PB 5.10 PathRequester() does not show 'extensions'

[infratec]

Hi mk-soft,

I've done it now.
But nothing changed.

Btw., it is Windows 7 Professional x64 german version with Service Pack 1 and all updates.

It is really strange that no one other have the same behaviour.
I'll go now to test it on an other PC with the sme configuration.

Bernd

[infratec]

Hm...

I can not reproduce it on an other PC.

[Little John]

Hu, that's strange.

I cannot reproduce the problem here (PB 5.10 final on Windows XP x86),
regardless of whether I create the test folders on a FAT32 drive or on a NTFS drive,
and regardless of whether I compile the program in ASCII or in Unicode mode.

[skywalk]

How many peoble use such directory names?
Maybe only I.
But I use it to save my old software versions (for example).
Microsoft ways are always mystic

I agree, but don't manually manage your software Use Fossil instead.
All your files and data in 1 SQLite database and a simple cross platform command line and html gui for administration.

[Danilo]

It looks like that something is not correct initialized.

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OleInitialize_(0)
PathRequester("","")
OleUninitialize_()

CoInitializeEx_(0,#COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED)
PathRequester("","")
CoUninitialize_()

[infratec]

Hi Danilo,

I can check it on monday, because the 'bug' happens on my office PC.

Bernd

[infratec]

Hi Danilo,

both initializations don't work.
Still I can't see the .xxx part of the directories.

Bernd

[Fred]

Hi MachineCode,

I was to fast.

Your example works fully. Also PB is showing the .000

Than I did some additional tests:

If I use

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SHBrowseForFolder_(@dir.BROWSEINFO)
PathRequester("","")

The PB Requester shows it correct too.

If I comment out the SHBrowseForFolder_() PB shows not the .xxx stuff

It looks like that something is not correct initialized.
After the first call to SHBrowseForFolder_() it is initialized and the PB Requester works Ok.

Bernd

We use #BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE | #BIF_EDITBOX as style, may be it makes a difference ?

[infratec]

Hi Fred,

you are right, it depends on this flags:

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Define dir.BROWSEINFO

; fails
;dir\ulFlags = #BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE | #BIF_EDITBOX

; fails
;dir\ulFlags = #BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE

;works !!!
dir\ulFlags = #BIF_EDITBOX

SHBrowseForFolder_(@dir)

#BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE is

From MS Dev-Center:

Note If COM is initialized through CoInitializeEx with the COINIT_MULTITHREADED flag set, SHBrowseForFolder fails if BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE is passed.

maybe that's the explanation.

Bernd

[Fred]

We don't use this flag anywhere in PB source tree. The flag #BIF_NEWDIALOGSTYLE makes a big difference here on Windows 8, so I think we will have to keep it. It's also wierd than it occurs only on one PC, may be you have installed a program which install an explorer hook ?

[Fred]

Any news on this ?

[infratec]

Hi Fred,

I'll try it tomorrow on Win7 64.
Here at home on Win XP 32 no problems. (PB 5.20b7)

Bernd

[infratec]

Hi Fred,

with PB 5.20b7 x86 on Win7 x64 it's still not working:



Bernd

[bamsagla]

Hi infratec,

you mentioned 'work pc'. Maybe there are some group policies activated, prohibiting the expected action? Could be some explorer, system, or even internet explorer policies...

Harry.

[mk-soft]

Version:
- PB v5.11
- PB v5.20 Beta 6,7

Testing on:
- Windows XP SP3 (X86)
- Windows 7 Pro SP1 (X86, X64)

Network-Folders direct and binding drives:
- Windows XP SP3
- Windows 7 Pro SP1
- Windows SBS2011
- NAS (Linux-base)

All folders Ok.