Intercept Catch File Open Save Dialog

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How can I intercept calls to the Windows File save Open dialog ? I would like to do this for any application that calls the file Open Save dialog, I wish to hook into the dialog and extend it to perform some other functionality.

I am looking to change the dialog for ALL applications that call it, not just my own.

Posted 14-Apr-11 0:20am

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-14T01:53:00

I doubt that this is a simple matter since the dialog gets created at random points in the applications, and there is no single Windows message which would tell you that it is using this dialog (apart from WM_INITDIALOG). Applications may also customise the dialog for their own purposes so it may not look exactly alike in every case. You could try capturing every WM_INITDIALOG and then trying to figure out if this is the Open/Save.

Costica U · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-14T02:15:00

Solution 2

Check this Customizing OpenFileDialog in .NET[^]

Posted 14-Apr-11 2:15am

Costica U