StandardFileDialog Class

Provide the base class from which all X# standard file-oriented dialog boxes are subclassed.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object
  VObject
    StandardDialog
      StandardFileDialog
        OpenDialog
        SaveAsDialog

Namespace: VO
Assembly: VOGUIClasses (in VOGUIClasses.dll) Version: 2.21

Syntax

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 CLASS StandardFileDialog INHERIT StandardDialog

public class StandardFileDialog : StandardDialog

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The StandardFileDialog type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	StandardFileDialog	Construct a standard file dialog.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Caption	Return or update the title displayed in the dialog window.
	DefExt	Return or update the default file extension displayed in the dialog window.
	DlgStyle
	FileName	A string representing the name of the file which the user selected. If the user cancels, the file name is NULL_STRING.
	FilterIndex	A string representing the index of the effective filter.
	HideReadOnly
	InitialDirectory	Set the initial directory for the dialog window. The tree control will be initially positioned accordingly.
	ReadOnly	A logical value indicating that the file's read-only attribute is set.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Destroy	Free memory resources allocated for a VObject object and its derived objects. (Overrides Destroy.)
	Dispatch	Intercept messages normally handled by the dialog box procedure in COMMDLG.DLL. Override this method to add your own custom processing.
	help	Provide a means of displaying help when the HELP button is pressed. The HELP push button will be displayed if the SetStyle(OFN_SHOWHELP) message has been sent to the dialog object.
	SetFilter	Set single or multiple filters and descriptions for the standard dialogs. If multiple filters are specified, a filter index may also be specified.
	SetStyle	Set the style for the dialog window.
	SetStyleEx	Set the Exstyle for the dialog window.
	Show	Display a standard file dialog box. To retrieve the value that the user selected, use the StandardFileDialog:FileName property.

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Fields

	Name	Description
	oCargo	Cargo slot. (Inherited from VObject.)

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Remarks

Important! StandardFileDialog is an abstract class and should not be used directly—instead, use one of its subclasses, which include OpenDialog and SaveAsDialog.

Reference

VO Namespace