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When utilizing CFolderPickerDialog in a MFC application, is there any way I can view the files as well. I understand that there are way cool options to select a folder, but I need to make sure the files I want are in that directory as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mykola
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The CFolderPickerdialog not allowing users to see the files within the dialog box came as a WYSIWYG moment. SO your option then becomes to utilize the CFileDialog and then trim the path to Folderpath as described in the code below. 

 CFileDialog dlg (OFNHIDERADONLY | OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT | BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEFILES, NULL);

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CString path = dlg.GetPathName();

CString Folderpath = path.Left(path.ReverseFind('\\'));

if (Folderpath.Right(1) != "\\")
    Folderpath +=  "\\";

Therefore, your code may look like C:\Users\foldername\file.txt but will now look like this C:\Users\foldername\

Michael Boterf
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  • This does not appear to be a proper solution. Requesting the user to pick a folder, and then have them select a **file** inside the folder is pretty counter-intuitive. A solution would be to use [IFileDialog](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb775966.aspx) with the `FOS_PICKFOLDERS` [FILEOPENDIALOGOPTIONS enumeration](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn457282.aspx) value. – IInspectable Jan 02 '16 at 01:00
  • Either way, the code you posted as a solution doesn't even compile. There is no `OFNHIDERADONLY`, and mixing the `OPENFILENAME` *Flags* with *ulFlags* from the [BROWSEINFO](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb773205.aspx) structure isn't going to end well either. There is also no `CFileDialog` c'tor taking the argument types you propose. – IInspectable Jan 08 '16 at 19:33
  • What's the reason for mixing unrelated flags? I cannot think of a single valid reason to do so. Generally, answers on SO should not be of the type *"you can work out the rest"*. Answers are supposed to be complete. As posted, it is not useful, and I'm afraid I'll have to vote accordingly. – IInspectable Jan 08 '16 at 23:32