Selecting Directory via Explorer on Console Application

Asked Apr 20 '16 at 08:08

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I have a pretty simple question, i'm running a peer2peer service via a Console Application, I was wondering if I could simply open Windows Explorer, select the folder for my directory of Host Files and open another Windows Explorer and select another folder for Receiving Files.

Is this possible, keep in mind I don't think I am able to use STAThread because the peers are inherently multithreaded.

Right now, i'm using

Process.Start(@hostDirectory);

to simply browse where I am, but I want to make it easier on the user via Windows explorer.

asked Apr 20 '16 at 08:08

Frontier

Are looking for the [FolderBrowserDialog](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.folderbrowserdialog(v=vs.110).aspx)? – Maximilian Riegler Apr 20 '16 at 08:09
@rinukkusu I think this might be exactly what i'm looking for. If so thanks in advance! – Frontier Apr 20 '16 at 08:14
@rinukkusu hmm, seems like I cannot use System.Windows.Forms where it is based in. Strange, I'll keep looking though. – Frontier Apr 20 '16 at 08:17
You probably have to add a Reference to System.Windows.Forms.dll. – Maximilian Riegler Apr 20 '16 at 08:18
You can find your answer in http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15270387/browse-for-folder-in-console-application – Sebastian Siemens Apr 20 '16 at 08:19
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@SebastianSchulz thank you, found what i was looking for – Frontier Apr 20 '16 at 08:33

Selecting Directory via Explorer on Console Application

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