BrowseFoldersInitDir

'[ FORM1.FRM ]

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim sMyString As String
sMyString = BrowseForFolder(Form1.hwnd, "Pick a folder to copy the file
To:")
MsgBox sMyString
End Sub

'[ MODULE1.BAS ]

Option Explicit
Private Type BrowseInfo
hWndOwner As Long
pIDLRoot As Long
pszDisplayName As Long
lpszTitle As Long
ulFlags As Long
lpfnCallback As Long
lParam As Long
iImage As Long
End Type
Private Const BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS = 1
Private Const BFFM_INITIALIZED = 1
Private Const MAX_PATH = 260
Private Declare Sub CoTaskMemFree Lib "ole32.dll" ( _
ByVal hMem As Long)
Private Declare Function lstrcat Lib "kernel32" Alias "lstrcatA" ( _
ByVal lpString1 As String, _
ByVal lpString2 As String) _
As Long
Private Declare Function MoveWindow Lib "user32" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal x As Long, _
ByVal y As Long, _
ByVal nWidth As Long, _
ByVal nHeight As Long, _
ByVal bRepaint As Long) _
As Long
Private Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32" ( _
lpbi As BrowseInfo) _
As Long
Private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32" ( _
ByVal pidList As Long, _
ByVal lpBuffer As String) _
As Long
Public Function BrowseForFolder(hWndOwner As Long, sPrompt As String) As String
Dim iNull As Integer
Dim lpIDList As Long
Dim lResult As Long
Dim sPath As String
Dim udtBI As BrowseInfo
With udtBI
.hWndOwner = hWndOwner
.lpszTitle = lstrcat(sPrompt, "")
.ulFlags = BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS
.lpfnCallback = passbackAddress(AddressOf BrowseCallbackProc)
End With
lpIDList = SHBrowseForFolder(udtBI)
If lpIDList Then
sPath = String$(MAX_PATH, 0)
lResult = SHGetPathFromIDList(lpIDList, sPath)
Call CoTaskMemFree(lpIDList)
iNull = InStr(sPath, vbNullChar)
If iNull Then
sPath = Left$(sPath, iNull - 1)
End If
End If
BrowseForFolder = sPath
End Function

Public Function BrowseCallbackProc(ByVal BrowseHWnd As Long, ByVal uMsg As
Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lpData As Long) As Long
Dim lretv As Long
If uMsg = BFFM_INITIALIZED Then
lretv = MoveWindow(BrowseHWnd, 50, 50, 425, 400, 1)
End If
BrowseCallbackProc = 0
End Function

Public Function passbackAddress(ByVal lpfn As Long) As Long
passbackAddress = lpfn
End Function