System.Shell.chooseFolder Method

Displays a folder picker dialog box and retrieves a System.Shell.Item object that represents the selected folder.

oSystemShellItem = System.Shell.chooseFolder(
  strTitle,
  intOptions
)

strTitle [in]
String Sets String that specifies the title for the folder picker dialog box.
intOptions [in]
int Sets Integer that specifies the folder picker dialog box options. Note The only supported value is zero (0); effectively no options.
oSystemShellItem [out]
Object A System.Shell.Item that represents the selected folder.

HRESULT

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

The root directory is set to the path for the users profile (%USERPROFILE%).

The chooseFolder dialog box:

Folder picker dialog box.

The following example shows how to display the folder picker dialog box.

// Create a shell item object.
var oSystemShellItem = System.Shell.chooseFolder("SDK Choose Folder Example", 0);

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