Preventing File Access when calling GetFile()

[volfreak]

All,

When using the GetFile function in VFP, the Windows dialog is presented to allow someone to choose a file. In addition, one can right-click and choose to open/edit any displayed file.

Is there a way to make the GetFile a "Read only" process such that the ONLY thing the user can do is to "Select" a file and not open or edit any listed file?

thanks much in advance for any and all help.

 

[spayne]

volfreak,

Try using ADIR() to put desired files into an array. Then put the array of files into a listbox or combobox.

Good luck,
Steve

 

[volfreak]

Thanks spayne,

Appreciate the quick reply. Yeah, I can do that but what I was hoping to do was to not have to 'roll my own' file and directory access module but it sounds like I may have to. I'm part way there with the tree control and populating it but was trying to find something a little easier.

We have users that have access to a few folders as well as a Citrix v: drive (mapped to their local c: drive) and as such, limiting them to one folder won't work and we have to give them the ability to navigate to the other folders (or v: drive). I was hoping there might be something in the Windows API that I could use to prevent someone from opening/editing files when using the file picker.

cheers and happy new year!

 

[darrellblackhawk]

You can, but you'll need to as you suspect use the API.
( you can roll your own totally in VFP,
but the API is faster and easier in long run )

I don't have a lot of time to describe how to
do it right now, but the following link will
point you in right direction:

http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?group=10&function=553

Darrell
'We all must do the hard bits so when we get bit we know where to bite'

 

[darrellblackhawk]

If you don't have a MSDN subscription, you'll need
to go online at to review the information on the
OPENFILENAME structure and a few other items.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../commondialogboxfunctions/getopenfilename.asp

Darrell
'We all must do the hard bits so when we get bit we know where to bite'