FileBrowser/FileSelector for WPF

Question

Hello,

does anybody know, if there is a WindowsExplorer-like filebrowser which I can include in my WPF-window. I don't want use OpenFileDialog. I have searched a bit and only found simple directory-trees or lists. I want to have an interface like it is in OpenFileDialog.

Would be great if there are any advices,

Greetings, Martin

Answer 1

Have a look at this:

http://www.ssware.com/fileview/fileview.htm

Answer 2

It's WinForms, but I've sucessfully used it in WPF applications:

http://gong-shell.sourceforge.net/

(LGPL Licenced)

Answer 3

I think the new 'CommonOpenFileDialog' is what you want. "Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Dialogs.CommonOpenFileDialog" It is part of the win7 code pack, and will be part of .NET4.0 later. Search for CommonOpenFileDialog you can find lot of resources on web.

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/archive/2009/04/16/light-up-with-windows-7-libraries.aspx

The code pack can be downloaded here http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/WindowsAPICodePack