UNC in OpenFile Dialog

[james klutho]

Does anyone know how to return a filepath is UNC format (not mapped drive letters) from an OpenFile Dialog or similiar.

Thanks

Jim

[Michael Mattias]

I think GetOpenFileName will work with:

\\ComputerName\ShareName\folder\file

I know once you have a file name in that format, PB 'OPEN' works just fine.

Using GetOpenFilename you may have to not include OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST flag in OPENFILENAME and check it yourself when selected in a hook procedure ( Demo: Explorer-Style hook Procedures for OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog 3-31-07) but I think it will work just fine as is.

If that doesn't work, try using ShBrowseForFolder, and include style BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEFILES and don't include BIF_DONTGOBELOWDOMAIN.

MCM

[George Bleck]

Are you looking for it to be converted from drive letter to unc or are you just curious if the file open dialog will open UNC's automatically?

Example: X:\Somefolder\myData.xls
Would convert to: \\Server\Share\Somefolder\myData.xls


The open dialog works fine with UNC's so no issue there.

If you are looking to convert X:\ to \\Server\Share then use WNetGetConnection to resolve it.

[james klutho]

Thanks George. That looks like what I was looking for.

Jim