Questions tagged [comdlg32]

The Common Dialog Box Library contains a set of dialog boxes for performing common application tasks, such as opening files, choosing color values, and printing documents.

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Register comdlg32.dll gets Regsvr32: DllRegisterServer entry point was not found

I have Windows 7, 64-bit. I'm trying to register a .dll (comdlg32.dll) using regsvr32. But I get an error that says the dll is read but the DLLRegistryServer entry point is not found. I have run the command under both System32 and SysWOW64 and I…
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Calling GetOpenFileName through JNA fails for Swing app

I'm trying to use the native Windows file dialog in Java, using JNA to call the comdlg32 function GetOpenFileName. I've made a static method, OpenFileDialog.display that looks like this: public static List display(Window parent, boolean…
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Qt OLEAUT32.DLL, COMDLG32.DLL not registered?

I'm developing a new software in Qt but since a few days I get some confusing error messages when I run the project: mincore\com\oleaut32\dispatch\ups.cpp(2128)\OLEAUT32.dll!75FEEF12: (caller: 75FEE58F) ReturnHr(1) tid(10a0) 8002801D Bibliothek…
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How to get the number of columns in a list control

I need to get the number of columns in a list control in report mode. Right now I'm sending a LVM_GETCOLUMN with increasing column number until SendMessage returns FALSE: int col; for (col = 0;; col++) { LVCOLUMN Column; Column.mask =…
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How would one get a UTF-8/Unicode string from GetOpenFileName?

I'm developing an application in MinGW/C++ that uses Windows' common dialogs. The need has arisen to collect a file name that might have non-ASCII characters in it. Is there a flag or another option for retrieving a file name in Unicode, or…
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Windows XP, HKCU\...\LastVisitedMRU maximum number of items allowed?

I have a scenario where I need to put together a script to add an entry to the following registry key for the current user: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\LastVisitedMRU\ I am trying to find out the…
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How to avoid crash in MFC SDI application caused by unloaded comdlg32.dll?

We have an application built against MFC9 (VC2008). The application is an SDI application, and shows a file open dialog during InitInstance(). Showing that dialog causes comdlg32.dll to be loaded. Some minutes later, the comdlg32.dll is unloaded…
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Visual studio 2008 crashing with VSS 2005

I've installed VSS 2005 and added a VS 2008 project. If I try to open the project by choosing File --> Open Project, then selecting Source Safe on the left and navigating to the either the .sln or the .vbproj, Visual Studio instantly quits with no…
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Opening QFileDialog shell\comdlg32\fileopensave.cpp

I have a problem with QFileDialog. I used this code: fileDialog = new QFileDialog(this); fileDialog->setFileMode(QFileDialog::Directory); fileDialog->setReadOnly(true); if (fileDialog->exec()){ …
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VB6 application requiring comdlg32.ocx, running on windows server 2008

I have a legacy vb6 application that needs to run on a server 2008 machine. I have been unable to get comdlg32.ocx to register, which the application depends on. Any suggestions?
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ComDlg32.ocx Error: Object doesn't support this property or method

I'm developing an html editor using ComDlg32.ocx (Commom Dialog Control), using HTML and VBScript. My exact requirement was to prompt Open/Save/Color/Print/Font dialog boxes.Ive written code for prompting Save file dialog box. Also I've added a…
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Dialog wIndow does not open

So i want to make a sort of texteditor and want to use a dialogwindow to get the filepath/file from the user. Now here is the problem. I get an error in one project that i does not get in another even though i have not changed a setting that would…
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remove() returning file not found error (errno = 2), when i used the same file string to open the file earlier

here is my code FILE * paths = fopen(CONFIGS_TXT, "r"); FILE * temp = fopen(TEMP_FILE, "w"); fgets(buf, 100, paths); token = strtok(buf, "="); token = strtok(NULL, "\n"); if(token == NULL) { token =…
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Autoinstall Comdlg32.ocx?

I'm wanting to distribute an Excel spreadsheet with a form including a comdlg32.ocx component to a networked share. Windows 7 users likely won't have this component installed or registered. Is there a way to automatically check and then possibly…
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Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) hangs after closing activex form e.g. common dialog (comdlg32.ocx)

my intranet app allows users to browse & print using the CommonDialog activeX control (comdlg32.ocx). This has worked fine IE6-IE8. On IE9 client machines the common dialog is displayed as usual, however when OK or Cancel is clicked and the dialog…
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