Setting the initial directory of an SaveFileDialog?

Question

I'd like a SaveFileDialog with the following behavior:

• The first time you open it, it goes to "My Documents".

• Afterwards, it goes to the last selected folder. What's the best way to accomplish this?

If I don't set the InitialDirectory, it goes to the exe's directory - which is not what I want. It rememebers the last selected directory though - even between executions.

If I set the InitialDirectory, it does not remember the last selected directory. Of course, I could save the last selected directory in the registry :( but I am looking for a better solution.

      SaveFileDialog dialog = new SaveFileDialog();
      //??? dialog.InitialDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
      dialog.ShowDialog();

Any advice?

Answer 1

You need to set the RestoreDirectory to true as well as the InitialDirectory property.

Answer 2

I did some testing with .NET 2.0 and it seems if I set FileName to anything other than a literal string it doesn't work. When I use a method or accesstor to set the property the initial directory is ignored.