how to browse files as well as folders at a time in C #

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Hi,

How can I browse both folders and files at a time?

If I use openFileDialog it can browse only files

If I use openFolderdialog it can browse folders only.

Please suggest to me how to do it or give some sample code.

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hi..

I have one browse button and one text box. In the browse_button click event, I would like to browse the files and place the path name into textbox. For this i'vw written code like this by using openfile dialog.

C#

private void brwsbtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (openFD.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
            {
                  textBox1.Text = openFD.FileName;
            }
            textBox1.Text="";
        }

So that i am able to select files only. how can i select and place the folders path in textbox.

Posted 6-Sep-10 1:03am

Ramesh Jallepalli

Updated 6-Sep-10 2:09am

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Dalek Dave 6-Sep-10 7:16am

Edited for Grammar and Syntax.

Per Söderlund 6-Sep-10 7:33am

This is not clear, you can browse folders with openfiledialog.
Can you give more information on this?

Toli Cuturicu 6-Sep-10 8:00am

Correct! Use OpenFileDialog to browse both files and folders.

Ramesh Jallepalli 6-Sep-10 8:13am

thank you.
can you suggest me how to browse and place the path names in textbox by using openFiledialog. once please read my updated question.

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Goutam Patra · Answer 1 · 2010-09-06T02:22:00

Solution 1

new System.IO.FileInfo(openFD.FileName).Directory.ToString() will give you only the path of the file.
Are you loking out for something like that?

Posted 6-Sep-10 2:22am

Goutam Patra

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Ramesh Jallepalli 6-Sep-10 8:40am

thank you for reply..
If i selected only the folder how can i get the path into textbox. i am beginner to c sharp. plese suggest me.

danilmanuel · Answer 2 · 2010-09-07T00:00:00

//i have a code to list all files and folders
string sourcePath = sourceFolderPath//enter your folder name

int numcount = 0;
int i = 0;
int f=0;
foreach (string fl in Directory.GetFiles(sourcePath))
{
filelist[f] = fl;//all files in parent directory
f++;
}
while (sourcePath != null)
{
//get all subfolders recursively
foreach (string drs in Directory.GetDirectories(sourcePath))
{
//get all files in subdirectories

foreach (string files in Directory.GetFiles(drs))
{
filelist[f] = files;
f++;

}
directoylist[i] = drs;//sub directories

i++;
}
sourcePath = directoylist[numcount];
numcount++;
}