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VB Forum / Controls / October 2008Drive Box and Network
In VB6 I am using a Drive Box to control a Dir List Box to select folders. By the very nature of what it is the Drive Box only shows drives on my machine. I would like also to have access to shared drives on my home network. Is there a way to do this? Simple language please, I am a newby.  SignatureKeith W > In VB6 I am using a Drive Box to control a Dir List Box to select folders. > By the very nature of what it is the Drive Box only shows drives on my > machine. I would like also to have access to shared drives on my home > network. Is there a way to do this? Simple language please, I am a > newby. The simplest way I can put it is "Don't use the xxxListBox controls." They are ancient (Windows 3.1) technology and intended for backwards compatibility only. And as you've found out, they have limitations. This might be overkill for you, but go to http://ccrp.mvps.org/download/ccrpdownloads.htm and have a look at the FolderTreeview control. I've never used it, but I believe it functions a lot like the tree view in Windows Explorer, so you should be able to find all your drives there. Another option is to search for "browse dialog." You'll find something on the CCRP as well, but you might want to look at a pure code solution like you can find at http://vbnet.mvps.org. (Don't be fooled by "vbnet" in the name. It has nothing to do with VB.NET.) >> In VB6 I am using a Drive Box to control a Dir List Box to select >> folders. By the very nature of what it is the Drive Box only shows drives [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > pure code solution like you can find at http://vbnet.mvps.org. (Don't be > fooled by "vbnet" in the name. It has nothing to do with VB.NET.) Thanks for that, I shall go and investigate the sites you have suggested. Incidentally, that is the quickest response I have ever had on a newsgroup. Thanks again. SignatureKeith W > Thanks for that, I shall go and investigate the sites you have suggested. > Incidentally, that is the quickest response I have ever had on a > newsgroup. Heh, don't be too impressed, it was just luck of the draw. I actually check this group far less frequently than I do the .general.discussion group, so the timing was coincidental! And post back with your results. I love to hear stories of people dropping that Win 3.1-looking crap and adding a modern look to their UIs. (Some folks seem to be a bit nostalgic about these older controls, and treat them with the "...from my cold, dead hands" attitude.) >> Thanks for that, I shall go and investigate the sites you have suggested. >> Incidentally, that is the quickest response I have ever had on a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > folks seem to be a bit nostalgic about these older controls, and treat > them with the "...from my cold, dead hands" attitude.) Sorry I've been a long time replying, my landline has been down since the end of last week and they've only just fixed it. The FolderTree control works perfectly in Win XP but curiously not in Vista. Even more curious is that it runs fine from within VB6 in Vista, but crashes out when used in an exe file. Very mysterious. There must be a way around it but I am blessed if I can find it. SignatureKeith W Does any of these code ideas do the trick? (not controls but raw code you can use as you wish) ... http://vbnet.mvps.org/code/browse/index.html SignatureRandy ms mvp - visual basic http://vbnet.mvps.org/ >>> Thanks for that, I shall go and investigate the sites you have >>> suggested. Incidentally, that is the quickest response I have ever had [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > but crashes out when used in an exe file. Very mysterious. There must > be a way around it but I am blessed if I can find it. Keith Willcocks schrieb: > The FolderTree control works perfectly in Win XP but curiously not in > Vista. Even more curious is that it runs fine from within VB6 in Vista, > but crashes out when used in an exe file. Very mysterious. There must > be a way around it but I am blessed if I can find it. http://www.timosoft-software.de/phpBB2/dload.php?action=category&cat_id=5 Similar control (with more features and still supported), works also on Vista. Timo Signaturewww.TimoSoft-Software.de - Unicode controls for VB6 "Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither." "Demokratie ist per Definition unsicher. Ihr Schutz entsteht aus der Überzeugung, dass die demokratischen Kräfte überwiegen und sich – auf demokratischem Wege – durchsetzen." > Keith Willcocks schrieb: >> The FolderTree control works perfectly in Win XP but curiously not in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Similar control (with more features and still supported), works also on > Vista. I have got it working now but I will have a go using this one as well. Nothing ventured as they say... Thanks, SignatureKeith W Sunbury on Thames (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living) |
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