Why it is so difficult to have a simple OpenFolder Dialog in WPF .NET 7.0 type of project

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Another absolute brain eater is, it is so difficult to have a simple OpenFolder Dialog in WPF .NET 7.0.

I have following configuration in my WPF project file. VS2022 Version 17.5.1

<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>net7.0-windows</TargetFramework>
<UseWPF>true</UseWPF>

In Order to use OpenFolder dialog...

-- if i Add System.Windows.Forms.dll, kicks of error in most lines of existing code.
-- Microsoft.Win32 only has OpenFile And SaveFile dialog, makes no sense.
-- So many fork of Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack that its difficult to find which is original from MSFT.

Does anyone have a solution?

If you want to use the Winforms FolderBrowserDialog then [look here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/60621422/17034). — Hans Passant, Mar 13 '23 at 18:14

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 14 '23 at 00:07

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OpenFolder dialog is a part of Windows Forms. Add this to your csproj:

// other stuff
<UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>

answered Mar 14 '23 at 00:07

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