int DlgDirList( const char FAR* lpPathSpec, int nIDListBox, int nIDStaticPath, UINT nFileType );
lpPathSpec
Points to a path string, must be a CString or a null-terminated character string.
nIDListBox
Specifies the identifier of a list box control. If nIDListBox is 0, DlgDirList assumes that no list box exists and does not attempt to fill one.
nIDStaticPath
Specifies the identifier of the static-text control used for displaying the current drive and directory. If nIDStaticPath is 0, DlgDirList assumes that no such text control is present.
nFileType
Specifies the attributes of the files to be displayed. It can be any combination of the following values:
| Value | Meaning |
| 0x0000 | Read/write data files with no additional attributes. |
| 0x0001 | Read-only files. |
| 0x0002 | Hidden files. |
| 0x0004 | System files. |
| 0x0010 | Subdirectories. |
| 0x0020 | Archives. |
| 0x2000 | LB_DIR flag. If the LB_DIR flag is set, Windows places the messages generated by DlgDirList in the application's queue; otherwise they are sent directly to the dialog function. |
| 0x4000 | Drives. |
| 0x8000 | Exclusive bit. If the exclusive bit is set, only files of the specified type are listed. Otherwise, files of the specified type are listed in addition to normal files. |
Fills a list box control with a file or directory listing. It fills the list box specified by nIDListBox with the names of all files matching the path given by lpPathSpec.
The DlgDirList member function shows subdirectories enclosed in square brackets ([ ]), and shows drives in the form [-x-], where x is the drive letter.
The lpPathSpec parameter has the following form:
[drive:] [ [\u]directory[\idirectory]...\u] [filename]
In this example, drive is a drive letter, directory is a valid directory name, and filename is a valid filename that must contain at least one wildcard character. The wildcard characters are a question mark (?), meaning match any character, and an asterisk (*), meaning match any number of characters.
If you specify a zero-length string for lpPathSpec or specify only a directory name but do not include any file specification, the string will be changed to “*.*”.
If lpPathSpec includes a drive and/or directory name, the current drive and directory are changed to the designated drive and directory before the list box is filled. The text control identified by nIDStaticPath is also updated with the new drive and/or directory name.
After the list box is filled, lpPathSpec is updated by removing the drive and/or directory portion of the path.
DlgDirList sends LB_RESETCONTENT and LB_DIR messages to the list box.
Specifies the outcome of the function. It is nonzero if a listing was made, even an empty listing. A 0 return value implies that the input string did not contain a valid search path.
CWnd::DlgDirListComboBox, ::DlgDirList