.BrowseForFolder

Prompt the user to select a folder.

Syntax 
      .BrowseForFolder(WINDOW_HANDLE, "Window Title", WINDOW_OPTIONS, StartPath)

Key
   WINDOW_HANDLE  This should always be 0

   WINDOW_OPTIONS
     Const BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS   = &H0001  (The default)
     Const BIF_DONTGOBELOWDOMAIN  = &H0002
     Const BIF_STATUSTEXT         = &H0004
     Const BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS  = &H0008
     Const BIF_EDITBOX            = &H0010
     Const BIF_VALIDATE           = &H0020
     Const BIF_NONEWFOLDER        = &H0200
     Const BIF_BROWSEFORCOMPUTER  = &H1000
     Const BIF_BROWSEFORPRINTER   = &H2000
     Const BIF_BROWSEINCLUDEFILES = &H4000
     ' These can be combined e.g. BIF_EDITBOX + BIF_NONEWFOLDER

   StartPath     A drive/folder path or one of the following numeric constants: 
     DESKTOP = 0
     PROGRAMS = 2
     DRIVES = 17
     NETWORK = 18
     NETHOOD = 19
     PROGRAMFILES = 38
     PROGRAMFILESx86 = 48
     WINDOWS = 36

Although you can display files with .BrowseForFolder, the method will only return a folder, hence the name.

Examples

Dim objFolder, objShell
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set objFolder = objShell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Please select the folder.", 1, "")
If Not (objFolder Is Nothing) Then
   wscript.echo "Folder: " & objFolder.title
   wscript.echo "Full Path: " & objFolder.Self.path 
End If

“You affect the world by what you browse” ~ Tim Berners-Lee

Related VBScript commands

.Application - BrowseForFolder/Open.
FileSystemObject - Work with Drives, Folders and Files.


 
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