Knowledge Base Nr: 00041 Browse_Network.cpp - http://www.swe-kaiser.de

Win32: browse available network computers and select one

  
#include <SHLOBJ.H>

BOOL CMyClass::DoBrowseAndGetName(CString& strSelected)
{
  BOOL bSelected = FALSE;
  strSelected = "";

  LPITEMIDLIST pidlRoot;

  if (::SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(GetSafeHwnd(), CSIDL_NETWORK, &pidlRoot) != NULL)
    return FALSE;
  if (NULL == pidlRoot)
    return FALSE;

  char szDisplayName[MAX_PATH];

  BROWSEINFO bi;
  bi.hwndOwner = GetSafeHwnd();
  bi.pidlRoot = pidlRoot;
  bi.pszDisplayName = szDisplayName;
  bi.lpszTitle = "Select Network Computer";
  bi.ulFlags = BIF_BROWSEFORCOMPUTER;
  bi.lpfn = NULL;
  bi.lParam = 0;
  bi.iImage = 0;

  if (::SHBrowseForFolder(&bi) != NULL)
  {
    strSelected = szDisplayName;
    bSelected = TRUE;
  }

  return bSelected;
}