.

I also need to read the drive volume label.

Hints aren't getting me done here. I suppose once I understand the protocol better, it won't be an issue.

For the volume label (and the other), I need simple - no nonsense - stuff I can cut and paste.

the include
the declare
---inside PBMAIN
the call
and the retrieval of the name (volume label - file name - folder - etc.)
---end PBMAIN

If need be, I will pay for each routine.

My program is coming along nicely, but I admit there are things I just don't get (yet).
I've lost hours upon hours trying to get these calls and I'm sure it's more simple than what I'm trying.

I've also tried the searches and found threads, but I'm not getting there on these issues.

Thanks in advance... HELP!!!!!!!!!

[Michael Mattias]

COMDLG32.INC, in WInAPI folder installed with PB/CC.

[Mel Bishop]

Can't remember where I got these routines, but...

Select a file
txt = "Message in title bar"
    OpenFileDialog(0, txt, FileName, PATH, txt + "|*.mdf|All Files|*.*", "txt", 0)

Select a folder

REM *******************
REM * Select a folder *
REM *******************

FUNCTION BrowseForFolder(hWndOwner AS LONG, sPrompt AS STRING) AS STRING
 LOCAL lpIDList AS LONG, szPath AS ASCIIZ * %MAX_PATH, udtBI AS BrowseInfo
 udtBI.hWndOwner = hWndOwner
 udtBI.lpszTitle = STRPTR(sPrompt)
 udtBI.ulFlags   = %BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS
 lpIDList = SHBrowseForFolder(udtBI)
 IF lpIDList THEN
   SHGetPathFromIDList BYVAL lpIDList, szPath
   CoTaskMemFree lpIDList
   FUNCTION = szPath
 END IF
END FUNCTION

[Doug Ingram]

I'm using PBCC501 in Graphic Window mode.

I'm wondering if there is existing code or a DLL that would allow me to select a folder or a file.
It just needs to be similar to a small window screen that Excel, Word, or any program would pop-up to allow loading or saving a file.

(If it's a DLL, a few hints on calling it from PBCC would be appreciated.)

Thanks in advance. My program is ROCKING!!!

Can I attach a few screen shots here?

Doug