Folder Selection API displays a popup box of dirs in treeview for selection:   Return to List

' Place following Code in a module:
FullNameOfDir = BrowseFolder("What Folder you want to select?")

' The following would be in the BrowseFolder function or class
Private Type BROWSEINFO
    hOwner As Long
    pidlRoot As Long
    pszDisplayName As String
    lpszTitle As String
    ulFlags As Long
    lpfn As Long
    lParam As Long
    iImage As Long
End Type

Private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32.dll" Alias _
    "SHGetPathFromIDListA" (ByVal pidl As Long, _
    ByVal pszPath As String) As Long

Private Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32.dll" Alias _
    "SHBrowseForFolderA" (lpBrowseInfo As BROWSEINFO) _
    As Long

Private Const BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS = &H1

Public Function BrowseFolder(szDialogTitle As String) As String
    Dim X As Long, bi As BROWSEINFO, dwIList As Long
    Dim szPath As String, wPos As Integer

    With bi
        .hOwner = hWndAccessApp
        .lpszTitle = szDialogTitle
        .ulFlags = BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS
    End With
    
    dwIList = SHBrowseForFolder(bi)
    szPath = Space$(512)
    X = SHGetPathFromIDList(ByVal dwIList, ByVal szPath)
    
    If X Then
        wPos = InStr(szPath, Chr(0))
        BrowseFolder = Left$(szPath, wPos - 1)
    Else
        BrowseFolder = vbNullString
    End If
End Function



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