1   
2   //this code will display the windows Explorer Browser Dialog
3   
4   unit Unit1;
5   
6   interface
7   
8   uses
9     Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs,
10    StdCtrls, FileCtrl,ShlObj;
11  
12  type
13    TForm1 = class(TForm)
14      Button1: TButton;
15      dlb: TDirectoryListBox;
16      procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
17    private
18      { Private declarations }
19    public
20      { Public declarations }
21    end;
22  
23  var
24    Form1: TForm1;
25  
26  implementation
27  
28  {$R *.DFM}
29  
30  
31  function BrowseForFolder: string;
32  var
33  lpItemID: PItemIDList;
34  BrowseInfo: TBrowseInfo;
35  
36    DisplayName: array[0..MAX_PATH] of char;
37    TempPath: array[0..MAX_PATH] of char;
38  begin
39      FillChar(BrowseInfo, sizeof(TBrowseInfo), #0);
40      with BrowseInfo do
41        begin
42        hwndOwner := Application.Handle;
43        pszDisplayName := @DisplayName;
44        lpszTitle := PChar('');
45        ulFlags := BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS;
46        end;
47      lpItemID := SHBrowseForFolder(BrowseInfo);
48      if lpItemId <> nil then
49        begin
50        SHGetPathFromIDList(lpItemID, TempPath);
51        GlobalFreePtr(lpItemID);
52        Result := TempPath;
53        end
54      else
55        Result := '';
56  
57  end;
58  procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
59  begin
60  dlb.Directory:=BrowseForFolder;
61  end;
62  
63  end.