Select a folder
Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHGetPathFromIDListA" (ByVal pidl As Long, ByVal pszPath As String) As Long
Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHBrowseForFolderA" (lpBrowseInfo As BROWSEINFO) As Long
Public Type BROWSEINFO
hOwner As Long
pidlRoot As Long
pszDisplayName As String
lpszTitle As String
ulFlags As Long
lpfn As Long
lParam As Long
iImage As Long
End Type
Function GetDirectory() As String
Dim bInfo As BROWSEINFO
Dim path As String
Dim r As Long, x As Long, pos As Integer
bInfo.pidlRoot = 0&
bInfo.lpszTitle = "Select a folder."
bInfo.ulFlags = &H1
x = SHBrowseForFolder(bInfo)
path = Space$(512)
r = SHGetPathFromIDList(ByVal x, ByVal path)
If r Then
pos = InStr(path, Chr$(0))
GetDirectory = Left(path, pos - 1)
Else
GetDirectory = ""
End If
End Function
Sub GetAFolder()
Debug.Print GetDirectory()
End Sub
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