Date: 02-16-2022
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'Opens an Explorer Window to the specified path using the ShellExecute API
'Path can include a filename (it will be ignored)
'Primary Code:
Local TargetPath as Asciiz * %Max_Path
TargetPath = "c:\windows"
ShellExecute(hDlg, "Explore", TargetPath, $Nul, $Nul, %SW_Restore)
'Compilable Example: (Jose Includes)
#Compiler PBWin 9, PBWin 10
#Compile EXE
#Dim All
%Unicode=1
#Include "Win32API.inc"
Global hDlg As Dword
Function PBMain() As Long
Dialog New Pixels, 0, "Test Code",300,300,200,200, %WS_OverlappedWindow To hDlg
Control Add Button, hDlg, 100,"Open Explorer", 50,10,100,20
Dialog Show Modal hDlg Call DlgProc
End Function
CallBack Function DlgProc() As Long
If CB.Msg = %WM_Command AND CB.Ctl = 100 AND CB.Ctlmsg = %BN_Clicked Then
Local TargetPath as Asciiz * %Max_Path
TargetPath = Exe.path$
ShellExecute(hDlg, "Explore", TargetPath, $Nul, $Nul, %SW_Restore)
End If
End Function
'gbs_00157
'Date: 03-10-2012
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