Author: Poul Bak Copyright © 1999-2002 : BakSoft-Denmark (Poul Bak). All rights reserved. http://home11.inet.tele.dk/BakSoft/ Mailto: baksoft.denmark@tiscali.dk NOTE: Be sure to include my name in the mail-body to get pass my filters. Component Version: 8.20.00.00 PBFolderDialog is SHBrowseForFolder dialog supporting both 'NewDialogStyle' for Windows ME/2000/XP and traditional style. Supports new flags, for instance 'IncludeFiles' that lets you choose any object (files, controlpanel-applets etc.). You can browse using paths, specialfolders and ItemIdlists. Both new and old style have a 'New folder' button to create new folders when browsing for a folder. It can show path above the window. The 'New folder'-button caption and a 'Label'-caption (shown above the path) are automatically localized (national language) detected every time the application runs. Context-sensitive help is included. Legal stuff: ------------ PBFolderDialog is Freeware. Use it any way, you like. There is no timelimit or 'nag-screens'. Applications developed using this component are yours alone, Baksoft-Denmark have no rights to it. PBFolderDialog is provided 'as-is' and Baksoft-Denmark is under no circumstances responsible for any damage, what soever, that it might cause to anyone or anything. Installation: ------------- 1. Unzip all files to a folder of your choice. Note for Delphi 3/4: All forms are saved as text format. To convert them into Delphi 3/4 binary format: Open the folder where you have unzipped the files. Doubleclick 'Convert_Forms.bat'. Now the forms are in Delphi 3/4 format. When you later open the forms, Delphi might tell you that 'Property does not exist'. Just ignore. 2. Start Delphi (if you haven't done so). 3. Choose menu 'Component', 'Install Component...', browse to the folder that contains the unzipped files, choose 'PBFolderDialog.pas' and open the file. Press 'Ok'. Press 'Yes' to confirm rebuild. PBFolderDialog is now Registered. Close the window (save the changes). Now you have a new Palette-page named 'PB' with the new component. Install context-sensitive help: ------------------------------- 1. Move or copy 'PBFolderDialog.hlp' and 'PBFolderDialog.cnt' to ..\Delphi x\Help folder. 2. Doubleclick 'Delphi.cnt' and 'Microsoft Help Workshop' starts. Click 'Index Files', 'add'. Type 'PBFolderDialog' as Help title and 'PBFolderDialog.hlp' as Help filename. Click 'Ok'. 3. Include 'PBFolderDialog' on the main page (Insert above). 4. Exit 'Microsoft Help Workshop' and save the changes. Now you have full context-sensitive help for the PBFolderDialog component. -------------------------------- I have included a small demo: Project1.exe to show the basics. Load and run. If you find any bugs, have any great ideas or just a comment or question, feel free to e-mail.