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Allow user to choose file/folder in C# WinForms app.

How can I user to choose a file or a folder from within my forms app?
Is there not a built in component for it?

+7  A: 

There are a few depending on exactly what you need to do:

Jon Skeet  2009-06-14 07:24:17
d'oh; seconds in it (but your answer was better ;-p)
Marc Gravell  2009-06-14 07:24:59
Do not mess with Jon Skeet!
abmv  2009-06-14 07:27:00
nah - quite the opposite... we need to keep him on his toes ;-p
Marc Gravell  2009-06-14 07:31:24
The FolderBrowserDialog sucks, I'd expect something more like SaveFileDialog.... but I guess as long as it works.
Unkwntech  2009-06-14 08:48:04
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I agree that the FolderBrowserDialog sucks. Guess it's time for a third-party implementation or roll my own.

Queue  2010-09-16 00:07:51

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