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Thread: Open Folder from SLX

Steve Knowles
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Open Folder from SLX Your last visit to this thread was on 1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM

Posted: 03 Dec 07 10:01 AM

I want to open a specific folder on the network with a button click. I would like the files in this folder to appear in a commondialog box and allow the user to select and open the file (outside of SLX).

I can get the folder to appear, and can run the file by right clicking and choosing open. Can I make this happen when the user clicks the 'open' button in the commondialog? Thanks

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Ryan Farley
Posts: 2265

Re: Open Folder from SLX Your last visit to this thread was on 1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM

Posted: 03 Dec 07 10:11 AM

Once you get the selected file from the "Open" common dialog, just "execute" it and Windows will open it in the default associated app.

See http://saleslogixblog.com/rfarley/archive/2004/02/10/331.aspx

-Ryan

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Steve Knowles
Posts: 657

Re: Open Folder from SLX Your last visit to this thread was on 1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM

Posted: 03 Dec 07 10:43 AM

Perfect. Thanks Ryan.

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Steve Knowles
Posts: 657

Re: Open Folder from SLX Your last visit to this thread was on 1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM

Posted: 03 Dec 07 1:58 PM

Ok, Two followup questions:
1. The file opens behind SLX - can I control this?

2. Trying to feed the diaglog box the directory to open up in. I am trying to use the initialdir property of the Dial og box with no luck - it always opens to the last directory it was in. EDTITED>>Ok, figured out this is because I am trying use a network share "\\myshare\mydirectory" - If I use a mapped drive all works. Is there a trick to making this work with a network share?

Thanks

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