BUG: CE CommonDialog: ShowOpen Displays Only My Document Files (253335)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows CE for the Palm-size PC, Versions 2.11
  • Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic 3.0, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows CE for the Palm-size PC, Versions 2.11
    • Microsoft Windows CE Platform SDK for Pocket PC
    • Microsoft Windows CE Platform SDK for Pocket PC 2002
This article was previously published under Q253335

SYMPTOMS

The Open common dialog box displays files from the My Documents folder and its sub-folders regardless of how the FileName or InitDir properties of the CommonDialog control are set.

RESOLUTION

To display the contents of a particular folder, use the FileSystem object.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The Windows CE operating system on the devices listed above ignores the FileName property and only respects the InitDir property if it is one of the "special" folders like Templates, Business, or Personal.

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

  1. Create a new Windows CE Project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
  2. From the Project menu, choose Components, and then add the Microsoft CE CommonDialog Control 6.0 to the project.
  3. Add a CommonDialog control to Form1.
  4. Paste the following code into the General Declarations section of Form1:
    Private Sub Form_Activate()
    CommonDialog1.FileName = "\My Documents\Templates\To Do.pwi"
    CommonDialog1.Filter = "All Files|*.*"
    CommonDialog1.ShowOpen
End Sub
  5. Run the application, targeting the remote device. The result is that the Open dialog box displays all files from the My Documents folder and its sub-folders. The expected behavior is for the Open dialog box to display files in the Templates directory.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/19/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbpending kbToolkit KB253335
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