Search Folder Sample

Article
04/30/2018

Demonstrates how to create a search with query constraints using the Shell programming model.

This topic contains the following sections.

Description
Requirements
Downloading the Sample
Building the Sample
Running the Sample

Description

This sample shows how to create a constrained search by using the ISearchFolderItemFactory interface to construct a folder Shell item (a container) that represents the query. The results are displayed using the file open dialog.

Requirements

Product	Minimum Product Version
Windows	Windows Vista
Windows Software Development Kit (SDK)	7.0

For additional requirements, see the Readme file included with the sample.

Downloading the Sample

This sample is available in the following locations.

Location	Path URL
Code Gallery	Windows Shell Application Samples on Code Gallery
Windows 7 SDK	Download Windows 7 SDK

In the case of the Windows SDK, once you have downloaded and installed it, you will find the samples in the installed directory. For example, use of the default installation path for the Windows 7 SDK results in the samples being placed under C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Samples\.

Building the Sample

For instructions about how to build the sample, see the Readme file included with the sample.

Running the Sample