Open windows folder

[MarcoBoschi]

Hi,
in this way I Open a windows folder from a written by me xharbour/fivewin application

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MENUITEM "Images"     SHELLEXECUTE( 0, 0, cPath + "\Images"    , 0, 0, 1 )
 

Is it possible to force folder view settings for this specific folder? Directly from my program?

These folders contains jpg files and I want to set as preview and not details or list or little icons.

Many thanks
Marco

[ukoenig]

Marco,

I do it, filling a xBrowse with images from a defined directory.
A image cell can be zoomed.

Maybe a solution for You using the parts :
browse the directory and zoom a selected image ?



Best regards
Uwe

[MarcoBoschi]

Uwe,
no,
but thanks anyway
From the application I open the folder
In this way users can copy, move, delete pictures and so on.
I'm searching ....
Bye

[MarcoBoschi]

I found this but...I don't undertand
http://www.codeitbetter.com/how-to-open-a-folder-in-explorer-in-particular-folder-view/

[James Bott]

Marco,

You might look for a hidden config file in the directory. If you find one you might be able to modify it.

Alternately, the folder view might be stored in the windows registry. Try searching for that.

Regards,
James

[Jeff Barnes]

Have a look here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812003

Scroll down to the troubleshooting section ... it mentions registry entries that control folder view settings. Maybe this has something that can help???

[MarcoBoschi]

It would be nice if you could put in these folders in the file hidden files desktop.ini
with a parameter that prevents changing the display type

Now I try to understand if it is possible
Many thanks

[anserkk]

Instead of

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MENUITEM "Images"     SHELLEXECUTE( 0, 0, cPath + "\Images"    , 0, 0, 1 )

Try

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MENUITEM "Images"     WinExec("Explorer.exe /root,D:\Camera")

Regards
Anser

[MarcoBoschi]

Anser,
In this way folder is opened in the setting changed from explorer

WinExec("Explorer.exe /root,C:\cdx\Documenti\7529\Immages")

Many thanks
Marco

[MarcoBoschi]

Anser,
If I open from my application a folder in this way

WinExec("Explorer.exe /root,D:\Camera")

If I modify from explorer setting view


Next time I open the folder is opened in the new setting

[anserkk]

Here it is working fine. Tested only on Windows 7 PC

I re-checked it again. This time I tried a different folder

1. First I opened the folder manually and changed the view to "Details"


2. Then I closed that folder manually
3. Then I opened the folder manually once again to ensure that the folder view settings has not changed
4. I tried to open the folder using my below given prg code and then it displayed in Medium Icon view mode.


5. After quitting my program I opened the folder manually to check whether the folder view settings has changed or not. It hasn't changed ie the "Details" view was still active.

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#Include "FiveWin.ch"
Function Main()
   WinExec("Explorer.exe /root,E:\BijuB S2 Camera\Camera")
Return NIL

Regards
Anser

[MarcoBoschi]

Anser,
the same (in another path) does not mantain the setting view

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#Include "FiveWin.ch"
Function Main()
//    WinExec("Explorer.exe /root,E:\BijuB S2 Camera\Camera")

   WinExec("Explorer.exe /root,C:\Camera")
Return NIL